Nosferatu the Vampyre (video game)

Nosferatu the Vampyre is an action game based on the film of the same name and runs on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum computers. It was developed by Design Design and published by Piranha in 1986.

Nosferatu the Vampyre
ZX Spectrum Cover art
Developer(s)Design Design
Publisher(s)Piranha
Platform(s)Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Release1986
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

An estate agent named Jonathan Harker explores a castle to find some important papers, while his wife Lucy pursues the vampire that dwells in the castle.

Gameplay

The game consists of three different stages. In each stage the player takes the role of a different character; Jonathan in the first stage, Van Helsing (along with Jonathan and Lucy) in the second stage and Lucy in the third stage. The castle rooms are displayed in an isometric view. The player can pick up four different items including one weapon (such as a gun), one tool (for example a lamp) and a healing item (like food).

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Crash91%(ZX)[1]
Sinclair User(ZX)[2]
TILT!B(C64)[3]
Computer Gamer60%(ZX)[4]
Aktueller Software Markt6.4/10(C64)[5]

The game was praised for its excellent detailed graphics and animation while being comparable to The Great Escape.[1]

References
  1. "Nosferatu the Vampyre - A Crash Smash". Crash. No. 36. January 1987. pp. 26–27.
  2. "Nosferatu the Vampyre - Sinclair User". Sinclair User. No. 58. January 1987. p. 89.
  3. "Nosferatu the Vampyre - TILT!". TILT!. No. 40. March 1987. p. 127.
  4. "Nosferatu the Vampyre - Computer Gamer". Computer Gamer. No. 22. January 1987. p. 49.
  5. "Nosferatu the Vampyre - ASM". February 1987. pp. 34–35. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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