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 (15939)

The Press Says

VideoGame NES Mar, 1991 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Amiga Format Amiga Mar, 1991 77 out of 100 77
Zzap! Commodore 64 Mar, 1991 76 out of 100 76
Zzap! Amiga 1991 70 out of 100 70
Datormagazin Commodore 64 Feb 14, 1991 7 out of 10 70
Amiga Joker Amiga Feb, 1991 62 out of 100 62
All Game Guide NES 2007 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 40
Power Play Commodore 64 Apr, 1991 34 out of 100 34
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) NES Aug, 1990 2.6 out of 10 26
SwankWorld NES 2008 2 out of 10 20

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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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