MobyRank MobyScore
Commodore 64
...
...
Atari ST
...
3.0
Amstrad CPC
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3.0

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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User Reviews

Why did they bother? Oh right, the money NES Multimedia Mike Bronze Star Contributing Member (12318)

The Press Says

Amiga Format Amiga Mar, 1991 77 out of 100 77
Datormagazin Amiga Feb 14, 1991 7 out of 10 70
Zzap! Amiga 1991 70 out of 100 70
Datormagazin Commodore 64 Feb 14, 1991 7 out of 10 70
All Game Guide NES 2007 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 40
Power Play Commodore 64 Apr, 1991 34 out of 100 34
Amiga Power Amiga May, 1991 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 33
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) NES Aug, 1990 2.6 out of 10 26
SwankWorld NES 2008 2 out of 10 20
Just Games Retro NES Jul 27, 2001 10 out of 100 10

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Trivia

This was one of the more fraught development cycles of the day. A team including Mark Jones started work on a game which was never finished, then the team who were hired to write the final version left the project halfway through, although Ocean's in-house guys eventually completed the project themselves.


This entry was contributed by Kabushi (39993), Martin Smith (63926) and Black Wolf (36083)
 

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