Nosferatu: The Wrath Of Malichi

by Tri Synergy

Product Features

• Highly intense, first-person shooter, survival horror
• Enemies appear shock style from everywhere
• A massive gothic castle with hundreds of rooms awaits you
• Random architecture generator for unique gameplay each time
• Spine-chilling scores and sound effects; eerie 3D-graphics

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DC5TC
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 13, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,665 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

It is a misty evening in the year of our lord 1912. The Pattersons, a poor but proud aristocratic family of the British nobility, and some of their closest friends, arrive at the castle Malachi residence of a wealthy Romanian Count. It is only three days until the family's eldest daughter, Rebecca, is to be wed to the count's son, uniting the family with the rich heritage of the Malachi, hopefully restoring its glory.

The only person missing is you, the brother of the bride, who is on your way from Stockholm, where you have defended the Union Jack in the noble art of fencing in the Olympics. You are to arrive later during the evening.

Sir Patterson is disappointed when the Count himself doesn't greet the family at their arrival, but still he lets the servants show them all to their rooms, without complaining too loudly. It is not until later--when the doors are slammed shut and locked behind them, that he realizes his mistake that they have become prisoners and are at the Count's mercy...

Features:

• Highly intense, first-person shooter, survival horror
• Enemies appearing shock style from everywhere
• A massive gothic castle with hundreds of rooms awaits your arrival
• The random architecture generator changes the layout of the castle and location of the characters every time you play
• Non-linear style game play, where different parts of the castle can be explored in whatever order you want
• Pick up and bring your foes down with classic vampire slayers like holy water, crucifixes, and wooden stakes or old-fashioned firearms like flintlock guns and muskets
• Some vampires can only be slain with specific weapons, which challenges the player's weapon tactics
• Spine-chilling scores and sound effects seamlessly orchestrated to keep you on the edge of your seat
• Eerie 3D-graphics with real-time lighting, grainy screens, fog, and mist to give you that classic horror feel

Product Description

In Nosferatu: Wrath Of Malachi, you'll enter an ancient gothic castle to combat a danger to the entire human race!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality and atmosphere., January 14, 2004

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J. M Quiggins "Sole_Fish" (Owensboro, Ky. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nosferatu: The Wrath Of Malichi (CD-ROM)

The strongest point of this program is the 'classic horror movie' way they deliver it. The screens are purposely 'grainy' in order to create this eerie shadowy effect. Almost like catching a late night showing of the original 'Night of the living dead' in an actual theatre. The graphics are 'nominal'. However, that really does add to the atmosphere. The 'walking dead' are simple and old-fashioned. You might chuckle at their groans the first few times you hear them. But,after a while, you will come to dread them. They pop up behind you constantly, ready for blood. The random level loading is great as well. While the levels aren't dramatically different every time, they are somewhat. And, that adds to the replay value. This thing IS DRIPPING with what it needs as a vampire-based game. Lots of blood and atmosphere. It runs wonderfully on a low end 'duron' system with pc133 ram! For under twenty bucks, this is a steal. Play in the dark, with headphones on, and the phone-ringer off. With a nice glass of red-wine to get you in the mood. A 5 'bite' review. One you can really sink your 'fangs' into.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creepy and Heart - Pounding Fun!!!, June 13, 2005

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C. Scott "Myrrhyth*" (Vallejo, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Nosferatu: The Wrath Of Malichi (CD-ROM)

The first time I played this game it was in Beta Testing stage.

It literally scared me to the point where I had a hard time sleeping the first night I played it, because of the excellent graphics at the time. The game plays like a hunt and fetch scenario, which is entertaining if you like strategy games as I do. The best thing about this game that was very different in its time, was that if you made a mistake, or forgot to get an item, or just wanted to test your skill multiple times, the game scenario would change by small variables every time you returned to the front door (the beginning of the game). The most frightening ordeal one encounters is the realistic creatures, ghosts and phantoms that appear when least expected.

I would not recommend this game to children under 16.

I am a horror buff and it takes a lot to scare me, and I understand that most game software now is more advanced than when I played this game for the first time. Still, I am buying it!!! I remember that it was THAT good and I have never forgotten how creepy it was and very exciting to play.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elitists beware, April 13, 2004

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Holla b'ogn "capoostahead" (I wish I knew...) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nosferatu: The Wrath Of Malichi (CD-ROM)

Complaints about the outdated graphics should be ignored, especially in a time when the new paradigm in graphics seems to have sacrificed the actual game experience (e.g. Deus Ex is a far superior game than its sequel despite the latters' highly touted graphics). This is not a zombiefest a la Rez Evil, which I personally find tedious. This is a bona fide scary game whose scariness is augmented by seriously dramatic in-game music. The story is a tad weak, but I think the makers were looking for simple frights in place of plot-driven antics, which would be limited in a castle setting anyway. This game keeps me on the edge of my seat, and makes me jump more than occasionally. Your character is not superhuman, which simply adds to the direness of the situation. What sets the 'scariness' apart in this game is the almost palpable sense of evil (at least in my experience), which is often absent from many Horror games, including Clive Barker's Undying, which only scratched the surface, and was tireless with respawning. Voice-overs would have greatly enhanced the experience, but can be overlooked. For the price, an effective game for what it aims to do, which is to scare you. Turn out the lights, light a few candles, get your girl to play alongside, grab a little wine, and you'll have a frightfully good time battling the undead in this one.