Initial release date 1993 | ||
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Release date(s) NA: 1993JP: March 26, 1994 Platform 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Genres Survival horror, First-person shooter Similar The 3DO Company games, Shooter games | ||
Escape from monster manor 3do intro movie and gameplay
Escape from Monster Manor, also known in Japan as Virtual Horror Norowarate Yakata (バーチャルホラー 呪われた館), is a video game developed by The 3DO Company and published by Electronic Arts for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer.
Contents
- Escape from monster manor 3do intro movie and gameplay
- Escape from monster manor 3do review
- Development
- Plot
- Reception
- References
Escape from monster manor 3do review
Development
The game's main developer was Leo Schwab. Schwab has cited Wolfenstein 3D as the chief inspiration for the game. After some months working on a different 3DO game, Schwab and his team abandoned that project and switched to the less ambitious Escape from Monster Manor so that they could have a demo to present at that year's Consumer Electronics Show.
Plot
Escape From Monster Manor is a first-person shooter where the player character wanders through a haunted mansion from a first-person point of view in a 3D environment. The player must defeat spiders, spooks, and other horrors to escape.
The objective of the game is to collect pieces of a sacred talisman in each stage, then make it through twelve levels to the exit to escape.
Reception
Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game a 6.75 out of 10, mentioning some minor issues with the control but overall recommending the game for its well-rendered graphics and genuinely creepy audio. GamePro praised the game's frightening graphics and audio, nerve-wracking challenge, and strafing ability. A review in Edge praised the "look and feel" of the game, but criticized the simplicity of the game design and gameplay. The game was compared unfavorably to DOOM and given a score of 5/10. The game was reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #204 by Sandy Petersen in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Petersen gave the game 2 out of 5 stars.
