Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is an adventure developed by Psygnosis, released 31 December 1994 on Sega CD.
What Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is an adventure game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1994. It was published by Sony Imagesoft. It is available on Sega CD only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player controls Frankenstein's monster as he stomps through the streets of Ingolstadt, Bavaria, in the year 1793 seeking revenge against a certain man named Victor for rejecting him once he was created.[3] Since he is a product of artificial manufacturing, he is condemned and declared a monster by peasants and soldiers. The common folks that strive to kill Frankenstein's monster are highly ignorant about modern science and believe that he is truly a demon. The game follows the plot of the movie closely with some alterations or padding, most notably the removal of Elizabeth's death scene yet her resurrection as an abomination is kept and she is fought as a boss that dies after being…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.
Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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