The Mummy Demastered
{{short description|2017 Metroidvania video game by WayForward}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = The Mummy Demastered
| image = Mummy Demastered cover.jpg
| developer = WayForward Technologies
| publisher = WayForward Technologies
| director = {{ubl|Austin Ivansmith|Matt Bozon}}
| producer = Glenn Seidel
| programmer = John Eric Hart
| designer = {{ubl|Tomm Hulett|Austin Ivansmith{{Cite podcast |url=https://retronauts.com/article/795/demastering-the-mummy-on-episode-142 |title=Retronauts Episode 142: The Mummy Demastered and Mega Cat Studios |website=Retronauts |last=Parish |first=Jeremy |date=March 12, 2018 |access-date=March 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802072300/https://retronauts.com/article/795/demastering-the-mummy-on-episode-142 |archive-date=August 2, 2019 |url-status=live}}}}
| artist = Damon DuBois
| writer = Tomm Hulett
| composer = Gavin Allen
| released = Windows, Switch, PS4, Xbox One
October 24, 2017
Amazon Luna
October 20, 2020
| genre = Metroidvania
| modes = Single-player
| engine = Unity{{citation needed|date=October 2022|reason=Body of article does not mention an engine}}
| platforms = Microsoft Windows
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Amazon Luna
}}
The Mummy Demastered is a 2017 Metroidvania video game developed by WayForward Technologies and based on the 2017 film The Mummy. It takes place concurrently with the events of the film, with players playing as an unnamed Prodigium soldier under the command of Dr. Henry Jekyll (with the likeness of Russell Crowe from the film) who must fight the evil forces of Princess Ahmanet (with the likeness of Sofia Boutella). The game was released for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in October 2017.{{Cite web |last=Lada |first=Jenni |date=2017-10-10 |title=The Mummy Demastered Debuts On October 24, 2017 |url=https://www.siliconera.com/mummy-demastered-debuts-october-24-2017/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428002530/https://www.siliconera.com/mummy-demastered-debuts-october-24-2017/ |archive-date=April 28, 2023 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US}} The Nintendo Switch version was released in Japan on July 30, 2020,{{cite web|url=https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000021935|title=ザ・マミー ディマスター|website=Nintendo Japan|access-date=August 1, 2020|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806015543/https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000021935|url-status=live}} while a version for Amazon Luna was released on October 20 of the same year.{{Cite web |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |date=2020-10-20 |title=Hands-on with Amazon's Luna game streaming service |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/20/21525339/amazon-luna-hands-on-cloud-gaming-streaming-early-access-price-games |access-date=2022-12-19 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=December 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218211342/https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/20/21525339/amazon-luna-hands-on-cloud-gaming-streaming-early-access-price-games |url-status=live}} The game received positive reviews.
Gameplay
The Mummy Demastered is a Metroidvania-style game where players traverse a large map which opens up to the player as they make progress in the game.{{cite web|last1=D'Aprile|first1=Jason|title=The Mummy Demastered Review|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-mummy-demastered-review/1900-6416797/|website=Gamespot|access-date=November 8, 2017|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310165546/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-mummy-demastered-review/1900-6416797/|url-status=live}} Upon dying the game resets the player as a new character, who then must retrieve their items from a zombified version of their former selves.
The player's character is a soldier who works for Prodigium, as they follow Princess Ahmanet and battle her monsters, before eventually defeating her and Set in the final battle. There are two endings in this game, each of which are determined by the player's survival in their escape from the collapsing tomb. A third ending is seen if the player hasn't died in the save file, thus never having created a new character.
In terms of the Metroidvania genre, Destructoid noted that the game seems to more closely resemble later side scrolling Castlevania games as opposed to Super Metroid,{{cite web|last1=Devore|first1=Justin|title=Review: The Mummy Demastered|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-the-mummy-demastered-467743.phtml|website=Destructoid|date=October 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226033045/https://www.destructoid.com/review-the-mummy-demastered-467743.phtml|archive-date=February 26, 2018}} with GameSpot noting that it also seemingly takes influence from Ghosts 'n Goblins.
