Slain!

Slain! is a platform game developed by Wolf Brew Games.[1] The game shares similarities in tone and design to the Castlevania series, with elements of medieval Gothic architecture and heavy metal. The game was received negatively at launch and was overhauled and relaunched as Slain: Back from Hell. The updated version received higher review scores.

Slain!
Developer(s)Wolf Brew Games
Release24 March 2016
Genre(s)Platform

Development

Slain! was developed by Wolf Brew Games.[1] The game was initially scheduled to be released in late 2015, but was delayed to 24 March 2016.[1] Due to the negative reception of Slain!, the game was overhauled and relaunched as Slain: Back from Hell on 2 August 2016.[2] It was released on the Nintendo Switch, in North America and Europe on December 7, 2017, and in Japan on March 1, 2018.[3][4]

Reception

Slain! early launch received "generally unfavourable" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[5]Slain: Back from Hell was received more favourably.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Prescott, Shaun (20 January 2016). "Heavy metal platformer Slain! has been delayed". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. Prescott, Shaun (2 August 2016). "Slain! is reborn following a poorly received launch". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. "Slain: Back From Hell". Nintendo Japan. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. "Slain: Back From Hell". Nintendo of America. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  5. "Slain! for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. "Slain: Back from Hell for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  7. "Slain: Back from Hell for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  8. "Slain: Back from Hell for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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