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Downtown Tokyo, Present Day

Author:John Kean
Genres:Horror>Kaiju
Adaptation>Screen
Humor>Satire
Released:1998
Review:

B-movie big monster spoof: defend Tokyo, and rescue lovely reporter, from the ravages of a colossal chicken. Very small, but with opportunity for irrelevant actions (like dropping live alligators onto ships from a helicopter). Satisfyingly satirical, with an interesting double perspective (the player controls both the hero of the movie and a member of the audience). Title sequence contains character graphics. Has a hint menu.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)

Competitions/
Awards:
10th place, rec.arts.int-fiction competition 1998
Play Online:Play it at ifiction.org: Release 1, original competition entry
Play it at ifiction.org: Release 2
Related Links:SPAG reviews
Downloads:
tokyo.z5 (78.50 KB)
Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 1, original competition entry)
Tokyo2.z5 (105.00 KB)
Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 2)


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