Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Horrorsoft |
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| Publisher(s) | Accolade |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, C64 and IBM PC |
| Release | 1990 for IBM PC and 1991 for Atari ST and Amiga |
| Genre(s) | Horror RPG Point and click |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark is a horror RPG,[1] starring the actress Cassandra Peterson. The game was created by Horrorsoft and released in 1990 by Accolade. Elvira won Computer Gaming World's 1991 Role Playing Game of the Year award.[2] It was Horrorsoft's second published game, after "Personal Nightmare".[3] The game was followed by Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus.
Plot
The player's character has been called upon to rescue Elvira, for she has been kidnapped and is being held in her own castle. In the beginning of the game the player is captured, and then rescued by Elvira. She has lost her items and potions and the player needs to find them so she can get her powers back so she can resume control of the castle.
References
- ^ "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark". Mobygames.
- ^ Staff (1991). "Computer Gaming World's 1991 Games of the Year Awards". Computer Gaming World (88). Golden Empire Publications, Inc: 38–40, 58.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark". The House of Games.
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