

American McGee presents: Bad Day L.A. 2006
Developed by Enlight Software Limited, TMIEC
- Adventure, Action
Players assume the role of Anthony Willams, a former Hollywood agent turned homeless man in Los Angeles. During this time LA is ravaged by both natural and man-made disasters. Anthony only wishes to save himself, though through the course of the story he becomes an unwilling savior. The game's attempted tone is one of political satire, targeting all spectra of politics.
AdventureActionblack protagonistPC (Microsoft Windows)
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Contemporary, raw, unpretentious and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Enlight Software Limited, TMIEC
- Publisher
- Aspyr Media
- Released
- October 6, 2006
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 4 h rushed · 5 h main story · 6 h completionist
IGDB rating 3.1/10 from 7 ratings.
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