Gex (video game)
| Gex | |
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| Developer(s) |
Crystal Dynamics Beam Software (PS1 and Saturn Versions) |
| Publisher(s) |
BMG Interactive (3DO Version) Crystal Dynamics (PS1 and Saturn Versions) Microsoft (Windows Version) |
| Producer(s) | Lyle Hall David Zse |
| Designer(s) | Mira F. Ross Lyle Hall Justin Norr |
| Programmer(s) | Andrew Lacey Chris Schladetsch Peter Litwiniuk Shane Lontis |
| Artist(s) | Mira F. Ross |
| Writer(s) |
Robert Cohen Dana Gould |
| Composer(s) | Greg Weber Steve Henifin |
| Series | Gex |
| Platform(s) | 3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows |
| Release |
3DO PlayStation Sega Saturn Microsoft Windows |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | (3DO) 79.58% (PC) 71.00% (SAT) 69.35% (PS1) 63.33% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| EGM | 8.675/10 (3DO) 7.875/10 (PS1, SAT) |
| Game Informer | 9.25/10 (PS1) |
| Maximum |
  (PS1) |
| Next Generation |
(PS1) |
| Sega Saturn Magazine | 62% (SAT) |
Gex is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Crystal Dynamics and originally released for the 3DO in 1995. Versions of the game were later released for the PlayStation, the Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows. It was a pack-in game for Panasonic models of the 3DO later in the console's life.
It is the first game in the Gex series and introduces players to the title character, a wisecracking gecko, voiced in this game by comedian Dana Gould. Gex served as Crystal Dynamics's mascot, and was intended as a competitor to rival the likes of popular video game mascots such as Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog.
In addition to being able to walk, run, and jump through levels, Gex can attach himself to walls and crawl along them using the suction pads on his feet. This technique is sometimes necessary to progress, but can also be used to bypass enemies and hazards.
Gex primarily attacks by whipping enemies with his tail.
The objective in almost every level in Gex is to explore and find television remotes hidden throughout the levels.
Certain levels require players to find two remotes to access the next world. There are also hidden portals to bonus levels, and completing a bonus level perfectly gives players a piece of the Planet X remote. Though there is a bonus level in each regular level, players need only beat one in each world to reach Planet X, an optional secret world.
On the original 3DO version, players can save their progress to the system's internal memory; all other versions use a password system instead. To receive a password or gain access to the 3DO's internal memory, the player must find a VHS tape, hidden in the level. The tapes are usually hidden every other level in each world.
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