Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko is a 3D platform game where the player controls a gecko who has to navigate several levels, all of which are parodies on well-known TV shows and movies, such as Looney Tunes, Gilligan's Island, or Friday the 13th.

Rez, the evil overlord of the television is back into the Media Dimension, and the government asks the TV addict gecko, Gex, to defeat him once again. He gets a lot of money and an agent suit for that. The game generally resolves around a James Bondish spy theme, but the story is not referenced later in the game.

Gex has to enter levels through TVs to collect three types of remote controls in order to unlock more of the Media Dimension, boss levels and secret TVs. Gex can tailwhip or karate-kick his enemies, climb certain walls and ceilings, eat bugs for power-ups, and spout one-liner wisecrack jokes. The gameplay is non-linear, the player can choose from multiple routes and goals on each level, and are replayable anytime after accomplished.

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Alternate Titles

"Spin Tail" -- Japanese PS1 title
"Gex: Enter the Gecko" -- PlayStation title
"Gex 64: Enter The Gecko" -- Nintendo 64 title
"Gex 3D: Return of the Gecko" -- European PlayStation title
"Gex 2" -- PlayStation Sampler Disc Volume 7 title
"スピンテール" -- Japanese spelling of Spin Tail

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Gex: Enter The Gecko	Nintendo 64	$1.99
	Gex (Playstation)	PlayStation	$2.33
	Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko
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User Reviews

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The Press Says

Game Revolution	PlayStation	Jun 04, 2004	A-	91
Absolute Playstation	PlayStation	Mar, 1998	89 out of 100	89
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Jul, 1998	88 out of 100	88
Consoles Plus	Nintendo 64	Oct, 1998	83 out of 100	83
PC Zone	Windows	Aug 13, 2001	8.2 out of 10	82
Game Over Online	Windows	Jun 08, 1998	79 out of 100	79
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Windows	Jun 15, 1998	75 out of 100	75
HappyPuppy	Nintendo 64	Sep 16, 1998	7 out of 10	70
IGN	Nintendo 64	Sep 10, 1998	5.7 out of 10	57
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Windows	Aug 25, 1998		30

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Trivia

References

As can be expected from a game with this premise, it contains numerous parodies on movies and series like Friday the 13th, Star Wars, Flinstones, James Bond, Mission Impossible and No Weddings and a Funeral.

Voice actor change

In the North American releases Gex is voiced by HBO comedian Dana Gould, while the European releases feature the voice of British comedian Leslie Phillips.