Loriciels

Loriciels at a Glance

Loriciels operated as a French developer and publisher during a specific window in video game history, active from 1984 through 1992. Their catalog on PlayPile lists 31 titles, though their full bio notes they published around 150 games total over this short lifespan. They worked across a wide array of platforms, with a heavy emphasis on the Amstrad CPC which features in 24 of their listed releases. The Atari ST and DOS systems also saw significant support with 21 and 19 titles respectively, followed by the Amiga with 16 games. Other platforms like the ZX Spectrum, TurboGrafx-16, and Sega Mega Drive received fewer entries. The company's output was heavily concentrated in the 1980s, where they released 20 games compared to just 9 titles in the 1990s. Their genre focus leaned toward Adventure with 8 games, alongside Puzzle and Shooter genres which each have 7 titles. Fighting, Sport, Arcade, and Platform games round out their most common categories. Despite this volume of production, the critical reception for their work remains modest based on available data. The average IGDB rating across their three rated titles sits at 56.4 out of 100. This score reflects a collection of mostly mixed results rather than acclaimed hits. There are no great-rated games in their top tier, only one title that falls into the good range and two that are considered mixed. Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy stands as their highest-rated entry with a score of 64.2 in 1989. Targhan followed with a 54.1 rating in the same year. By the time they released Best of the Best: Championship Karate in November 1992, the score had dropped to 51. This downward trend continued through their final releases in late 1991 and 1992, including Builderland: The Story of Melba, Baby Jo In Going Home, Golden Eagle, and Davis Cup Tennis. Loriciels produced a large number of games for the era but did not achieve high critical acclaim with the titles that have been reviewed so far.

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