Development
Pre-production of The Mummy Demastered began in early November 2016. Austin Ivansmith, the game's director, wrote a game design document using the pitch they gave to Universal Brand Development and information based on the movie. Meanwhile, the lead programmer began working on a platforming engine and relevant support tools for it. The artists also began working on concept art for the game. They got tens of thousands of photos from the set of the film, using 2000 of them as references for backgrounds and characters before they began working on the game. Development began in January 2017. The game was designed from the start to be a side story to the film, as this allowed them more freedom. The game was originally meant to be released alongside the film, but was delayed by a couple months in order to make it what the game developers wanted for the final version.{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/the-mummy-demastereds-director-is-ready-to-take-on-frankenstein-wolf-man-and-the-black-lagoon/ |title=The Mummy Demastered's director is ready to take on Frankenstein, Wolf Man, and the Black Lagoon |work=Destructoid |last=Holmes |first=Jonathan |date=October 25, 2017 |accessdate=May 10, 2023 |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511010506/https://www.destructoid.com/the-mummy-demastereds-director-is-ready-to-take-on-frankenstein-wolf-man-and-the-black-lagoon/ |url-status=live}}
Reception
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{{Video game reviews
| MC = PC: 78/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-mummy-demastered/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=The Mummy Demastered for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503213142/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-mummy-demastered |url-status=live}}
PS4: 75/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-mummy-demastered/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=The Mummy Demastered for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-date=May 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501120142/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/the-mummy-demastered |url-status=live}}
XONE: 73/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-mummy-demastered/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=The Mummy Demastered for Xbox One Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-date=April 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419114420/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/the-mummy-demastered |url-status=live}}
NS: 75/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/the-mummy-demastered/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=The Mummy Demastered for Switch Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-date=October 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024143324/http://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/the-mummy-demastered |url-status=live}}
| GSpot = 7/10{{cite web |last=D'Aprile |first=Jason |title=The Mummy Demastered Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-mummy-demastered-review/1900-6416797/ |website=GameSpot |date=October 29, 2017 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310165546/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-mummy-demastered-review/1900-6416797/ |url-status=live}}
| NLife = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web |last=Cousins |first=Jon |title=The Mummy Demastered Review (Switch eShop) |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/the_mummy_demastered |website=Nintendo Life |date=October 24, 2017 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429223454/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/the_mummy_demastered |url-status=live}}
| Destruct = 7.5/10{{cite web |last=Devore |first=Jordan |title=Review: The Mummy Demastered |url=https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-the-mummy-demastered/ |website=Destructoid |date=October 24, 2017 |access-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429223454/https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-the-mummy-demastered/ |url-status=live}}
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The Mummy Demastered received "generally positive" reviews for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch and "mixed or average" reviews for Xbox One, with critics praising WayForward's pixel art and mastery of the Metroidvania genre,{{cite web |last=Jones |first=John-Paul |date=October 24, 2017 |title=The Mummy Demastered Review - PlayStation Universe |url=http://www.psu.com/review/34495/the-mummy-demastered-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119005655/https://www.psu.com/review/34495/the-mummy-demastered-review |archive-date=November 19, 2017 |access-date=December 11, 2017 |website=PlayStation Universe}}{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/9/25/16353996/mummy-demastered-wayforward-universal-monsters|title=The Mummy Demastered takes the word 'Metroidvania' one step further|first=Jeremy|last=Parish|date=September 25, 2017|website=Polygon|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107165213/https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/9/25/16353996/mummy-demastered-wayforward-universal-monsters|url-status=live}}{{cite web |date=October 28, 2017 |title=Quick Look: The Mummy Demastered |url=https://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-the-mummy-demastered/2300-12613/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109080921/https://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-the-mummy-demastered/2300-12613/ |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |access-date=December 11, 2017 |website=Giant Bomb}} while also noting it as a massive improvement over the film it was based on.
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References
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External links
- {{official website|https://wayforward.com/games/the-mummy-demastered/}}
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