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General

Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi is a first-person shooter and survival horror video game developed by Idol FX, and released in 2003 by iGames Publishing.

The plot is a version of Bram Stoker's Dracula, with inspiration from F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu. The protagonist is travelling in Transylvania after losing a competition in sword fighting in Sweden. The protagonist, named James, is on his way to his sisters wedding. But when he arrives at the castle, something seems wrong. He discovers that his future brother-in-law is a vampire, who has taken his family members in custody. Now it is up to James to save them all before it is too late.

Combat Tips and Gameplay Notes

The absolute BEST way to eliminate single enemies is to run right up to them and pummel them with your fists. Hit them with multiple rapid punches, and they'll be constantly stunned and unable to fight back. This tactic works against almost any enemy except for the very toughest monsters. However, it doesn't work against multiple enemies since some can hit you while you're busy concentrating on a single monster.

Sound plays a very important role in the game. The appearance of an enemy will always be signaled by a brief burst of "jump" music, often before you even spot it. Pay attention to the sound so you'll be warned whenever you're about to be attacked. Enemies often appear behind you when you enter a room (they're hiding on the side of the doorway), so be sure you spin around and check if you hear the "jump" music even though nothing's in front of you.

You can heal yourself normally up to 100 health. If you pick up any health kits while at 100 health, your health will temporarily be increased beyond 100. However, your added health will quickly decrease until it falls back down to 100. The extra health boost doesn't really last long enough to be of much help, so you're generally better off just leaving health kits unused and picking them up later when your health falls below 100.

Your stamina bar can be seen as a red bar just above your character portrait.Physical exertion will cause the stamina bar to increase. Simply walking around causes the stamina bar to level out at 50%. Jumping, running, or swinging a melee weapon causes it to increase even further, up to 100%. When your stamina reaches 100%, your vision will begin to sway uncontrollably, and your movement will slow down significantly. Basically, maxing out your stamina will make you move slow as molasses, but you'll still be able to use weapons normally. Standing still will cause your stamina bar to fall. Try to keep your stamina bar at 50% by not running or jumping unless absolutely necessary. A good way to extend your stamina bar's usage is to run in short bursts rather than continously. This allows you to move quicker than you would if you simply walked, but doesn't cause the stamina bar to increase rapidly.

You cannot reload your weapons while running. You'll need to drop to walking speed before being able to reload. Once you start reloading, however, you can start running again without waiting for the reloading animation to finish. It's important to remember this while you're being chased around by several enemies and being forced to reload your flintlock pistol after each shot.

When you reload a weapon, any bullets still in the clip will be discarded. To avoid wasting bullets, don't reload while there are still bullets inside the clip, unless you anticipate major combat ahead. This is especially important for the machine gun, because it has a large clip size and the ammo for it is somewhat rarer that normal.

Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi does not have region-specific damage. When you shoot an enemy, it does the same amount of damage regardless of whether you hit them in the head or in the foot.

You'll still be able to pick up health and ammo even if you're already carrying the maximum amount. This just wastes health and ammo pickups. Always be aware of how much health and ammo you're carrying around, and don't grab pickups if you already have all you can carry.