3.2 /10 1 Votes
51% Metacritic Producer(s) Ryo Mito Composer(s) Kousuke Yamashita | 3.5/10 IGN 1/10 Destructoid Writer(s) Tadashi Satomi Initial release date 22 February 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director(s) Yoshiki OkamotoYuichi UedaYoshinori Takenaka Publishers Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco Holdings Similar Game Republic games, Action-adventure games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Knights Contract (ナイツコントラクト) is an action-adventure video game developed by Game Republic, and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game was released on February 22, 2011, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems. The game contains characters loosely based on, and named after, characters in the play Faust, as well as several fairy tales.
Contents
- Knights contract all cutscenes
- Knights contract ps3 x360 launch trailer
- Plot
- Development
- Reception
- References
Knights contract ps3 x360 launch trailer
Plot
The setting of Knights Contract is in a fictional Europe during the Middle Ages, with dark fantasy characteristics, involving witchcraft, sorcery, and otherworldly monsters. A superstitious hatred for witches is the norm for society. As a result, people employ witch-hunters and witch-executioners. The game follows Heinrich Hofmann, an experienced witch-executioner plagued by a curse, and a young woman named Gretchen, who is the reincarnation of a witch Heinrich executed under the orders of Dr. Faust. In what initially seems an act of revenge for her execution, Gretchen curses Heinrich with immortality.
At the same time, Dr. Faust, the game's main antagonist, creates hordes of monsters that terrorize the world. The mad scientist is responsible for the deaths of Gretchen and her fellow witches. Gretchen, intending to protect humanity, decides to confront the menace directly, by joining forces with the cursed executioner, Heinrich. The now-immortal Heinrich is forced to protect the mortal Gretchen from danger, in hopes of undoing the curse and defeating Dr. Faust.
Development
The title was first announced in the May 20 issue of Weekly Famitsu Magazine. A trailer for the game was shown at E3 2010. Knights Contract was the last game developed by Game Republic before the studio shut down.
Reception
The PlayStation 3 version received "mixed" reviews, while the Xbox 360 version received "generally unfavorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.