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The sword of Camelot is a video game released for the PlayStation in 2000, and published by the now-defunct company Midas Interactive. While there is a variety of mini-games targeted for young children, the game has the peculiarity of having more of a cinematic feel, rather than playable portions.
Plot[]
A short time after young Artus was crowned king of England, he orders the best and most courageous knights of the country to the legendary castle Camelot.
Together with Merlin, the most famous magician of the time, they decide to search the holy kraal, a bowl that has magic power. The black knight is also haunting the kraal. But he has to steal king Artus sword Excalibur if he wants to succeed. Because only the person who is in possession of this sword is strong enough to get the kraal. The black knight plans to kill King Artus. But he does not count on the knights of the round table, that’s what the friends of King Artus call themselves. For them, no adventure is too dangerous and no danger too excessive, to protect their king.
Reception[]
The animated feature included, like most of the Dingo Pictures ones, released by Midas Interactive and Phoenix Games, has been widely panned for its cheap-looking animation, awkward-sounding English dub, irritating characters, and misplaced music. It's also considered, along with the box art, mainly a rip-off of Warner Bros' Quest for Camelot.
Trivia[]
- Live-action scenes from the animated feature's prototype version with Merlin are cut in this game. (EDIT: there's copies where the live action scenes are not cut - like mine)