Knights Contract

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Knights Contract
Knights contract cover.jpg
North American box art
Developer(s) Game Republic
Publisher(s) Namco Bandai Games
Director(s) Yoshiki Okamoto
Yuichi Ueda
Yoshinori Takenaka
Producer(s) Ryo Mito
Writer(s) Tadashi Satomi
Composer(s) Kousuke Yamashita
Platforms PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s)
    • AS: February 22, 2011 (PS3)[1]
    AUS 20110224February 24, 2011
    EU 20110225February 25, 2011
    JP 20110707July 7, 2011
    Genre(s) Action-adventure, hack and slash
    Mode(s) Single-player

    Knights Contract (ナイツコントラクト) is an action-adventure video game developed by Game Republic, and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game was released on February 22, 2011, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems.[2] The game contains characters loosely based on, and named after, characters in the play Faust, as well as several fairy tales.

    Gameplay

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    Plot

    The setting of Knights Contract is in a fictional Europe during the Middle Ages, with dark fantasy characteristics, involving witchcraft, sorcery, and otherworldly monsters. A superstitious hatred for witches is the norm for society. As a result, people employ witch-hunters and witch-executioners. The game follows Heinrich Hofmann, an experienced witch-executioner plagued by a curse, and a young woman named Gretchen, who is the reincarnation of a witch Heinrich executed under the orders of Dr. Faust. In what initially seems an act of revenge for her execution, Gretchen curses Heinrich with immortality.

    At the same time, Dr. Faust, the game's main antagonist, creates hordes of monsters that terrorize the world. The mad scientist is responsible for the deaths of Gretchen and her fellow witches. Gretchen, intending to protect humanity, decides to confront the menace directly, by joining forces with the cursed executioner, Heinrich. The now-immortal Heinrich is forced to protect the mortal Gretchen from danger, in hopes of undoing the curse and defeating Dr. Faust.

    Development

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    The title was first announced in the May 20 issue of Weekly Famitsu Magazine.[3] A trailer for the game was shown at E3 2010. Knights Contract was the last game developed by Game Republic before the studio shut down.

    Reception

    Reception
    Review scores
    Publication Score
    PS3 Xbox 360
    Destructoid N/A 1/10[4]
    Edge N/A 3/10[5]
    Game Informer 7/10[6] 7/10[6]
    GamePro N/A 2.5/5 stars[7]
    Game Revolution C[8] C[8]
    GameSpot 6.5/10[9] 6.5/10[9]
    GameTrailers N/A 4.9/10[10]
    IGN 3.5/10[11] 3.5/10[11]
    Joystiq N/A 1.5/5 stars[12]
    OXM N/A 6/10[13]
    PSM 5/10[14] N/A
    411Mania N/A 6.5/10[15]
    The A.V. Club N/A D−[16]
    Aggregate score
    Metacritic 51/100[17] 49/100[18]

    The PlayStation 3 version received "mixed" reviews, while the Xbox 360 version received "generally unfavorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[17][18]

    References

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