Bad Day L.A.
- OS: Windows 98 with DirectX 9.0c
- CPU: 1.6 GHz
- RAM: 256 MB
- Graphics card: 64 MB RAM
- 2 GB of storage
- 8x CD -ROM
Bad Day LA (Original Title: American McGee presents: Bad Day LA ) is a computer game released in 2006 from the action-adventure genre, developed by Enlight Software, headed by American McGee. The player takes on the role of Anthony homeless due to strike by a series of disasters and terrorist attacks in Los Angeles and thereby involuntarily becomes a hero.
Action
The player goes through ten levels in which there is permanent threat including through zombies, looters, terrorists, criminals and overzealous airport officials. After a plane crash on the freeway, the player must reach an ambulance and with this hospital. Along the way he meets a sick boy and the Mexican Juan who accompany him from now on. At the hospital arrived, the city is hit by an earthquake. It is from the hospital to the airport and to bring themselves to an aircraft in safety, which is launched after the start of gangsters. Then it is necessary to reach the port and escape with a yacht, which is thwarted by a tsunami. After re-setting bank robber and knocked down an invasion of the Mexican army, one reaches a saving helicopter of the U.S. Army. The game ends with the fact that Anthony has to stay alone and allow the ignition of a zombie bomb, while his companion escaped by helicopter. After the detonation of the bomb you can see how Anthony's hand stretches from the bomb crater. Whether he survived, or is resurrected as a zombie, remains open.
Characters
- Anthony Williams: Homeless, swarthy and marked by prejudice against women, whites and Mexicans main character who is forced again and again in the course of the game, to help others and to save others, what makes him a hero for this.
- The sick boy: Drawn From a biological attack, the approximately 9 -year-old unnamed boy has permanently passed. He is constantly on Anthony's companion.
- Juan: Mexican gardener, armed with a chainsaw, he can effectively use against zombies and other attackers. Emerges as a Leader in the invasion of the Mexican army.
- Beverly: Pampered suburban resident who is concerned only about her appearance and her little dog. You should escape to the marina, because " one of her Lover" there is a boat.
- The Sergeant: A one-armed, highly decorated and patriotic American soldier who has an unlimited supply of hand grenades. Is rescued by Anthony and sees him as a " good soldier ".
Scenarios
The game is divided into ten levels, which are linked by video sequences:
Reception
Reviews
The game received mostly negative reviews ( GameRankings: 33.15% / Metacritic: 28 out of 100). Although the political satire of the scenario is widely praised, the technical implementation and the extent to low playful claim, however, were criticized.
"Bad Day LA is the game for Trash Culture: Satire pure, in which the United States biting criticism is in the foreground. Playful entertaining, American McGee had in terms of gameplay but still quiet still be able to grow something - hardcore gamers come up with this title clearly too short. The technical implementation may seem strange at first glance, but exactly meets its purpose. As satire succeeded I would have hoped for from the perspective of the gamer a little bit more. "
" Can you find a title good if he had seen playfully does not offer as much, but the staging of this is very funny and refreshingly different? This is a question that can not be answered generally valid in this case. [ ... ] Less freaky natures have probably already after the first ten minutes no more buck. You have the developers pay respect that here not just the seen a thousand times was recycled, but the next time those responsible should a little more attention to the playful qualities. "
"Bad Day LA has become a hodgepodge, light years away from gems like Alice. Too bad the exciting idea of American McGee is on so shaky fun - legs. "
Trivia
In the feature film Half Nelson, a short sequence from Bad Day LA is to see.
A film adaptation of the game is planned.