*Cash money (or paypal) to whoever can solve the mystery*
Hello everyone,
I enjoy terrible FMV games, and have been completely unable to find any trace of a game I played back in the mid 90s. I've tried Gamefaqs, Reddit, you name it, and I got nothing. If you have a spare minute, I was hoping you might be able to take a stab at it. Here's what I can remember:
I'm almost 100% certain it was a PC game, although there's a small chance it was on PS1
The opening FMV shows a military guy who tells you about a nuke that's been planted on a tropical island in the Pacific.
It's going to go off any minute! There's no time to send someone in person to stop it, but they can parachute in a robot that you can remote control!
You control the robot from a first-person perspective. The robot's view is in the top half of the screen. Surrounding the view are your inventory, weapons, map, etc.
The game uses a nodal movement system as the robot explores the island. The island is mostly jungle, save for a few buildings which you can enter and explore.
I distinctly remember the robot has three weapons: a laser, poison gas, and missiles. Each has a limited supply, and when an enemy comes on screen (which were all scripted events), you have to pick the right weapon before they can attack. Failing to react in time, or picking the wrong weapon, results in game over.
I remember two enemies for certain: a giant carnivorous plant (which you have to gas), and a dinosaur (which I think needed a missile?).
When the robot gets destroyed, you get a game over FMV of the same military guy telling you that you screwed up big time. Then a little animation of a mushroom cloud.
Hopefully that rings a bell for someone out there. I've been looking for this for all of my 20s and 30s with no luck so far. Thanks!