Gex: Enter the Gecko
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Crystal Dynamics
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| Designer(s) | Evan Wells Glen A. Schofield Jeffrey Zwelling |
| Series | Gex |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color |
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PlayStation Nintendo 64 Microsoft Windows
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| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gex: Enter the Gecko (known in Europe as Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko) is a platform game released in 1998 for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows and the Game Boy Color. In 2011, it was added to the PlayStation Network. It is the sequel to the 1994 game Gex, and involves collecting three types of remotes to unlock different TVs in the hub world that lead to levels, and to aid in the fight once again against Rez. The eponymous gecko protagonist is voiced by Dana Gould in the American version, and Leslie Phillips in the British release.
Since his retirement from the public eye in 1996 after having been swamped with celebrity publicity following Rez' defeat in the first game, Gex has resigned himself to a life of solitude; for two years Gex started his day watching Kung-Fu Theater (Supermarket Sweep in the European release), eventually the days, then weeks started to feel like a telethon/chat show.
One day, Gex was watching his TV when it suddenly went blank. The screen then began to flash a familiar face, over and over again; the face was that of Rez. The next thing Gex knows, two government agents show up at his side, requesting Gex's help; they explain that Rez has again risen to power in the Media Dimension and they believed Gex was crazy enough to go back in after him. Gex denies, saying he has already saved the universe once. One of the agents then hits Gex in the head using a wrecking bar, knocking him unconscious.
When Gex wakes up, he realizes he is in an interrogation room. The two agents ask him what he knows about Rez, Gex tells them everything. Once again they ask for his help, one of the agents reaches under the table, pulls out a briefcase and slides it over to Gex. Gex opens it and sees that it is full of cash, to cover his expenses. Just when Gex thinks it couldn't get any better, the other agent tosses him a secret agent suit and Gex agrees to help them. The two agents give him a map, and say they want Rez to "disappear", instructing him to hide the body between Jimmy Hoffa's and Spuds MacKenzie's.
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