Who Shot Johnny Rock?
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| Developer(s) |
American Laser Games Origin Systems (3DO) |
| Publisher(s) | American Laser Games Phillips Interactive Media (CD-i) Digital Leisure (DVD) |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, MS-DOS, Sega CD, Phillips CD-i, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DVD |
| Release |
Arcade & MS-DOS
DVD
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| Genre(s) | Interactive movie, Light gun shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Who Shot Johnny Rock? is the title of a live-action full motion video laserdisc video game produced by American Laser Games and released in the arcade in 1991, as well as for MS-DOS, Sega CD, 3DO and CD-i in or around 1994. As part of a series of similar-styled games released by the company, Who Shot Johnny Rock? introduces a different setting than most of the others, while maintaining almost identical gameplay. The game was re-released by Digital Leisure around 2003 with updated video and sound, in addition to several bonus options.
The game is set a Hollywood version of 1930s Chicago, where one plays a private detective that has been hired to find out who murdered a nightclub singer named Johnny Rock. The player must attempt to reach Johnny Rock's killer, shooting villains and interrogating individuals. The game takes the player through the gangs of four gangsters with suggestive names - Measles, Mumps, Smallpox, and Lockjaw Lil, who all knew Rock - and locations such as a chemical factory, a pool hall, a garage and a casino.
As is the case with other American Laser Games releases, the format is from a first-person perspective of the player watching the full motion video, listening to the various characters and shooting the right enemies at the right time with a powerful Tommy gun. Most other games produced by the company - with minor exceptions such as The Last Bounty Hunter, where the player can use a shotgun for a limited amount of time - feature no more than a simple pistol, which must be used to eliminate successive foes. Also, the player narrates the story.
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