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The Astonishing Adventures of Mr. Weems and the She Vampires

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The Astonishing Adventures Of Mr Weems And The She Vampires
Developer(s)RamJam Corporation
Publisher(s)Piranha Software
Platform(s)Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
Release1987
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single player

The Astonishing Adventures Of Mr Weems And The She Vampires is a video game developed by RamJam Corporation in 1987.[1] The game is loosely based upon the 1985 Atari Games arcade title Gauntlet.[2]

Gameplay

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The player controls the eponymous Mr. Weems, the bespectacled protagonist who must wander through the six level, vampire-infested maze. The player fights vampires using his garlic gun. There is also a garlic pill which makes Mr. Weems immune from attack for a while. He also has to collect keys to open locked doors which block access to higher levels. The objective of the game is to reach the lair of the Great She Vampire and defeat her using a stake, mallet, mega-garlic piece, mirror and crucifix.[3]

Reception

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Mr. Weems and the She Vampires was published at a time when numerous Gauntlet clones were being released and received criticism for its unoriginality.[4][5] The Commodore 64 version scored only 19% from Zzap64 with reviewer Julian Rignall judging the game as "simply appalling".[6]

References

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  1. ^ "The Your Sinclair Rock & Roll Years". Archived from the original on 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  2. ^ Kenins, Samuel. "Are Vampires Real?". www.immortalday.com. Immortal Day. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Redirecting".
  4. ^ "Mr Weems and the She Vampires". Sinclair User. No. 63. EMAP. June 1987. p. 29. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  5. ^ "The Astonishing Adventures of Mr Weems and the She Vampires". Crash. No. 41. Newsfield. June 1987. p. 104. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  6. ^ "The Astonishing Adventures of Mr Weems and the She Vampires". Zzap64. No. 14. Newsfield. September 1987. p. 14. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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