Mad Dog McCree

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Mad Dog McCree
Studio American Laser Games (Arcade, Mega-CD, 3DO & DVD)
CapDisc (CD-i)
Digital Leisure (Win, Wii & iOS)
Engine Software (3DS)
Publisher American Laser Games (Arcade, Mega-CD & 3DO)
Philips Media (CD-i)
Digital Leisure (DVD, Win, iOS & 3DS)
Majesco Entertainment (Wii)
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 1990 (arcade)
platform Arcade , Mega-CD , CD-i , 3DO , DOS , DVD , Mac OS , Windows , Wii , iOS , 3DS , PS3
genre Interactive film , light gun shooter
Game mode Single player
control Lightgun , mouse , game controller
medium Laserdisc , CD-ROM , download
language English
Age rating
USK approved from 16
information indexed from 1994 to 2012; USK rating refers to republication.

Mad Dog McCree is the first laser disc computer game with real film display , which was developed in 1990 by American Laser Games and published as an arcade game with a mixture of interactive film and light gun shooter. This was followed by numerous ports to other game systems and a successor in 1992 with the title Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold .

action

Mad Dog McCree gained more attention because of its real film presentation, which was based on the contemporary westerns through the scenery and costumes of the actors . The game is therefore also referred to as an interactive film in which the player slips into the role of “the stranger”, a nameless cowboy. When he arrives in a nameless, apparently peaceful city, he meets an old prospector (Ben Zeller). He learns that the city is being haunted by a gang of gangsters around crime boss Mad Dog McCree (Rusty Dillen). The mayor and his daughter are being held by them, and the sheriff has been locked in his own prison. During this introduction the first criminal appears and tries to shoot the prospector, the player has to react quickly.

The player then seeks out various locations (saloon, bank, sheriff's office with prison, horse stable, mine, hideout for the gang), shoots all gang members and frees their prisoners. The player can only determine the sequence of the scenes to a limited extent, some of them are dead ends. The highlight is the pistol duel with Mad Dog McCree, which the player has to decide for himself in order to end the game.

Gameplay

Almost all actions are carried out with the help of a virtual revolver or crosshair displayed on the screen, which the player controls via a light gun , computer mouse or the game controller on the console. It is used to target opponents and select the desired option, scene or junction. At the beginning the player has the choice between three levels of difficulty.

Most of the scenes consist of gun battles, in which the player must discover, aim at and virtually shoot down the suddenly appearing opponents in good time. The opponents appear one after the other and outnumber them. There are points for each shot, with a series of hits without missed shots in the meantime, these are higher. The revolver also only has six rounds and must be reloaded in good time, unlimited at the beginning, later with limitations. Some objects in the scene can also be shot down and result in additional ammunition. If the opponents shoot first, the player loses one of his lives. The same applies to the shooting down of an innocent passerby. After all lives have been lost, a game over takes place , represented by a scene at the local undertaker, and the game must be started again. Later versions made adjustments to these conditions.

The main goal of a playthrough is to master all scenes and kill Mad Dog McCree and his gang. The point system and the associated high score should also encourage the player to play through again and encourage a skill competition between different players.

publication

The game was the first of several similar games from American Laser Games that all used the same engine. Mad Dog McCree appeared in four different hardware variants with laser disc player initially as an arcade game , in 1993 variants for Mega-CD , MS-DOS and Windows were also released , and in 1994 CD-i , 3DO . It was released in 2001 along with several other American Laser Games titles with improved video and sound quality for DVD players.

