Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods
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Highlander: The Last of the Macleods is a video game developed by Lore Design Limited and published by Atari
for the Atari Jaguar CD-ROM
home console system. It was released on October 30, 1995. The video game is based on Highlander: The Animated Series
and was given the now defunct "Kids To Adults" (6+) rating by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board.
on a quest to defeat the evil Kortan who has murdered his mother and kidnapped the people of his village. The gameplay is similar to that of Alone in the Dark
or Resident Evil
in that the player character moves through a world of pre-rendered 3D environments (viewed from many fixed camera angles), battles monsters, collects items, and solves puzzles. The game features clips from the Highlander animated series to move the storyline along.
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
for the Atari Jaguar CD-ROM
Atari Jaguar CD
The Atari Jaguar CD or Jag CD is a CD-ROM peripheral for the Atari Jaguar video game console.Late in the life span of the company, Atari released this long-promised CD-ROM unit. The unit hit shelves on September 11, 1995 and retailed for $149.95. The device sat atop the Jaguar console, snapping...
home console system. It was released on October 30, 1995. The video game is based on Highlander: The Animated Series
Highlander: The Animated Series
Highlander: The Animated Series is a Canadian-French animated television series which premiered on September 18, 1994. It is a loose spinoff of the cult classic 1986 film of the same name. The series was produced by Gaumont Multimedia with the worldwide distribution rights owned by Bohbot...
and was given the now defunct "Kids To Adults" (6+) rating by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board.
Storyline
The player controls Quentin MacLeod, the young ImmortalImmortal (Highlander)
Immortals are a group of fictional characters seen in the movies and series of the Highlander franchise. Since they are immune to disease and stop aging after becoming Immortal, they can live forever and they only die when they are beheaded....
on a quest to defeat the evil Kortan who has murdered his mother and kidnapped the people of his village. The gameplay is similar to that of Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark (video game)
Alone in the Dark is a 1992 survival horror video game developed by Infogrames. The game has spawned several sequels as part of the Alone in the Dark series , and was one of the first survival horror games, after the 1989 Capcom game, Sweet Home...
or Resident Evil
Resident Evil (video game)
Resident Evil, known as in Japan, is a survival horror video game by Capcom. The first installment in the Resident Evil series, it was originally released in 1996 for the PlayStation and was subsequently ported to the Sega Saturn and PC. In 2002, a remake of the game was released for the Nintendo...
in that the player character moves through a world of pre-rendered 3D environments (viewed from many fixed camera angles), battles monsters, collects items, and solves puzzles. The game features clips from the Highlander animated series to move the storyline along.
Cast
The game used the same Toronto based voice actors from the animated series the game was based on:- Miklos Perlos as Quentin MacLeod
- Ben Campbell as Ramirez
- Lawrence Bayne as Kortan
- Katie Zegers as Clyde
- Don Dickinson as Arak
- Lorne Kennedy as Malone
- Graham Halley as Mangus
- Wayne Robson as Esklepios
- Tracy Moore as Quentin's Mother
- Cal Dodd as Mangus' Aid
- Harvey Aitkin as Hunters