Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon

Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon
Developer(s)Koalabs Studio
Publisher(s)Anuman
Producer(s)Franck Berrios
Designer(s)Marianne Tostivint
Programmer(s)
  • Xavier Bigand
  • Bruno Deligny
Artist(s)Olivier Train
Writer(s)Marianne Tostivint
Composer(s)Pierre Estève
Platform(s)Windows, OS X, iOS, Android
ReleaseWindows & OS X
  • WW: June 18, 2013[1]
iOS
  • WW: December 5, 2013[2]
Android
  • WW: March 13, 2014[3]
Genre(s)Point-and-click adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon is a 2013 point-and-click adventure video game developed by Koalabs Studio for Microsoft Windows, OS X, iOS, and Android. It was published on all systems by Anuman under their Microïds brand. In 2013 the game was released on GOG.com,[4] and in 2014 was bundled with its sequel, Dracula 5: The Blood Legacy.[5] Later in 2014, the bundle was released on Steam.[6]

The game follows 2000's Dracula: Resurrection and Dracula: The Last Sanctuary, and 2008's Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon. The plot is unrelated to Resurrection and Last Sanctuary, but is the first of a two-part loose sequel to Path of the Dragon, telling the story of Ellen Cross, an art restorer employed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. When a precious set of fifteen paintings is lost at sea during a storm, Ellen is called to investigate when one of the supposedly lost paintings is auctioned in Budapest. Her investigation soon brings her into contact with Bram Stoker's great-grandson, a mysterious uncatalogued sixteenth painting, and the legacy of Vlad Tepes. The second part of the story, Dracula 5: The Blood Legacy, was released in November 2013.

Shadow of the Dragon received very little attention in the mainstream gaming press, with limited coverage from professional critics, and what reviews it did receive were negative. Critics were especially disparaging about the length of the game, the linearity of the gameplay, and the implementation of the health system.

  1. ^ "Microïds Official". Facebook. June 17, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Dracula 4: The Prince of Darkness expands his grip over iOS and Android devices" (PDF). Microïds. November 5, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Release: Dracula 4: Shadow of the Dragon". GOG.com. July 9, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Release: Dracula 4 + 5". GOG.com. April 24, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "Microïds launches "Dracula 4 & 5 - Special Steam Edition" on PC and Mac" (PDF). Microïds. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2016.