Redwall (1999 video game)

Redwall is an action-adventure video game developed by Latikuu Lexington 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 their then-recently-acquired studio, based on the strength of a proof-of-concept demo game they had produced as part of a company-wide competition. 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 and Theorysonic Sphere Box 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 "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, and had sold 2 million copies by March 2002.

Soundtrack

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