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''Dracula Unleashed'' was a Full Motion Video and computer game with a similar format to Sherlock Homles Consulting Dectective . The game was released for the Sega CD and Windows 95 in 1993 . Both versions of the game are identical, except the quality of the full motion video was better on the computer version of the game. Story In the game you play the young Texas businessman (with no accent) named Alexander Morris living in London during the winter of 1899 who has been accepted into the exclusive Hades Club and is about to be married to the lovely Annisette Bowen. However, it soon become clear that Morris' late brother was part of the team that destroyed Dracula and that now the prince of darkness has risen again and it is up to you and your friends to destroy him. You must venture to various locations in London and watch the full motion video (totaling about 90 minutes) to pick up items, gather clues about Dracula and gain access to new locations. Criticism Dracula Unleashed was a part of the new wave of video-based video games released in the early 1990s, when it was felt by developers and players that ''interactive'' movies would be the future of the industry. In reality, they suffered from poor acting and amateur production quality. Worse still, the interactivity - the principal selling point - was very limited during gameplay. The Sega CD helped in the decline of these games' popularity as the severe hardware limitations of the system (only 64 on screen colors at once from a total selection of 512) meant that the quality of the full motion video was never the same as watching a television show or film. DVD In 2002 Infinite Ventures, Inc. released the game in DVD format, making it accessible to a new home market. The game is identical in play, but the advantages of the new format allow for full-screen, DVD-quality video. Parental advisory When it was released for the Sega CD, it was given an MA-13 label by the Video Game Ratings Council . This would be same thing as a PG-13 rating by the Motion Picture Association Of America . The game does have a spooky atomosphre and musical score, along with some bits of blood, but it is certainly not up to the level of a R-rated horror film. Trivia One of the characters you meet on your journey is the co-owner of a local book shop named Alfred Horner. Horner is effeminate man with a "solicitous air" about him and is described as a rather ''odd fellow.'' Because of his characteristics it has been felt that Horner is perhaps the first (and thus far only) gay character in a full motion video game. References
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