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{{Infobox video game
| image =File:Clive_Barker's_Nightbreed_The_Interactive_Movie_Amiga_Cover_Art.jpg 
| alt = 
| caption = Amiga cover art
| developer = [[Impact Software]]
| publisher = [[Ocean Software]]
| series = 
| engine = 
| platforms = [[Atari ST]], [[DOS]], [[Amiga]]
| released = 1990
| genre = Adventure
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'''''Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie''''' is a 1990 arcade adventure video game developed by [[Impact Software]] and published by [[Ocean Software]] on [[Atari ST]] and [[DOS]]. It is based on [[Clive Barker]]'s movie ''[[Nightbreed]]'', which in turn is based on Barker's novella ''[[Cabal (novella)|Cabal]]''. It was originally supposed to be part of a trilogy, alongside ''Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Action Game'' and an ultimately-unreleased RPG.

== Plot and gameplay ==
The player takes the role of Aaron Boone, who must stop the Earth Police from destroying a utopian planet named Midian.

The game is split into many - mostly arcade-based - sequences, which replay scenes from the film in an interactive way.

==Development==
To promote the release of ''Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie'', Ocean Software and Image Animation ran a contest in ''[[The One (magazine)|The One]]'' magazine, where a randomly selected winner who gave the correct answer to three trivia questions received an autographed set of books by Clive Barker, as well as the mask used for Doctor Decker in the film.<ref>{{cite magazine|title =Win! The Mask's Mask! |date =October 1990 |url =https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-25/page/n45/mode/2up |magazine =[[The One (magazine)|The One]] |publisher =Emap Images |issue =25 |pages =46 |issn=0955-4084}}</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Video game reviews
| rev1 = ''[[Amiga Action]]''
| rev1Score = 78% (Amiga)<ref name=action />
| rev2 = ''Amiga Joker''
| rev2Score = 78% (Amiga)<ref name=joker>{{cite magazine|title =Nightbreed |date =November 1990 |url =https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Joker_1990-11_Joker_Verlag_DE/page/n31/mode/2up |magazine =Amiga Joker |publisher =Joker Verlag |last =Magenauer |first =Max |pages =32–33 |language=German|issn=0933-8713}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The One (magazine)|The One]]''
| rev3Score = 75% (Amiga)<ref name=theone />
| rev4 = ''[[ST Format]]''
| rev4Score = 58% (Atari ST)<ref name=format />
| rev5 = ''[[Amiga User International]]''
| rev5Score = 50% (Amiga)<ref name=international />
| rev6 = ''Datormagazin''
| rev6Score = 3/10 (Amiga)<ref>{{cite magazine|title =Usch, vad tråkigt!|trans-title=Wow, how boring!|date =November 1990 |url =https://archive.org/details/Datormagazin1990/Datormagazin_1990_nr18/page/n89/mode/2up |magazine =Datormagazin |publisher =[[:sv:Bröderna Lindströms förlag|Bröderna Lindströms förlag]] |last =Friskytt |first =Magnus |page =90 |language=Swedish|issn=0283-3379}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Aktueller Software Markt]]''
| rev7Score =3/12 (Amiga)<ref name=ASM /><br>3/12 (Atari ST)<ref name=ASM /><br>3/12 (DOS)<ref name=ASM>{{cite magazine|title =Wenn es Nacht wird, kommt der Zombie|trans-title=When it becomes night, the zombies come |date =December 1990 |url =https://archive.org/details/Aktueller_Software_Markt_-_Ausgabe_1990.12/page/n57/mode/2up |magazine =[[Aktueller Software Markt]] |publisher =Tronic Verlag |last =Zimmermann |first =Bernd |page =56 |issn=0933-1867}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''Power Play''
| rev8Score = 19% (Amiga)<ref name=powerplay /><br>19% (Atari ST)<ref name=powerplay /><br>19% (DOS)<ref name=powerplay>{{cite magazine|title =Diese Brut Tut Keinem Gut|trans-title=This Breed is No Good |date =January 1991 |url =https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=367 |magazine =Power Play |publisher =[[Markt+Technik|Markt&Technik]] |last =Lenhardt |first =Heinrich|language=German|issn=0937-9754}}</ref>
}}
''Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie'' received mixed reviews from critics. ''[[The One (magazine)|The One]]'' deemed it one of the more competent arcade adventures available.<ref name=theone>{{cite magazine|title =Nightbreed |date =October 1990 |url =https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-25/page/n41/mode/2up |magazine =[[The One (magazine)|The One]] |publisher =Emap Images |last =Whitta |first =Gary |issue =25 |pages =43–45 |issn=0955-4084}}</ref> ''[[Amiga Action]]'' felt the game had a lot of wasted potential.<ref name=action>{{cite magazine|title =The Interactive Movie |date =October 1990 |url =http://amr.abime.net/review_49315 |magazine =[[Amiga Action]] |publisher =[[Europress|Europress Interactive]] |last1 =Merrett |first1 =Steve |last2 =Johns |first2 =Doug |last3 =Simmons |first3 =Alex |issue =13 |pages =92–93|issn=0957-4050}}</ref> ''[[Amiga User International]]'' noted that [[Cinemaware]] added extra interactivity to their games after being criticized, and hoped Impact did the same.<ref name=international>{{cite magazine|title =Entertainment - Nightbreed - Ocean |date =December 1990 |url =http://amr.abime.net/review_7397 |magazine =[[Amiga User International]] |publisher =Maxwell Specialist Magazines |last =Horgan |first =Tony |volume=4|issue =11 |pages =70–71|issn=0955-1077}}</ref> ''[[Amiga Computing]]'' praised the game's range of graphics, but disliked its gameplay.<ref>{{cite magazine|title =Nightbreed - The Interactive Movie |date =December 1990 |url =https://archive.org/details/amiga-computing-magazine-031/page/n57/mode/2up |magazine =[[Amiga Computing]] |publisher =Interactive Publishing |issue =31 |page =59 |issn=0959-9630}}</ref> ''[[ST Format]]'' noted the title's unique approach to the licence.<ref name=format>{{cite magazine|title =Nightbreed The Interactive Movie |date =November 1990 |url =http://www.stformat.com/stf16/pages_nx1500/stf16_070.jpg |magazine =[[ST Format]] |publisher =[[Future plc]] |last =Hutchinson |first =Andrew |issue =16 |page =70 |issn=0957-4859}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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[[Category:1990 video games]]
[[Category:Arcade video games]]
[[Category:Adventure games]]
[[Category:Atari ST games]]
[[Category:Amiga games]]
[[Category:Dark fantasy video games]]
[[Category:DOS games]]
[[Category:Video games based on films]]
[[Category:Works by Clive Barker]]
[[Category:Ocean Software games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]

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