- Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon
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Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon 
Developer(s) Kheops Studio Publisher(s) Microïds, Encore Games (US) Platform(s) Windows
Mac
iPhoneRelease date(s) August 21, 2008 Genre(s) Horror, Adventure Rating(s) - PEGI: 12+
Media/distribution DVD System requirements 800 Mhz Intel Pentium III, 128 MB Ram, 4 GB available Hard Drive space, 64 MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible Graphics Video Card
Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon is a 2008 horror adventure video game based on the characters from Bram Stoker's Dracula. It was developed for PC by Kheops Studio and published by Microïds. In 2010 an adapted version was released for Apple iPhone.[1]
It follows 1999's Dracula: Resurrection and 2000's Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary. As of April 2010, Dracula 4 is in development.[2]
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Synopsis
Dracula 3, graphics wise is a first person adventure puzzle game. It breaks off from the traditional point and click adventures by introducing a movement system instead of still screen to still screen. The player may interact with characters, objects, even animals.
Awards
Dracula 3 won the award for 'Meilleur scénario' at the 2008 Festival du Jeu Vidéo.[3] The game was also nominated in two other categories, 'Jeu PC' and 'Meilleure bande son'.[4]
Halloween 2008
For Halloween 2008, Microïds ran a stencil-based pumpkin carving competition.[5] Also for Halloween 2008, The American Red Cross held a Dracula themed Blood Drive at five locations in Northern California, USA, where each donor was given a copy of the game, donated by Encore.[6]
iPhone adaptation
On 21 January 2010, an adaptation of the first of three parts of the game was released for the Apple iPhone. The iPhone version was developed by Tetraedge and published by Chillingo. The second soon followed, and on 17 May, the third part was released to the App Store.[7]
References
- ^ "Dracula III iPhone". Chillingo. http://chillingo.com/sku.htm?sid=292. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Anuman Interactive announces its 2010 strategy for the Microïds brand". Microïds. 2010-04-08. http://www.microids.com/en/press/32/anuman-interactive-announces-its-2010-strategy-for-the-microids-brand.html. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "Les lauréats des Milthon 2008" (in French). Festival du Jeu Vidéo. 2008-09-26. http://www.festivaldujeuvideo.com/news-39-les-laur-ats-des-milthon-2008.html. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "Dracula 3 est nominé dans 3 des 9 catégories des Milthon, les prix des meilleures créations français" (in French). Microïds. 2008-09-06. http://www.microids.com/fr/presse/16/dracula-3-est-nomine-dans-3-des-9-categories-des-milthon-les-prix-des-meilleures-creations-francais.html. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "Halloween contest". Dracula series. http://www.dracula-series.com/contest.html. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
- ^ "Red Cross Blood Center Donors Will Receive Dracula PC Game on Halloween". MVC. 2008-10-27. http://www.mcvuk.com/press-releases/41575/Red-Cross-Blood-Center-Donors-Will-Receive-Dracula-PC-Game-on-Halloween. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ^ "Anuman and Chillingo present the final chapter of Dracula". Microïds. 2010-05-17. http://www.microids.com/en/press/33/anuman-and-chillingo-present-the-final-chapter-of-dracula.html. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
External links
- Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon at Microïds
- Dracula series website
- Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon at Mystery Adventure Games
- Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon at MobyGames
Categories:- 2008 video games
- Adventure games
- Microïds games
- Vampire video games
- Video games based on novels
- Video games developed in France
- Windows games
- Works inspired by Dracula
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