Young Merlin
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Frank Klepacki
Dwight Okahara
| Young Merlin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Developer | Westwood Studios |
| Publisher | Virgin Games |
| Composers | Paul Mudra Frank Klepacki Dwight Okahara |
| Platform | Super NES |
| Release | |
| Genre | Action-Adventure |
| Mode | Single-player |
Young Merlin is a video game released for the Super NES in 1993. The game follows a young Merlin as he enlists the help of the Lady of the Lake to help him defeat the evil Shadow King.[1]
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| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Consoles + | 88%[2] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.6/10[3] |
| GamePro | 15.5/20[4] |
| Joypad | 90%[5] |
| M! Games | 81%[6] |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 80/100[7] |
| Player One | 85%[8] |
| Super Play | 77%[9] |
| Total! | 80%[10] |
| Max Overload! | 75%[11] |
| Nintendo Acción | 8/12[12] |
| Power Unlimited | 69%[13] |
| Super Control | 84%[14] |
The game was praised by N-Force Magazine who gave the game a review score of 92%[15] and described it as the next Zelda.[16] Electronic Gaming Monthly commented that the game "strikes a good middle ground between fast action and slow RPGs. The levels are huge, the control is good and the graphics are up to the Virgin par." They gave the game a 7.6 out of 10.[3] GamePro similarly praised the controls and graphics but remarked that the gameplay lacks challenge and involves too much walking back and forth. They summarized the game as "a magical, whimsical ride that proves to be more funny than it is challenging" and "a fun and entertaining sidebar to more serious RPGs."[17]
References
- ↑ http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=15613 Archived 2014-11-14 at the Wayback Machine Young Merlin on Allgame
- ↑ Niiico; Sam (March 1994). "Young Merlin". Consoles + (in French). No. 30. pp. 94–96. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- 1 2 "Young Merlin Review". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 54. EGM Media, LLC. January 1994. p. 44.
- ↑ Lawrence of Arcadia (March 1994). "Young Merlin". GamePro. No. 56. p. 139. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ The Young T.S.R.; Trazom (March 1994). "Young Merlin". Joypad (in French). No. 29. pp. 86–88. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Young Merlin". MANiAC (in German). No. 1. November 1993. p. 42. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Tim; Andy (January 1994). "Young Merlin". Nintendo Magazine System. No. 16. pp. 90–92. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Stef le Flou (March 1994). "Young Merlin". Player One (in French). No. 40. pp. 77–79. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Peters, Adam (February 1994). "Young Merlin". Super Play. No. 16. pp. 44–45.
- ↑ Dane (January 1994). "Young Merlin". Total!. No. 25. pp. 42–43. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ McCarthy, Patrick (March 1994). "Wizard Pranks". Max overload!. No. 1. pp. 50–51. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Young Merlin". Nintendo Acción (in Spanish). No. 15. February 1994. pp. 40–43. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Power Unlimited Game Database". Power Unlimited. Archived from the original on September 2, 2003. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ↑ Andy; Allie (March 1994). "Young Merlin". Super Control. No. 10. pp. 16–17. Retrieved August 20, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Rice, Chris ed. "Young Merlin." SNES N-Force Magazine. Issue 08. Pg.46. January 1994.
- ↑ Rice, Chris ed. "West Side Story." SNES N-Force Magazine. Issue 07. Pg.18. December 1994.
- ↑ "ProReview: Young Merline". GamePro. No. 56. IDG. March 1994. p. 139.
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