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Jack is Back
A restoration and remaster of a game lost to time for over 25 years, American Hero is an outrageous and unforgettable FMV game that lets you play as the star in an over-the-top 1990s Hollywood action movie....
A restoration and remaster of a game lost to time for over 25 years, American Hero is an outrageous and unforgettable FMV game that lets you play as the star in an over-the-top 1990s Hollywood action movie.
Take on the role of Jack, a former intelligence officer brought out of retirement for one last mission to stop the villainous virologist Krueger, who plans to unleash a mind-controlling virus on the citizens of Los Angeles. Your spur-of-the-moment decisions will help or hinder Jack as he tries to find and protect the only scientist who has the cure for this deadly pathogen.
Originally designed for the Atari Jaguar CD as a “playable movie” with a more fluid presentation than the FMV games of its time, American Hero features the talents of professional actors, including Timothy Bottoms (The Last Picture Show, Johnny Got His Gun), Daniel Roebuck (The Fugitive , Final Destination), and Musetta Vander (O Brother, Where Art Thou , Wild Wild West). For this restoration, Timothy Bottoms reprises his role in newly recorded voiceover of Jack’s inner thoughts heard throughout the game.
American Hero features:
An explosive and adult-oriented Hollywood production with intense action and gut-busting laughs
A winding player-directed plot with multiple paths and endings
A unique FMV format that plays smoothly like watching a film
The return of Hollywood actor Timothy Bottoms as Jack with newly recorded voiceover
"Believe it or not, I'm walkin' on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Flyin' away on a wing and a prayer
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it's just me"
Ok, I might not know it and this game was a major hit at its time, but 15$ for a remastered 25-year-old FMV feels like too much, especially in an age when buying a monthly subscription to an online streaming service where you can watch actual movies is half (if not less) the price, and few people care about "interactive movies", and especially about FMVs (which weren't all that popular even back in the day, as far as I know).
Judging by the description and screenshots, the remastering quality is good, but I imagine that the price is so inflated because of Timothy Bottoms, who allegedly reprised his role (in voiceover) for it. Still, I am not convinced, so if I do buy it, I'll just wait for the discounts.
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