THE LAWN MOWER MAN 1993 PC CD ROM ADAPTATION OF FIRST VIRTUAL MOVIE FACTORY SEAL

Description: THE LAWNMOWER MANTHE CD ROM ADAPTATION OF THE WORLDS FIRST VIRTUAL REALITY MOVIE OF THE SAME NAME !! FACTORY SEALED 1993 PC CD ROM The Lawnmower Man is a video game based on the 1992 film of the same name. The game was published in Japan by Coconuts Japan (ココナッツジャパンエンターテイメント) under the title Virtual Wars (バーチャルウォーズ, Bācharu Uōzu).Published bySales Curve Ltd., TheDeveloped bySales Curve Ltd., TheReleased1993PlatformsDOS, Macintosh, SEGA CDGenreActionArtFull Motion Video (FMV)SettingCyberpunk / dark sci-fi, Sci-fi / futuristicMiscLicensed Based on the 1992 feature film, The Lawnmower Man is a collection of minigames based on the revolutionary virtual reality sequences seen in the movie. The plot parallels the central conflict - the player controls Dr. Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) as he heads into cyberspace to confront the psychotic digital god Jobe (Jeff Fahey) he has created.As the ruler of his digital domain, Jobe shifts and manipulates the virtual world into a series of challenges to test the player. These range from digital IQ tests, chase sequences requiring precision timing for jumping and ducking, and a tunnel flight as one of the virtual jets from the movie. Characters from the movie are also digitized by Jobe into willing henchmen, and must be defeated by the player in a series of quick time events.All of the sequences are pre-rendered and streamed off the disc as movie files. Despite the computer-generated visuals, the game itself technically functions like an interactive movie (i.e. the graphics are not being drawn by the player's computer in real-time). Therefore, all the limitations of an interactive movie are still in play. Controls are extremely basic for each minigame, and failing to hit the right button at the right time generally switches to a lengthy "game over" video with no branching paths. Dr. Lawrence Angelo is a scientist working for Virtual Space Industries (VSI) in "Project 5", a secret research facility that attempts to increase the intelligence of primates using psychotropic drugs and virtual reality (VR) training. Dr. Angelo is reluctant to use the research for military purposes, and after one of the chimps escapes and shoots a guard, Dr. Angelo is given a forced vacation. While taking notes on the need for experiment with a human subject, he discovers Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey), a man with an intellectual disability who makes his living by doing odd jobs such as mowing the grass (hence the title of the movie). Angelo takes in Jobe, subjecting him to VR treatment. The first experiments quickly increase Jobe's intelligence, but after an accident, Dr. Angelo stops the experiments. The Shop, a secret agency overseeing Project 5, reinserts the drugs responsible for Jobe's violent behavior into the program and speeds up the treatment. As Jobe develops telekinetic powers, he starts to take revenge on those who abused him before he began the treatments, and plots to take over all of the computers in the world.The SNES version continues the storyline after the point where it ends in the film. Jobe transfers his mind into VSI's computers, and from there is able to corrupt and destroy information systems all over the world, a course of action which is implied to bring about World War III. With society in complete meltdown, Dr. Angelo discovers that Jobe has been acting under the control of a person known as the Doomplayer, who is the head of The Shop, and poised to take over what remains of the world. With Jobe apparently having been erased now that he has served his purpose, Angelo sets off to put an end to The Shop once and for all.GameplayWhile the CD version of the game (PC, Sega CD) is an interactive movie, all three cartridge versions are platformers. The player takes control of either Dr. Angelo or Carla Parkette (the mother of Jobe's best friend) in typical side-scrolling shooting action, similar to Contra and Metal Slug. The player collects weapon upgrades or data discs. Once the player has collected a number of data discs, the discs morph into a Virtual Suit that gives the player protection from one hit.The player visits several locations seen in the movie, such as Harley's Gas 'Er Up and the VSI headquarters. The game includes true 3D level connectors that are based on the CG sequences of the movie. These involve avoiding obstacles and the occasional high-speed shooting in the VR world. There are four different levels (Virtual World, Cyber War, Cyber Run and Cyber Tube), and each takes a slightly different approach. Virtual World is set in first person and the objective is to dodge obstacles such as trees and arches to get to the exit. Cyber War is similar to Virtual World, but with some shooting stops. Cyber Run is set in the third person and requires occasional shooting of obstacles, while Cyber Tube involves fast travel and plenty of enemies in a VR tunnel. Developer(s)The Sales CurvePublisher(s)SNESNA: THQEU: StormJP: Coconuts JapanSega Genesis, Sega CDNA: Time Warner InteractiveEU: Time Warner InteractiveDesigner(s)Simon PickComposer(s)Allister Brimble Peter Hennig (Game Boy)Platform(s)Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Super NES, PC, Macintosh, Sega CD, Game BoyReleaseSNESNA: November 8, 1993EU: 1993JP: February 11, 1994PCNA: 1993EU: 1993Sega Mega Drive/GenesisNA: 1994EU: 1994Sega CDNA: 1994EU: 1994MacintoshNA: May 5, 1995Game BoyNA: 1993EU: 1993Genre(s)ActionMode(s)Single-player SUPER HARD TO FIND RELEASE OF THIS SOFTWARE, WAS BUNDLED WITH MOTHERBOARD HARDWARE ONLY ( NO RETAIL SALES ON THIS VERSION) STILL FACTORY SEALED, UNKNOWN WHICH WINDOWS PLATFORM THIS MAY RUN ON , MAY REQUIRE DOS EMULATOR FOR NEWER PLATFORMS THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR YOUR VINTAGE SOFTWARE COLLECTION !!DONT MISS OUT !!

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