Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is an adventure game. The game uses a first-person perspective in which the hero wanders around solving puzzles, and combating with undead creatures that have overrun Elvira’s Castle.

This game features dozens of different death sequences. If the cook in the kitchen kills you, for example, you can see your head floating in her cauldron. The game also has a real-time combat system. You have to time your attacks and blocks in order to defeat the enemy.

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Alternate Titles

"Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" -- In-game title

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Merchant	Title	Platform
	Barbie	DOS
	Elvira
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The Press Says

Amiga Joker	Amiga	Nov, 1990	94 out of 100	94
Datormagazin	Amiga	Jul, 1991	91 out of 100	91
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	DOS	1992	89 out of 100	89
Amiga Action	Amiga	Mar, 1991	87 out of 100	87
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	Commodore 64	1992	87 out of 100	87
Techtite	DOS	2000		80
64'er	Commodore 64	Aug, 1991	7 out of 10	70
Amiga Format	Amiga	Feb, 1991	61 out of 100	61
Power Play	Atari ST	May, 1991	42 out of 100	42
Power Play	Amiga	Mar, 1991	42 out of 100	42

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Trivia

Engine

The game uses a modified version of AberMUD with added graphical extensions called the AGOS Engine. AberMUD was originally written by Alan Cox who is now a well-known Linux developer at Red Hat.