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American McGee Presents Bad Day LA
Released On: Sep 6, 2006
28
5.7
All Platforms
Xbox
tbd
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
28
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
28
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
8% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
92% Negative
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
28
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
8% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
92% Negative
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
A great game idea and an interesting story and scenario are not all that is required to make a fun game, yet that’s mostly what Bad Day LA has going for it. While McGee is absolutely worthy of the praise people heap upon him, he has allowed a game which fails to impress on nearly all levels to be released with his name on it.
Bad Day LA is the game people often say they want and then ignore when it arrives; it prizes ambition over execution and flair over finesse and both pays the price and reaps the rewards for daring to do so. [Sept 2006, p.82]
Bad Day LA is a game that could have been so much more than it wound up being. In the end it feels rushed out the door and lands squarely in the bad end of the game spectrum. Take a pass.
There's little redeeming about a title that originally held such promise. Instead of being showered with creative gifts, hilarious jokes, and unflinching social commentary we get bludgeoned with tired toilet humor, witless satire, and artless gameplay. Let's just keep it simple. Don't buy this game. It's terrible.
Whatever you call it, it's guilty of one thing: not being funny. In fact, it's offensively unfunny. [Dec. 2006, p.70]
We really wanted Bad Day L.A. to live up to its potential, which makes its suckitude feel even more than just bad; it's like a betrayal.
It arrives looking like the work of someone who understands neither why we play games (to be entertained, not jerked around) nor the culture he's trying to parody.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 44 User Ratings
5.7
36% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
25% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
39% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 44 User Ratings
5.7
36% Positive
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
25% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
39% Negative
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
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Summary From the demented and brilliant mind of American McGee, renowned for his artistically extraordinary vision embodied by "American McGee's Alice", comes American McGee Presents: Bad Day L.A., a third-person action/adventure game with a tongue-in-cheek comedic twist. Set in modern day Los Angeles, Bad Day L.A. combines a fantastical art sty...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- Xbox
- PC
Initial Release Date: Sep 6, 2006
Developer:
- Enlight Software
Publisher: Aspyr
Genres: