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Description

Based on the movie of the same name, Total Recall puts you in charge of Douglas Quaid, who must find a way to Mars in order to find the answers to his two questions: why is he being hunted, and who is hunting him. In order to do this, Quaid must go through level after level of beating up bad guys that get in his way.

Some of the levels differ in gameplay, and range between action and driving scenes. The action scenes mainly require you to collect some items before leaving the level. You have only one chance to complete the current level, which means that if your energy is lost, the game ends. Energy is lost if you are attacked by an obstacle, or if you are shot at by an enemy. You can gain more energy by either collecting some pills or a heart, depending on the platform.

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Why did they bother? Oh right, the money Multimedia Mike Bronze Star Contributing Member (15939) 0.4 Stars0.4 Stars0.4 Stars0.4 Stars0.4 Stars

The Press Says

VideoGame Mar, 1991 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
All Game Guide 2007 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 40
Power Play Jan, 1991 39 out of 100 39
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) Aug, 1990 2.6 out of 10 26
SwankWorld 2008 2 out of 10 20
neXGam 2002 1.8 out of 10 18
Just Games Retro Jul 27, 2001 10 out of 100 10
Kingdom of Desire Apr 06, 2007 0 out of 10 0

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Trivia

The NES version of the game actually has the likenesses of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Ironside and Ronny Cox, who play Douglas Quaid, Richter and Vilos Cohaagen, respectively. All of them appear in cutscenes.

This may seem strange to some; in those days, there weren't many limitations on the use of actors' likenesses in video games.


This entry was contributed by Kabushi (48039), Martin Smith (64035) and Black Wolf (37231)
 

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