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{{Infobox video game
|title=Ceville
|image = Ceville Logo.jpg
|caption   = German boxart
|developer = [[Realmforge Studios]]
|publisher = [[Kalypso Media]]
|series =
|designer = Benjamin Rauscher<br/>Christian Wolfertstetter
|writer =
|programmer = Korbinian Abenthum
|composer = Andreas Veith
|artist = Joachim Segler
|engine = [[SOMA engine]]
|released={{collapsible list|title=February 19, 2009|'''[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]:'''<br/>{{vgrelease|GER|February 19, 2009|WW|February 27, 2009}}
}}
|genre = [[Graphic adventure]]
|modes = [[Single-player]]
|platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]]<br>[[Cloud computing|Cloud]] ([[OnLive]])
}}
'''Ceville''' is a humorous [[Graphic adventure game|graphic adventure]] [[video game]] developed by the German game studio [[Realmforge Studios]] and published by [[Kalypso Media]]. Despite the game's use of [[3D computer graphics|3D]] environments and models, the gameplay is very true to the graphical [[Graphic adventure game#Point-and-click adventure games|point-and-click adventure]] tradition of gameplay, immortalized by game series like ''[[Monkey Island]]'' from [[LucasArts]] and the ''[[King's Quest]]'' series from [[Sierra Online]].
==Plot==
The evil and sarcastic tyrant King Ceville is thrown from power by an angry mob and must find a way to reclaim the crown of the [[fantasy]] realm ''Faeryanis''. Together with his [[sidekick]] Lilly he travels all over the land and encounters a variety of odd and lovable characters including a Dark Knight who smokes too much and The Good Fairy (character from the classic folk tale [[Cinderella]]) who runs a rehabilitation clinic for former [[Archenemy|archvillains]].
==Reception==
''Nowgamer'' praised the game as resembling ''[[Monkey Island]]'' and for being a step in the revival of [[adventure game]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/reviews/pc-mmo/7924/ceville |title=Ceville Review |date=March 2, 2009 |accessdate=March 4, 2009 |author=Ashley Day |website=Nowgamer.com }}</ref>
The game was criticized for having a few technical issues, most notably a habit of crashing for no obvious reason.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}} The Norwegian radio program ''Hardcore'' praised the game in its review for its elegance and charm.{{citation needed|date=March 2009}}
German Gamestar Magazine gave 86% and two Awards, PC Games 80% and PC Action 81%. Gamestar Hungary rating is 83%. IGN gave the game a triumphant 9.0 grade. IT Reviews hailed it as "a welcome return to the Golden Age of animated adventure gaming."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.itreviews.co.uk/games/g548.htm |author=Martyn Clayden |title=IT Reviews |date=March 24, 2009 |accessdate=June 9, 2009 |archivedate=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611131523/http://www.itreviews.co.uk/games/g548.htm }}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Monkey Island (series)|''Monkey Island'' series]]
*''[[Runaway: A Twist of Fate]]''
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081121052253/http://www.ceville-game.com/ Official ''Ceville'' website] at Kalypso Media
*[http://www.kalypsomedia.com Kalypso Media] Official website
*{{MobyGames|id=/ceville}}
[[Category:2009 video games]]
[[Category:Adventure games]]
[[Category:Point-and-click adventure games]]
[[Category:Fantasy video games]]
[[Category:Focus Entertainment games]]
[[Category:Kalypso Media games]]
[[Category:Realmforge Studios games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Germany]]
[[Category:Windows games]]