Kingsley's Adventure


Kingsley's Adventure is an action-adventure video game developed by Psygnosis Camden Studio and published by Psygnosis exclusively for PlayStation.

Gameplay

The game features four weapons, an axe, a sword, a crossbow and a dagger as weapons that the player can use. A shield can also be used to defend against attacks. There are fifty characters that the player can interact with, and nine boss characters as well. The game also features five magic spells.

Story

The story focuses on Kingsley, an orphaned fox who is adopted by the King and Queen of the Fruit Kingdom. His father was also a True Knight of Fruit Kingdom. Kingsley is trained in combat and his goal is to become a True Knight. Meanwhile, a chef named Bad Custard is expelled for a food poisoning incident, and begins to learn magic to plot his revenge to take over the Fruit Kingdom. One by one, the four knights of the Fruit Kingdom approached Bad Custard to stop him, but with black magic he transformed them into his own evil personal dark knights. Now Kingsley is the only who can save the Fruit Kingdom.
The Gameplay starts with Kingsley being trained by Old Wrinkle a Badger who trained many knights in his time, then sets him into the obstacle course that tests his agility, combat, archery, and the ability to solve puzzles. Old Wrinkle then gives him a dagger that was handed down to every trained apprentice after surpassing being a squire. The King sends Kingsley to Sea Town, where the Walrus Pirate Gallagher the scourge of the Sevens seas, who takes the town trading galleon to force them to answer his and his master a Crocodile/Dinosaur hybrid Rex's demands. The After the defeat of the Bilge rat Gallagher, Kingsley is sent to face a glutenous Dragon in Poorluck town, whom was eating the peoples food, also must remember to face Judas the Minotaur who holds the Dragon's leash. Then the King sends Kingsley to Rosmary Town to the Abbey to solve the poisonous root beer problem caused by Clarence a Bat/demon who plagues the Abbey, and Oscar the Condor Demon. Last is to help the Kingdom's most beloved Wizard regain his coat from Custards Ridley a Dungeon keeping Rat and the last dark knight.
After obtaining the items and restoration of the knights, Kingsley is sent to Custard's Skull Island, where he has stored the book in, the final confrontation shows a battle between honor and greed, resulting in Custards demise in the boiling cauldron of Bad Magic and Kingsley regaining the book.
After the Credits it is revealed Kingsley himself was the narrator and tells the audience to keep his secret.

Development

The game was developed by Psygnosis Camden Studio. Peter Marshall was programmer for the game, and was joined by Ron Festejo as producer.

Release

The game was released for the PlayStation in North America on September 28, and in Europe on October 22, 1999.
Upon release, it generated little attention and went unnoticed.

Reception

Kingsley's Adventure received average or positive reviews from critics.
Jeuxvideo.com gave it a 16 out of 20 score.
OPM UK described the game as "strangely atmospheric" with "smashing cartoon visuals" but having "maddening controls".