Underplayed Gems

Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001)

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Developer
Rare
Publisher
THQ, Rare, Gradiente
Platforms
Nintendo 64
Genres
Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Rating
4.1 of 5, 148 player ratings
Main story
about 7.1 hours
Completionist
about 12 hours

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How it feels

A raunchy, laugh-out-loud platformer that skips collectathon tedium for sharp adult humor and inventive context-sensitive chaos.

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About

Humorous action-platformer that does away with the tedious item collection found in most games in the genre. Instead, BFD employs a combination of standard jump, run and explore mechanics and context-sensitive gags and actions. For instance, in the beginning of the game, by pressing the B button on the first pad he encounters, Conker drinks some Alka-Seltzer to wipe out his hangover, at which point players can proceed forward. Later on these pads are used to activate a slingshot and throwing knives; to turn Conker into an anvil and drop downward; to shoot automatic, double-handed guns; to activate a The Matrix-inspired slow-motion effect and flip through the air shooting enemies; and much, much more.

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