Knight's Apprentice: Memorick's Adventures
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| Memorick: The Apprentice Knight | |
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| Developer(s) | MC2 France |
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| Platform(s) | Xbox |
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| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Knight's Apprentice: Memorick's Adventures is a 2004 video game developed and published by Microids for the Xbox. Inspired by Arthurian legend,[3] the game is an action-adventure game in which players undertake a quest to free Avalon from the legendary Morganna, her brother Mordred and Queen Maab. The game was distributed by XS Games as a budget release, being sold at a much lower price than other titles.[4] Upon release, Knight's Apprentice received average to mixed reviews, with critics noting the game's simplicity, difficult control scheme and lack of variety.
Knight's Apprentice is an action-adventure game in which players control Memorick and explore eleven levels set across eight worlds.[5] The game follows a simple control scheme in which players attack using a sword and defend using a shield, with an additional combinations including a shield bash and special powers when weapons and shields are upgraded, and can perform different types of jumps to traverse platforms. The game features a simple health system, replenished by potions, which can be found by players when unlocking chests throughout levels. Players progress by collecting orbs throughout levels, which can be used to unlock leylines that transport to new areas. Once the player retrieves an Oracle Stone, they can see the locations of objectives on the world map and the number of orbs in a given area.[6] In some stages of the game, players are able to navigate by riding on horseback or griffin, or riding down water courses on their shield.[7]
Plot
Knight's Apprentice is set on the fabled island of Avalon, where the Goddess Queen Mab oversees the lands and magical forces of the world. As the era of gods wanes, Mab refuses to relinquish her throne, and summons a horde of dragons in a great war against King Arthur and the wizard Merlin. Arthur is victorious, and Merlin uses all his powers to imprison Mab inside a magical crystal of holding. After a decade, Memorick, a young pupil of Merlin, longs to become a knight, and is tasked to save the world when Arthur's half-sister Morganna and her brother Mordred raise an army to attack Avalon and unleash Mab.