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ShadowCaster

ShadowCaster is a first-person role-playing video game developed by Raven Software. It was published for MS-DOS in 1993 by Origin Systems after Electronic Arts acquired them. A CD-ROM version was released in 1994, with two additional levels with new monsters, and text boxes replaced by full-motion video and spoken narration through Compact Disc Digital…

Art, Development & Reception

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Genre
Role-playing
Artists
Shane Gurno Brian Pelletier Scott Rice James Sumwalt
Composer
Marc Schaefgen
Designers
Brian Raffel Steve Raffel
Developer
Raven Software
Engine
Raven Engine (modified Wolfenstein 3D engine)

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Development

Reception

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ShadowCaster

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples43
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

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ShadowCaster

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related to Reception · 19
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related to Development · 10
ShadowCaster → Carmack, Doom, It, Logitech Cyberman, Raven Software, Software, Software's John Carmack, The, The ShadowCaster, Wolfenstein
Publishers · 2
ShadowCaster → JP: Electronic Arts Victor, NA/EU: Origin Systems
Artists · 1
ShadowCaster → Shane Gurno Brian Pelletier Scott Rice James Sumwalt
Composer · 1
ShadowCaster → Marc Schaefgen
Designers · 1
ShadowCaster → Brian Raffel Steve Raffel
Developer · 1
ShadowCaster → Raven Software
Engine · 1
ShadowCaster → Raven Engine (modified Wolfenstein 3D engine)
Genre · 1
ShadowCaster → Role-playing
Mode · 1
ShadowCaster → Single-player

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game engine software kirt also 1994 role-playing raven wolfenstein ms-dos pc-98 form best computer video published shapeshifting 3d origin systems

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShadowCasterArtistsShane Gurno Brian Pelletier Scott Rice James Sumwalt1.00infobox
ShadowCasterComposerMarc Schaefgen1.00infobox
ShadowCasterDesignersBrian Raffel Steve Raffel1.00infobox
ShadowCasterDeveloperRaven Software1.00infobox
ShadowCasterEngineRaven Engine (modified Wolfenstein 3D engine)1.00infobox
ShadowCasterGenreRole-playing1.00infobox
ShadowCasterModeSingle-player1.00infobox
ShadowCasterPlatformsMS-DOS, PC-981.00infobox
ShadowCasterProgrammersSteven Coallier Carl Stika Kurt Schallitz Victor Brueggeman1.00infobox
ShadowCasterPublishersNA/EU: Origin Systems1.00infobox
ShadowCasterPublishersJP: Electronic Arts Victor1.00infobox
ShadowCasterReleaseOctober 28, 1993: MS-DOS floppy 1994: MS-DOS CD August 26, 1994 PC-981.00infobox
ShadowCasteris afirst-person role-playing video game developed by Raven Software0.90text

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