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The Return of Medusa

The player acts as the son of the king, on an unknown planet. The country flourishes and thrives, life goes on very calmly. But one day the situation changes. The people get more and more controlled by and…

31 December 1991

The Return of Medusa is a role-playing (rpg), released 31 December 1991 on Amiga and Atari ST/STE.

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What The Return of Medusa is

The Return of Medusa was released in 1991. It was published by Starbyte. It is available on Amiga and Atari ST/STE.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player acts as the son of the king, on an unknown planet. The country flourishes and thrives, life goes on very calmly. But one day the situation changes. The people get more and more controlled by and evil force. Revolutions and wars arise. The formerly united kingdom divides. Finally, the old king finds out that a goddess called "Medusa" tries to control the people from out of the underworld, in order to conquer and rule the entire world with her army from hell. The player who takes the role of the prince is forced to stop Medusa's advance and to reunite the split kingdom. To reach that, he must fight against the goddess Medusa and defeat her again. As the opponent is a goddess, the…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Return of Medusa launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and Baseball Stars 2.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Baseball Stars 2.

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When did The Return of Medusa come out?
The Return of Medusa was released on 31 December 1991 for Amiga and Atari ST/STE.

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