The Three Musketeers (video game)
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Legendo's The Three Musketeers | |
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Developer(s) | Legendo Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | Legendo Entertainment |
Distributor(s) | Big Fish Games (USA) UbiSoft (Scandinavia & Finland) NoviyDisk (Russia) EMME (Germany) Nobilis (France) GSP (UK & Ireland PROEIN (Spain) |
Designer(s) | Jan Almqvist Björn Larsson |
Platform(s) | PC |
Release date | November 2005 |
Genre(s) | Platform |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone PEGI: 7+ USK: 6 Jahre |
Media | CD-ROM |
The Three Musketeers (or, as it is also referred to, Los Tres Mosqueteros) is a PC platformer published and developed by Swedish developer-publisher Legendo Entertainment. The game, which features two-dimensional movement through a cartoonish three-dimensional environment, is loosely based on the Dumas classic The Three Musketeers. It is the first video game to use this novel as its source material. In the game, the player controls Porthos in an attempt to save his kidnapped companions. Legendo's The Three Musketeers was released in Europe on February 22, 2006, and is rated 7+ by PEGI. The European release- which included Scandinavian releases in partnership with Ubisoft- saw the game sold both in boxed form at retail outlets and online; in other territories, the game may only be downloaded. The game supports more than ten different settings for various languages.
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One cutscene references Konami's Metal Gear series. When Porthos is hiding in a bush and two guards spot him, exclamation points appear over their heads and the same sound used when an enemy sees Solid Snake is heard.
The two-dimensional cartoons in the game are exceptionally reminiscent of the style of French cartoonist Albert Uderzo, the co-creator of the Asterix comics.
The game was nominated for a 2006 Swedish Game Award in the category Family Game of the Year.