Description
December 2047, Neo Kobe City, a city of madness and decadence...
Mankind is facing it's gravest crisis. A mysterious bio-roid life form has appeared. It's true nature and purpose are unknown. Is it some country's secret weapon, or an alien from another world? They appear in the winter, killing people and taking their place in society. They wear artificial skin and can sweat and even bleed. They are called "Snatchers" because they "Snatch" their victims before they take their place.
A new police force, specifically trained to fight the Snatchers, has been formed. They are JUNKERs (Japanese Undercover Neuro-Kinetic Elimination Rangers). Every time you encounter someone, a difficult question must be asked - IS IT A PERSON OR A SNATCHER?
You are Gillian Seed, one of the JUNKERs. Your mission is largely adventure-based, with manga-style graphics and voice acting. Each room has objects to pick up, examine and use. Conversation with other characters is a key plot element. A few short shooting gallery type scenes add an action element. While the game is generally scary or comic, a few moments border on the sensual.
Alternate Titles
- "Snatcher: CD ROMantic" -- Turbo CD title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| The Video Game Critic |
Mar 12, 2002 |
A |
100 |
| RPGFan |
Feb 15, 1998 |
95 out of 100 |
95 |
| Defunct Games |
Nov 27, 2004 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Just Games Retro |
Apr 12, 2007 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Sega-16.com |
Dec 16, 2004 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Sega Collectors Guild |
Aug 07, 2004 |
88 out of 100 |
88 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) |
Dec, 1994 |
8.4 out of 10 |
84 |
| Game Players |
Jan, 1995 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| Video Games & Computer Entertainment |
Jan, 1995 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
| Gaming Target |
Feb 05, 2008 |
5 out of 10 |
50 |
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Trivia
One of the places Gillian and Metal Gear have to investigate is a nightclub in Neo Kobe called "Outer Heaven", named for the fortress of the villains in the first Metal Gear game!
And to make things funnier, in the club are several patrons dressed as various Konami characters! Sitting in the crowd are Sparkster (from Rocket Knight Adventures), Goemon (from the Mystical Ninja games), Jimbo and Sully (from Contra III: The Alien Wars), Mr. Ueda (from Lethal Enforcers), and Dracula and Simon Belmont (from Castlevania).
For fun, investigate or look at everyone. Gillian and Metal Gear make some funny remarks about the various games they starred in, but the best one is the Castlevania pair: Gillian and Metal comment about how suicide rates increased when people played Castlevania because they always got frustrated when they found out they couldn't jump off the stairs in that game!!
