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Game entry

Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!

1996 · Point-and-click, Adventure · PC, DOS, PlayStation, Saturn · Psygnosis

GameForever voters place Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! no. 3,462 in the world ranking, with 1,437 ELO points and 34% of wins across 85 duels settled. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers is the rival it has faced most: 3 duels, 0 wins and 3 losses. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 38 out of 56 (1996).

World rank

no. 3,462

ELO score

1,437

Wins

34%

Duels played

85

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About Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!

Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! is the second point-and-click adventure game based on Terry Pratchett's series of fantasy novels set on the mythical Discworld. The game was developed and produced in 1996 by Perfect Entertainment for the PC, and ported in 1997 for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It was published by Psygnosis for the PC and PlayStation, and by Sega for the Saturn (only in Europe).

In Discworld II the player controls Rincewind the "wizzard" (voiced by Eric Idle, as in the previous game) who has been burdened with the task of coercing Death out of his impromptu retirement and back into his regular duties. The plot borrows from a number of Discworld books, most notably Reaper Man, Moving Pictures and Lords and Ladies.

It all begins in a quiet Ankh-Morpork street, where Rincewind and The Librarian inexplicably fail to die from a nearby cart-bomb explosion. The odd event is not shared by them alone however: occurrences of the newly dead re-awakening and disturbing the populace are being reported all over the city, prompting the Archchancellor of Unseen University to halt his usual activities of feasting and merrymaking, and to take charge of the situation. Much to Rincewind's despair, the entirety of this process involves appointing him to the task of finding Death and convincing him to resume his work.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,437 ELO points over the last 215 days.

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Around this spot

The games Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,459 Dropsy 1,437
  2. 3,460 Tacoma 1,437
  3. 3,461 The Simpsons Arcade Game 1,437
  4. 3,462 Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! 1,437
  5. 3,463 Claw 1,437
  6. 3,464 Phantasy Star 1,437
  7. 3,465 Quake II 1,437

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The standing

Where Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 38 out of 56 (1996).

Where Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,462 5,110
Point-and-click 145 222
1990s 442 655
1996 38 56

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