Bad Mojo is a gem of mid-nineties FMV goodness. I was way too young to have played this when it first came out, and the 2004 redux release also passed me by. However I do have a massive softspot for somwhat hammy entertainment in the vain of X-factor and Goosebumps, and Bad Mojo tickles this softspot just right. So I picked it up here, no nostalgia attached. The most appearently awesome part of this game are the graphics. The people at Pulse Entertainment just went all out in painting the grossest possible picture of a roach infested dive-bar/tenenment building you could wish for. Infact I'd recomment not playing this if you are a germophobe/entomophobe I'd recommend you to pass on this one. This really doesn't compare to the uncanny looking 3d rendered backrounds of games like Phantasmagoria. In contrast to the aforementioned the acting here is pure ham but that only adds to the charm. The most amazing thing for me though was, how well the gameplay of Bad Mojo holds up. It's fairly rare to find a nineties adventure game that is easy to control and playable without referring to a walkthrough, it is actually quite impressive how the game strings you along with the minimal story-telling it has. The game runs a little short maybe - I finished in about 4 hours - but Bad Mojo manages to keep you fully engaged over the duration of these hours, which is quite something considering that you are cockroach that can't do much more than crawl around and push things. In summary: I'd recommend this if you like FMV adventures and nineties TV-series like Tales from the Crypt, or if you're just on the look-out for something wildly different for once.