In 2009 the title was re-released for the Wii together with its successor Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold and The Last Bounty Hunter as part of the Mad Dog McCree Gunslinger Pack . This was followed by releases for iOS (December 20, 2011) and Nintendo 3DS (June 14, 2012). The version for PlayStation 3 , which was published digitally on the PlayStation Network on January 22, 2013 , received a video remaster with 720p resolution, a new user interface and an adaptation to the Move controller .

reception

reviews
publication Rating
3DO 3DS DOS general iOS PS3 Windows Wii
CGW k. A. k. A. k. A. 90% (arcade) k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A.
IGN k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. 4.5 / 10
Joystiq k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. 2/5
PC Gamer US k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. 4/10 k. A.
PC player k. A. k. A. 57% k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A.
Pocket Gamer k. A. 1.5 / 5 k. A. k. A. 3/5 k. A. k. A. k. A.
Power play k. A. k. A. 47% k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A. k. A.
Meta-ratings
GameRankings 55% 27.2% k. A. 34.5% (DVD) k. A. 60% 32% 35.83%
Metacritic k. A. 27/100 k. A. k. A. 41/100 k. A. k. A. 31/100

The ratings of the game press were mostly restrained due to the simple game principle. There was mostly recognition for the progressive CD technology at the time of the original release.

“Despite the poor long-term nutritional value, Mad Dog has my sympathies. It is one of the very few "real" CD games that suggest the technical possibilities that lie dormant in this new medium. Thanks to the video technology, which is well worth seeing, it is a thoroughly impressive program with a high demonstration value. "

- Heinrich Lenhardt : Test report PC Player for DOS

"When it comes to American Laser Games, Mad Dog McCree is a pioneer in the future of CD games with a feature film flair. But some Sinclair ZX81 games on cassette had more class than this simple click-me-puppet theater. In the beginning friends and acquaintances gather around the monitor and you can present your skills as a sniper to the amazed crowd, but after five minutes at the latest, the common man without cowboy genetics turns away - for some it is too brutal, for others too boring: The playful depth is easily surpassed by the gravedigger with a groundbreaking ceremony. Mad Dog McCree is stereotypical and dull at the same time. You are not required to do more than shoot the right man at the right time. Small programming errors and inaccuracies make the Schützenfest a tragedy - in addition, the player is no longer needed: the BPS will certainly arrest Mad Dog McCree soon. "

- Sönke Steffen : Test report Power Play for DOS

Nevertheless, precisely because of its realistic presentation in the arcade area, the game was able to stand out from the more cartoon-like competing products and celebrate success. For the contemporary viewer, the game seemed to give a glimpse of the future, the amalgamation of real film and interactivity (see interactive film ). However, since these assumptions did not come true, later releases of the game gave the negative aspects more influence on the rating.

“Mad Dog McCree was corny, is corny, and always will be corny. It's a poorly acted interactive video-based game that's halfway between a rubbish Time Crisis-style blaster and an Uwe Boll movie. It's a game that is, for whatever reason, released over and over again, occupying platform after platform with its dumb dialogue, rickety sets and tedious gameplay. "

“Mad Dog McCree was cheesy, is cheesy, and will always be cheesy. It's a poorly acted, interactive, film-based game that lies somewhere between a ramshackle Time Crisis-style blaster and a Uwe Boll film. It's a game that for whatever reason has been released over and over again, occupying one platform after the other with its stupid dialogues, shaky backdrops and annoying gameplay. "

- Peter Willington : Pocket Gamer review for 3DS

“There's something enjoyable about playing something as awful as Mad Dog McCree. These rigid lightgun games are satisfyingly terrible. But make no mistake: they are bad. Oh, they are bad indeed. But priced right at $ 20 for all three bad, bad games. Definitely worth throwing down a Jackson to make fun of the action unfolding in the pinnacle of mid-80s videotography. "

“There's something satisfying about playing something as gruesome as Mad Dog McCree. These rigid lightgun games are satisfyingly terrible. Don't get me wrong: they are bad. Oh, they are really bad. But at just the right price of $ 20 for three really, really bad games. It is definitely worth flipping through a Jackson [note: $ 20 note] to get some fun out of the action that unfolds at the height of mid-80s videography. "

- Craig Harris : IGN review for Wii

In the British computer game program GamesMaster , the game was used in the premiere broadcast in 1992 and in episode 22 of the 1992/93 season for a competition between a celebrity and a viewer. In Germany, on the other hand, the game was indexed in June 1994 by the Federal Testing Office for Writings Harmful to Young People (BPjS). In May 2012, the stock was removed from the index again.

In 1992 American Laser Disc released a sequel called Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold .

Web links

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