Mutation of J.B.
| Mutation of J.B. | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Invention |
| Publisher(s) | Riki Computer Games |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Release | 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
Mutation of J.B. (in Slovak: Mutácia Johnyho Burgera) is a 1996 point-and-click adventure game by Slovak developer Invention. It was released for MS-DOS by Riki Computer Games in Slovakia, by Vochozka Trading (now 2K Czech) in the Czech Republic and by Neo Software in the German speaking countries.
Plot
[edit]The player controls Johnny Burger, who plans to visit his cousin Emanuel for two weeks. A scientist offers him money to be part of an experiment. The experiment goes wrong, the scientist disappears, Johnny gets turned into a human pig, and he is kidnapped to the Planet Ladea. He must return things to how they were and find out what happened to Emanuel.
Development
[edit]This was the very first Slovak video game on CD which also included Slovak voice acting. Voice actors included were Jozef Pročko, Ladislav Kocan, and Riki magazine's editor-in-chief Ivo Ninja.[1] It is also the first Slovak commercial point & click adventure.[2]
The publishers actively tried to push against the rampant piracy by publishing the title directly into the Slovak language without subtitles.[3] The Austrian publisher NEO included German language with subtitles and insisted that the games' music must be uploaded directly to them in the studio in Vienna.[3]
Reception
[edit]Adventure-archiv praised the puzzles and story for being highly original.[4] Gamesite.sk editor listed the title as the fifth best game of all time.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Čelár, Ľubomír (24 October 2016). "Zabudnutý klenot videoherného priemyslu – česko-slovenské point&click adventúry".
- ^ a b Sokol, Richard (2016-09-06). "TOP 5 najlepších hier všetkých čias, podľa redaktorov Gamesite.sk". Gamesite.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ a b https://is.muni.cz/th/367276/fss_m/Priloha_3.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ slydos. "Mutation of J. B. - Review english". www.adventurearchiv.com.