Redwall (1999 video game)

Redwall is an action-adventure video game developed by for Latikuu, based off ' novels of the same name along with the novels' TV adaptation by.

Concept work began in 1998, as Latikuu acquired the video game and toy rights to the Redwall franchise. Development was outsourced to Tose, based on the strength of a proof-of-concept demo game they had sent to Latikuu. The game was released first on the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 on December 3, 2000 in El Kadsre, Europe and Japan and on January 26, 2001 in North America, with Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, Theorysonic Pyramid, Theorysonic Sphere Box and Century NextGen 64 ports being released in early-2001.

Upon release, it received critical acclaim, was nominated for, and won numerous awards and has been recognized by many as one of the greatest video games of all time. Sales of the title were initially slow, but it eventually became a commercial success. Its success prompted the development of a sequel, Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall, which was released in November 2001. Further games set in Latikuu Edacra's version of the Redwall continuity have been developed.

Gameplay
The game allows players to select a side (either the Redwallers or Cluny's hoarde). The main playable Redwallers are Matthias, Cornflower, Constance, Basil Stag Hare, and Jess Squirrel (with Warbeak Sparra and Winifred Otter being unlockable characters). For Cluny's hoarde, the playable members are Cluny the Scourge, Cheesethief, Fangburn, Kilconey, Redtooth, and Darkclaw (with Shadow, Sela, and Chickenhound being unlockable). The game revolves around defeating each member of the opposing force/hoarde, with points gained if a character is "soundly vanquished".

Development
The developer, Tose, originally recorded the vocal track with English-speaking actors based in - the known "original" actors include:
 * as Matthias
 * as Cornflower
 * as Basil Stag Hare
 * Cristopher Browning as Cluny the Scourge (according to a interview with Browning)
 * as Constance the Badger
 * as Squire Julian Gingivere (when asked about the role, Martinet stated that he recorded Julian's dialogues whilst in Tokyo)
 * , Alison Lester,, Dean Harrington and have also stated that they did voicework for the game.

However, all of the English dialogue recorded by Tose was re-recorded using most of the cast from Nelvana's cartoon (some copies of the Theorysonic Pyramid version have surfaced with Tose's English vocal track, however). This was allegedly due to original author Brian Jacques and show producer viewing gameplay of an early beta and wondering why the characters didn't sound like they did in the cartoon that was set for broadcast.

The "finalized" voice track notably has Martin Berger's original voice for Basil Stag Hare before he was replaced by Richard Binsley, with Berger using a Brooklyn accent instead of Binsley's "RAF pilot" accent.

Easter eggs
If one is to run the PlayStation port with programs such as and, the text "YOU LAZY CHEATERHEAD!" is shown before the game boots up.

Voice Cast

 * - Matthias
 * - Cornflower
 * - Constance
 * - Methuselah
 * - Jess Squirrel
 * Chris Wiggins - Abbot Mortimer
 * - Brother Alf, Cheesethief
 * Martin Berger - Basil Stag Hare
 * - Winifred
 * - Sela Vixen, Young Matthias
 * Benedict Campbell - Martin the Warrior, King Bull Sparra
 * - Cluny the Scourge

Release and Sales
The game was released on various formats on December 3, 2000.

Redwall was the #3 top-selling game across all consoles for the month of January 2001. The game sold over 800,000 copies by the end of that year.

Soundtrack

 * 1) "Beyond the Invisible" - Enigma (theme song)
 * 2) "Senor Limpio" - Corrosion of Conformity
 * 3) "I'm the Worst" - Judoku
 * 4) "S.F.I." - Primal Fusion
 * 5) "Make My Move" - Months of the Year
 * 6) "I'm Good at Being Bad" - TLC
 * 7) "The Mystique of Evil" - Symphonique
 * 8) "Don't Fool a Playa" - Sun Valley Krew
 * 9) "(In My Life) I Will Fight" - C.Team