Robin Hood: The Legend Of Sherwood
- Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood Walkthrough By Steven W. Carter scarter831@earthlink.net Last Updated May 3, 2003. Table of Contents. 01.00.00 Introduction 02.00.00 Characters.01.00 Primary Characters.01 Robin Hood.02 Stuteley.03 Maid Marian.04 Will Scarlet.05 Little John.06 Friar Tuck.02.00 Secondary Characters.01 Mustachioed Merry.02 Aggressive Merry.03.
- Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood (2002) Action, Adventure, Crime Video game released 15 November 2002 Rob from the rich and give to the poor in this video-game based on the legendary Sherwood forest hero.
This video game contains examples of: Action Girl: Maid Marian.The last major character gotten in game, and a major asset. She heals, has a bow with a 12 arrow quiver, can revive unconscious people, can listen to detect the identity of shrouded units, and packs a deadly sword to boot. Directed by Ben Bolt. With Cyril Cusack, Cathryn Harrison, Jeremy Sinden, Derrick O'Connor. Friar Tuck saves a young woman from being attacked in the forest and brings her back to the outlaws' camp. Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood Roam the dense foliage of Sherwood, come face to face with royal trouble and battle against Prince John’s forces as you take on the role of legendary nobleman, Robin Hood. Sign in to add this item to your wishlist, follow it, or mark it as not interested Check out the entire Microids franchise on Steam.
Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest with his ‘Merry Men’ – but did he really exist?
There are several versions of the Robin Hood story. The Hollywood one is that of an incredibly handsome man – Errol Flynn – clothed in garments of Lincoln green, fighting for the rights of the oppressed and outwitting the evil Sheriff of Nottingham.
However the first known literary reference to Robin Hood and his men was in 1377, and the Sloane manuscripts in the British Museum have an account of Robin’s life which states that he was born around 1160 in Lockersley (most likely modern day Loxley) in South Yorkshire. Another chronicler has it that he was a Wakefield man and took part in Thomas of Lancaster’s rebellion in 1322.
One certain fact is that he was a North Country man, with his traditional haunts as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest and a coastal refuge at Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire.
One well known story about Robin that places him in Whitby, Yorkshire, is about him and Little John having a friendly archery contest. Both men were skilled at archery and from the roof of the Monastery they both shot an arrow. The arrows fell at Whitby Lathes, more than a mile away. Afterwards the fields where the arrows landed were known as Robin Hood’s Close and Little John’s Close.
Robin became a popular folk hero because of his generosity to the poor and down-trodden peasants, and his hatred of the Sheriff and his verderers who enforced the oppressive forest laws, made him their champion. Some chroniclers date his exploits as taking place during the reign of Edward II, but other versions say the king was Richard I, the Lionheart. Robin having fought in the Crusades alongside the Lionheart before returning to England to find his lands siezed by the Sheriff.
All versions of the Robin Hood story give the same account of his death. As he grew older and became ill, he went with Little John to Kirklees Priory near Huddersfield, to be treated by his aunt, the Prioress, but a certain Sir Roger de Doncaster persuaded her to murder her nephew and the Prioress slowly bled Robin to death. With the last of his strength he blew his horn and Little John came to his aid, but too late.
Little John placed Robin’s bow in his hand and carried him to a window from where Robin managed to loose one arrow. Robin asked Little John to bury him where the arrow landed, which he duly did.
A mound in Kirklees Park, within bow-shot of the house, can still be seen and is said to be his last resting place. Little John’s grave can be seen in Hathersage churchyard in Derbyshire.
But what of his lover Maid Marion? Not much of Robin’s career is known, but nowhere in the chronicles is Maid Marion mentioned, so we must assume she was ‘added’ to the stories at a later date.
So, Robin did exist, but not in quite the same way as the Robin Hood we all think of, the cinematic Robin of Sherwood, Prince of Thieves! His story however, remains one of the best known tales of English folklore.
| Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Spellbound Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Strategy First Mindscape Freeverse Inc. Wanadoo Edition Meridian4 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux(PowerPC/x86), MorphOS |
| Release | Windows OS X 2005 Linux November 1, 2012 |
| Genre(s) | Real-time tactics, stealth |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood is a 2002 stealth-basedreal-time tacticsvideo game developed by Spellbound Studios. It is similar to games such as Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive and the Commandos series. In the game, the player controls up to five characters in a setting based on the stories of the protagonist, Robin Hood. The player can also control Robin Hood's Merry Men, including Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, Will Stutely, and Maid Marian. Robin and his crew must evade the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham and his henchmen and stop the machinations of the vile usurper to England's throne, Prince John. However, Robin must avoid killing enemies as much as possible, or he will not be able to recruit as many new Merry Men.
Plot[edit]
The game starts with Robin Hood, arriving in Lincoln from the Crusades, and finding out that his inheritance has been stolen by the notorious Sheriff of Nottingham. After the player finishes the first and second missions, meets Maid Marian in the Nottingham cathedral, and subsequently tries to meet the Prince, it is understood that King Richard has been kidnapped by Leopold of Austria for a ransom, and that the Regent Prince John is unlawfully usurping the rightful king. The responsibility of getting the ransom of £100,000 to save the king falls into the player's hands. In the final mission, Robin must fight the Sheriff, thereby defeating the Prince.
Gameplay[edit]
While the merry men can kill or wound enemy soldiers, their resources are limited to a certain extent, with main characters having more than minor miscellaneous ones. In addition, in every town, the player can give money to beggars, who, when given coins and purses, help by providing hints and tips. Common folk sometimes offer help as well (although this happens very rarely). On the other hand, there are two types of folk, who flee at the sight of a merry man, and alert nearby enemy soldiers. One is a woman, who wears a red apron; the other, a man, who wears a red-and-blue shirt. The greed of enemy soldiers is also limited, with money purses not affecting sergeants, while ale does affect them. Sometimes, money can be found in knights, cavalry units, sergeants, and more rarely, normal soldiers.
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The PC version received 'favorable' reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1]
Awards[edit]
The game received awards for Best Game Design[12] and Best Animation[13] at the 2003 Animago Awards.
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^'Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood'. Computer Games Magazine. No. 147. theGlobe.com. February 2003. p. 78.
- ^Ernst, Rick (March 2003). 'Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood'(PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 224. Ziff Davis. p. 88. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^'Review: Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood'. GamesMaster. Future plc. 2003.
- ^Todd, Brett (November 12, 2002). 'Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood Review'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^Walker, Mark H. (February 18, 2003). 'GameSpy: Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood'. GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 26, 2005. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^Lafferty, Michael (November 11, 2002). 'Robin Hood - The Legend of Sherwood - PC - Review'. GameZone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^Blevins, Tal (November 21, 2002). 'Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^pilou (November 22, 2002). 'Test: Robin Hood: La Legende De Sherwood'. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^Leupold, Thomas (February 2003). 'Robin Hood [The Legend of Sherwood]'. PC Gamer. Vol. 10 no. 2. Imagine Media. p. 84. Archived from the original on March 15, 2006. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^'PC Review: Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood'. PC Zone. Future plc. 2003.
- ^'Best Game Design: Robin Hood - Die Legende von Sherwood Forest'. animago.com (in German). Retrieved October 5, 2009.[dead link]
- ^'Best Animation: Robin Hood - Die Legende von Sherwood Forest'. animago.com (in German). Retrieved October 5, 2009.[dead link]
External links[edit]
- Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood at MobyGames
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