Andrew Barnabas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Andrew Barnabas

Video game music composer

Date of Birth: 01-May-1973

Place of Birth: Croydon, England, United Kingdom

Profession: composer, engineer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Andrew Barnabas

  • MediEvil is a series of four action-adventure hack and slash video games developed by SCE Cambridge Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
  • The series revolves around an undead charlatan knight, Sir Daniel Fortesque, as he attempts to restore peace to the fictional Kingdom of Gallowmere whilst simultaneously redeeming himself.
  • The first entry in the series, MediEvil, was released for the PlayStation in 1998 and was re-released on the PlayStation Network in 2007.
  • Its direct sequel, MediEvil 2, was released for the PlayStation in 2000.
  • A re-imagining of the first game, MediEvil: Resurrection, was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2005. The first three installments of the series were developed by SCE Cambridge Studio (formerly known as Millennium Interactive), a subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment in Cambridge.
  • Development of the first MediEvil began in 1995 and was inspired by Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
  • The game was initially aimed for multiple consoles including Microsoft Windows platforms and the Sega Saturn; however, upon being shown progress, Sony Computer Entertainment signed MediEvil to be PlayStation-exclusive and commissioned the studio as SCE Cambridge.
  • The music for all games was composed by Andrew Barnabas and Paul Arnold, commonly known as "Bob & Barn".
  • Critics have been mostly positive to the series, with its graphics and story being particularly praised in the first two games.
  • However, common criticisms included lack of innovation and cumbersome camera controls.

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