Gex Trilogy Announced For Consoles And PC
Back when every console seemingly NEEDED a mascot character to succeed, the 3DO was new on the market and needed something quick — the snarkier and tude-ier the better. Crystal Dynamics tooled around and came up with a gecko — Gex, whose original game premiered on the system….but didn’t remain exclusive for long as it was becoming clear the 3DO was a sinking ship. Playstation and Saturn versions of Gex would appear later.
The gimmicks of Gex were numerous: being a gecko, he could cling to walls and even the backgrounds in some locations. He was a parody character addicted to television and the worlds he visited all mocked popular movie genres. But what people remember most is the voice, because it wouldn’t stop yapping. Comedian Dana Gould was hired to riff in front of a microphone, and his remarks became the “quips” that Gex repeated over and over.
Gex survived the death of the 3DO and managed to weather the transition to 3D with two more sequels, in which it was established his profession was that of a secret agent. In the third game it was established he was dating a Baywatch actress, and the less said about that the better. Not everyone is a fan of Gex, but enough interest exists to make a rerelease possible after all these years.
The Gex Trilogy will be published by Limited Run Games using their Carbon Engine to emulate the best version of each game. We’re told the visuals and controls will be given an upgrade (the camera really needs it). You also get trophy and achievement support, rewind and save state options, a new interview with Gould, a music player, and for the first time ever, Gex 2 and 3 in widescreen.
- TV Out-of-control: Gex has been sucked into the Media Dimension, the place where cheesy 70’s movies go to retire. To escape he’s gotta kill TV’s in each world.
- One smooth Gecko: Over 450 frames of smooth 3D animation and hand-rendered backgrounds!
- A Sticky Situation: Gex jumps and sticks to everything while thrashin’ secret levels in search of elusive remote controls.
- Gex Goes 3D: Huge Media Dimension Levels all designed as sarcastic parodies of popular TV and movies.
- Over 125 Slick Gecko Moves: Whip-cracking tail attacks, flying karate kicks, tongue grabbing and climbing up walls!
- Master of Disguise: GEX sports a secret agent suit, kung fu uniform, spacesuit and other costumes.
- Unique character mechanics: Scuba diving, gliding, machine gunning, fire-ball hurling and more!
- Over 25 disguises: Private GEX, GEX Capone, Count DracuGEX and more!
- A Secret Secret Agent: The secret playable characters available in the original game are all included for gamers to unlock.
The Gex Trilogy will launch in both physical and digital form later this summer. We’ll let you know when it gets closer to Tail Time.
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