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Mojo means magic, and magic is what this game's got....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 17
Date: January 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you are looking for immersion into a strange and mystical world where the bizarre and the surreal combine with the best elements of gameplay and story-telling, look no further. Bad Mojo does what a good novel or powerful movie does: it sucks you in and holds you there. Graphically it's beautiful. The game play is challenging but not maddening. And there is story here (albeit campy), and character (somewhat cliche). There's no way you have ever played a game like this before. Remember MYST? Well what if MYST was faster paced, less enigmatic and more of a game? Mojo is like MYST except without all the long, dry, boring elements. I can't believe this game was originally released in 1995. It still holds up, and in fact surpasses many 'modern' games. And the bonus features on the DVD are so cool. I am buying several copies for my friends. I never thought I'd like a game in which a cockroach becomes the main character. And I was right, I don't like it. I love it.

A gritty, edgy homage to Kafka and Lynch that still packs a wallop 10 years later!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Pulse Entertainment's Bad Mojo was originally released in 1995 to rave reviews. This gritty tale of betrayal and dark secrets was based in part upon Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis" and the styling of David Lynch. The protagonist is Roger Samms, a nerdy entomologist bent on revenge who is mysteriously transformed into a cockroach.

Roger lives in a seedy waterfront dive in San Francisco, and you play Roger (in roach form) as he scurries and scuttles through the various rooms. You can only access one room at a time, and each area reveals clues to Roger's past in the form of interactive photos, flashback movies, and riddles delivered by an oracle. Although the game is over 10 years old, the visuals, sound, effects and level of detail is still amazing. The original miniature FMV videos are remastered and now nearly full screen, and instead of the original 256 colors, the rerelease runs in true color.

You must avoid ordinary objects that mean death to roaches: oil spills, wet paint, gas burners, and other animals: spiders, cats and rats intent on having you as their next meal. Along the way, other insects and animals will give you hints on how to solve the many puzzles integrated into the gaming environment.

Although "Bad Mojo" is only rated T for Teen, the game contains numerous gross-outs by design, and is not for the squeamish. Rotting food, maggot-infested raw meat, sewage, and bloody fish and rats are shown in all their full-screen, photorealistic glory (or is that gory?). They do add to the atmosphere of the dark, seedy world of Eddie's Bar, but consider yourself forewarned if the sight of moldy TV dinners, filthy toilets and roach-infested buildings send you into spasms.

An added bonus is the included DVD that features an in-depth "Making of Bad Mojo," featuring detailed interviews with many of the game's designers, artists and producers, footage from filming the game's videos, concept art, storyboards and video hints to each level.

An absolute gem with a unique premise, addictive gameplay and an unusual storyline (to say the least), this "Bad Mojo" rerelease is a perfect holiday gift from Pulse Entertainment, since the original version from 1995 is out-of-print and won't run on Windows 98 or higher. Treat yourself to a roach's world as you seek to restore Roger to his human form, and discover his hidden past.

Never finished the first version...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: May 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I had the first version of Bad Mojo and never finished it - it was wonderful but I just got distracted by other things and then I got a new computer and...well...

Anyway, I was so excited to see this new release! I'm buying it now and can't wait to play it all the way through. I always felt it was pushing the envelope and just ahead of the ability of it's original operating system. It should translate very well to WinXP.

(Is it just me or is "preview your review" an oxymoron?)

Creepy crawly

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you are good at mazes, this is the game for you! It is one big maze. It was fun but not my favorite.

Ew.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: November 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I apparently should have paid more attention to the synopsis when I bought it, but I was not prepared to have my character crawl over extremely realistic bloodied rat carcasses to play this game. I lasted about five minutes before becoming so disgusted I had to quit. I assume teenage boys LOVE this - I did not.

Game is Great Fun! no tech support, however

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Important installation note: During installation of the game, if you get the message "a newer version of Quicktime has been detected", they tell you to remove the new version, then return to the game installation, but they don't tell you how to do it.
Here's how: go to Start, All Programs, Quicktime, uninstall, yes. Then return to finish installing their version of Quicktime and the game. I fumbled around and asked for help from tech support, got no reply after 3 queries. Had to find it myself. Easy, once you know how.
Game is easily controled and fun. Save often, especially after you "die" for the first time and still have 2 or more lifes left. (check for remaining lifes in top left corner when you die) Look for "tracks" targets that trigger movies.
Plot is fairly simple but engaging. Gave exploring a building a whole new point of view. Well acted and good voices. Excellent detail in the scenes.
Bloodless, except for a few dead bugs here and there. Only one timed segment at the end.

I have a new appreciation for roaches....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I never thought I'd like this game since I think roaches are deeeesgusting. But I loved it! The game play is fairly linear and the roach-eye view is interesting. The puzzles were not very hard and the game was not very long. If you enjoy games that are fairly short, fairly easy, and just a joy to hang out and play, give this one a try! It's definitely unique.

Mojo No Go

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I have a Windows XP PC and couldn't get this game to run. There seems to be a problem with QuickTime--Bad Mojo objected to my newer version on install and wanted to replace it with its older version. I really wanted to run the game, so I replaced Quicktime, but the game still crashed at a necessary cut scene. After reading some forums, I decided I'd have to uninstall QT in "safe" mode to fully clear it from my system, then let Bad Mojo install its version. After that, it crashed on startup. Tried compatibility modes, then tried reinstalling the latest QT, with no improvement. And note that there is now NO customer support for this game if you run into problems like I did. I mean...it's only a few bucks, but now I have this tempting yet totally unplayable game, plus I spent two evenings trying to get it to run. Very sad.

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