Bad Day L.A.

Infobox VG| title = American McGee presents: Bad Day L.A.


developer = Enlight
publisher = Enlight
The Mauretania Import Export Company
designer = American McGee
engine =
version =
released = Xbox
vgrelease|Europe|EU|March 30, 2006
Windows
vgrelease|North America|NA|September 6, 2006
vgrelease|Australasia|AU|October 27, 2006
vgrelease|Europe|EU|November 24, 2006
genre = Action-adventure
modes = Single-player
ratings = ESRB: M (Mature)
USK: 16+
PEGI: 16+
platforms = Microsoft Windows, Xbox
media =
requirements = 1.6 GHz CPU, 256 MB RAM, 256 MB video card RAM, 8X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 9.0c, 2.0 GB available hard disk space, Windows 98 (WIN)
input =

"American McGee presents: Bad Day L.A." is a 2006 video game by American McGee. Players assume the role of Anthony Willams, a former Hollywood agent turned homeless man in Los Angeles. During this time LA is ravaged by both natural and man-made disasters. Anthony only wishes to save himself, though through the course of the story he becomes an unwilling savior. The game's attempted tone is one of political satire, targeting all spectra of politics [http://www.enlight.com/bdla/html/downloads/d_b.htm] .

The game was featured in the film "Half Nelson" months before its release. Both deal with themes of urban decay.

Characters

* Anthony Williams: The protagonist, a homeless man forced into being an unwilling savior.
* The Sick Kid: Exposed to a biological agent, Anthony must get him to the doctor, though he takes his time about it.
* Juan the Yard-worker: A Mexican yard worker with amnesia and a chainsaw.
* Beverly of Beverly Hills: More or less a clone of Paris Hilton obsessed with fashion, nails and getting to Hawaii.
* The Sergeant: A dedicated soldier full of George W. Bush quotes, an unending cache of grenades, and a missing arm.

Reception

The game received several high-profile bad reviews. GameSpot gave it a 3.0, and called it "an abject failure." IGN gave it a 2.7, saying that "it's terrible." Metacritic gave it an aggregate score of 28 percent, while G4's X-Play gave it their lowest rating, a 1 out of 5, also giving it a "Golden Mullet Award" for the year of 2006. PC Gamer gave it a 20%, saying it was "so tasteless I needed to wash myself with Lysol after playing the game" and "being a bad Postal clone". Gamespy "awarded" the title the "Coaster of the Year" award for 2006. Gamesradar awarded it the "collateral damage" award for the Anti-Game Of The Year claiming that it seemed to be "designed to be put on this list. If so, congratulations! You did!" But the game lost the award to Sonic The Hedgehog as that was apparently "more of the biggest disappointment of the year rather than the worst game." [cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/us/xbox360/game/features/article.jsp?releaseId=20060321132945404017&articleId=2007011214285775019&sectionId=1003&pageId=20070112162653337014 |title=GamesRadar's Anti-awards 2006 |accessdate=2007-09-11 ]

References

External links

* IGN: [http://pc.ign.com/objects/695/695849.html PC] [http://xbox.ign.com/objects/744/744182.html Xbox]
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