Gargoyles (video game)

Gargoyles
Developer	Disney Interactive
Publisher	Disney Interactive (Buena Vista Interactive)
Platform(s)	Sega Genesis
Released	May 15, 1995
Genre	Platformer

Gargoyles is a platform game released for the Sega Genesis, based on the cartoon of the same name, developed and published by Disney Interactive in 1995. A Super Nintendo version was also planned for release, but was canceled.

A remake of the game, titled Gargoyles Remastered, was announced at the 2022 D23 Expo. Developed by Empty Clip Studios, it was released on October 19, 2023.

Plot

Title Screen

The game loosely follows different events of the show, although only two characters are identified in any substantial fashion: Goliath, the protagonist, and Demona, who ultimately becomes the main antagonist and the most recent owner of the Eye of Odin.

Gameplay

In the game, players control Goliath, leader of the Manhattan Clan of gargoyles, as he seeks to put an end to a magical, corrupted talisman, the Eye of Odin, which can transform whoever comes to possess it.

Throughout the game, Goliath will contend with the Vikings who ransacked Castle Wyvern in the past, as well as new, robotic foes who attack him in the present across various venues, such as Manhattan rooftops and a subway. His arsenal of attacks include various strikes with his fists, grapples, throws, and leaping maneuvers. Furthermore, he can pump his wings once to increase his jumping distance, as well as climb along walls and ceilings with his claws.

The game contains 11 levels bookended by short cinematics which explain the story thus far, each level concluding with a boss encounter. Gargoyles boasts a hand-drawn appearance to Goliath, Demona, and the Viking antagonists, not unlike Virgin Interactive's Aladdin also for the Genesis, but also a CGI-modeled look for the robots encountered in the present.

Release

The game was released exclusively for the Sega Genesis on May 15, 1995. A canceled SNES port was planned for a Christmas 1995 release.

In December 2012, programmer Chris Shrigley, who worked on the game, released it for educational purposes to the public.

Reception

The game was very well received by critics. GamePro's Scott Larry gave it a review score of 17.5/20, calling it "one of the best games for the Genesis, right next to Earthworm Jim 2," and added: "Topnotch gameplay and great graphics made Gargoyles one of the year's best. It's a stone-cold blast!" A review by Game Informer awarded it a score of 8.5/10, commenting: "Disney Interactive made Gargoyles into everything that would be expected from Disney's animation division. All the character movements look like a cartoon in themselves. If you found joy in Aladdin and The Lion King you'll probably receive the same thrill from Gargoyles but on a darker level." Next Generation gave it four stars for its "simply amazing" graphics and being "a real treat to play", calling it one of the biggest surprises and best Genesis games of the year, and positively comparing it to "similar in looks" Demon's Crest for the SNES, adding that "with this and Toy Story, Disney has done more with the Genesis than Sega has ever done." The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly were more conflicted about the game, giving it scores ranging from 4.0 to 7.5. They all agreed that the game's controls were frustrating, but differed in their opinions of the gameplay and graphics (from "dingy" to "aren't the best" to "really impressive").

External links

• Gargoyles at GameFAQs

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Media Gargoyles • Marvel Comics • SLG Comics • Dynamite Comics • Video Game (Remastered) • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Gargoyles (live-action series) Characters Gargoyles: Goliath • Hudson • Brooklyn • Broadway • Lexington • Bronx • Demona • Angela • Coldstone • Coldfire • Talon • Delilah • Burbank • Claw • Maggie the Cat • Fang • Brentwood • Hollywood • Malibu • Thailog • Gabriel • Boudicca • Una • Leo • Griff • Zafiro • Jade • Turquesa • Obsidiana • Kai • Sora • Yama • Golem • Fu-Dog Heroes and Heroines: Princess Katharine • Magus • Tom • Elisa Maza • Owen Burnett • Puck • Alexander Fox Xanatos • Matt Bluestone • Diane Maza • Carlos Maza • Fara Maku • Tea Gora • Peter Maza • Derek Maza • Beth Maza • Duncan • Halcyon Renard • Oberon • Titania • King Arthur • Lady of the Lake • Nessie • Big Daddy • Shaman • The Emir • Anubis • Rory Dugan • Mr. Dugan • Cu Chullain • Coyote the Trickster • Petros Xanatos • Taurus • Boreas • Talos • Minotaur • Grandmother • Natsilane • Cagney • Margot Yale • Brendan Quarters • Nokkar Villains: Captain of the Guards • Hakon • David Xanatos • Street Thugs • The Pack • Fox Xanatos • Coyote • Tony Dracon • Macbeth • Banquo • Fleance • Gillecomgain • Anton Sevarius • Taro • Preston Vogel • Archmage • The Weird Sisters • Banshee • Puck • Proteus • Anansi • Odin • Raven • Jackal • Hyena • Wolf • Dingo • Ekidna • Matrix • Kiron • Helios Clans Wyvern Clan • Demona's Clan • Manhattan Clan • Steel Clan • Labyrinth Clan • Avalon Clan • London Clan • Mayan Clan • Clan Ishimura • Iron Clan Episodes Season One: Awakening • The Thrill of the Hunt • Temptation • Deadly Force • Enter MacBeth • The Edge • Long Way to Morning • Her Brother's Keeper • Reawakening Season Two: Leader of the Pack • Metamorphosis • Legion • A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time • The Mirror • The Silver Falcon • Eye of the Beholder • Vows • City of Stone • High Noon • Outfoxed • The Price • Revelations • Double Jeopardy • Upgrade • Protection • The Cage • Avalon • Shadows of the Past • Heritage • Monsters • Golem • Sanctuary • M.I.A. • Grief • Kingdom • The Hound of Ulster • Walkabout • Mark of the Panther • Pendragon • Eye of the Storm • The New Olympians • The Green • Sentinel • Bushido • Cloud Fathers • Ill Met by Moonlight • Future Tense • The Gathering • Vendettas • Turf • The Reckoning • Possession • Hunter's Moon Season Three: The Goliath Chronicles: The Journey • Ransom • Runaways • Broadway Goes to Hollywood • A Bronx Tail • The Dying of the Light • And Justice for All • Genesis Undone • Generations • For It May Come True • To Serve Mankind • Seeing Isn't Believing • Angels in the Night Objects Grimorum Arcanorum • Eye of Odin • Phoenix Gate • Three Keys to Power • Cauldron of Life • Mayan Sun Amulet • Stone of Destiny • Titania's Mirror • Oberon's Mirror • Seline's Orb • Excalibur • Scrolls of Merlin • Scroll of Thoth • Praying Gargoyle Locations Castle Wyvern • Scotland • Manhattan • New York • New York City • Clock Tower • Eyrie Building • Labyrinth • Avalon • Queen Florence Island • Loch Ness • Cairn na Chullain • London • Kara Digi • New Olympus • Knight's Spur • Eyrie Pyramid Cast Greg Weisman • Keith David • Jeff Bennett • Bill Fagerbakke • Frank Welker • Roger Rose • John Rhys-Davies • Justin Shenkarow • Lacey Chabert • Tim Curry • Clancy Brown • Salli Richardson See also The Disney Afternoon • Team Atlantis • Gargoyle • William Shakespeare • Raven's Illusions • Stone Dragon • Phoenix • Gargoyles (live-action film)