| Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko | |
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North American PlayStation version box art |
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| Developer(s) | Crystal Dynamics (PlayStation) Gratuitous Games (Nintendo 64) David A. Palmer Productions (Game Boy Color) |
| Publisher(s) | Eidos Interactive (PlayStation & Game Boy Color) Crave Entertainment (Nintendo 64) |
| Series | Gex |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation Network |
| Release date(s) | PlayStation Nintendo 64 Game Boy Color
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Media/distribution | 1 × CD-ROM |
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (known in Europe as Gex: Deep Cover Gecko) is the last in the trilogy of Gex video games. Red Dwarf star Jason Kreis provided the voice for Gex in the UK and European release, but comedian Dana Gould reprised the role for the American release, also starring the Playboy model Marliece Andrada as Agent Xtra, the only character that's featured in live-action. Unlike in the last Gex game, passwords are not used for saving, so a memory expansion controller pak (Nintendo 64), or Memory Card (PlayStation) is the only option for saving. Like the previous title, the N64 version is lower-res, featuring no FMV sequences, also the n64 version is rated E unlike the Playstation version which was rated T, the adult content and agent xtra have been removed.
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When Gex is watching TV one day, he discovers that Rez has kidnapped Agent Xtra (the agent from Gex: Enter the Gecko's backstory), head of the TV Terrorist Defense Unit, to get to him. He teleports to the batcave-like lair he has in the Media Dimension, and begins another adventure. Each level parodies a certain aspect of television culture (here the levels exist as stand-alone channels). Gex enters each level through a television set. He must collect remote controls to advance to the next level in order to complete his mission and rescue Xtra.
Gameplay remains similar to the previous game, Gex: Enter the Gecko, with the addition of certain vehicles, such as a tank, a camel and a snowboard, as well as a gliding ability available with certain costumes. Still, there are some aspects of the game that are shared only with the first installment, like that Gex can only collect bugs in all levels (100 per level- earns a remote) and secret levels, instead of the variety of items he collected in Enter the Gecko (skulls, TNT bombs, carrots, TV's, police plates, etc.), he can spit fire and ice, and he can swim (Gex swam in one special level in Enter the Gecko but was only available in the N64). Unlike Enter the Gecko, where Gex could lose a life without losing the items collected, in Gex 3, when losing a life, Gex retains only the amount of bugs collected up to the latest checkpoint- if the level has no checkpoint, Gex has to start from zero- also, there are only 100 per level, so collecting bugs can get significantly more difficult than the items in Enter the Gecko. Also, more like in the first Gex game, he can collect footprints along the game which gives him more energy, though unlike the first game, Gex retains the energy (8 hits total) once he collects 100 footprints. Yet another aspect similar to the first game is the Bonus Levels' "it's bonus time!" before starting the challenge, which is not seen in Enter the Gecko. Therefore, Gex 3 combines some aspects from the first game not seen in the second installment, with the general 3D platforming from the second game. Levels are accessed via a more expansive hub, with more areas unlocked as the player collects remotes from each of the levels. Players can unlock and control three alternate characters, Rex, Cuz and Alfred, during bonus stages, though they play the same. Also, Gex uses disguises in all the game, unlike Enter the Gecko, where he is shown naked in the Toon TV (except for the Rabbit/Duck season parts), Scream TV, Circuit Central and Rezopolis levels (except the Disco areas).
Four new characters appear in this sequel. Agent Xtra, a live action female government Spy and whom Gex must help rescue from the clutches of Rez. Gex is also joined by his faithful butler, Alfred the tortoise who is a slight character reference to Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth. Alfred basically helps around and maintains Gex's secret lair which is known as "Mission Control". Alfred can be found in parts of most levels and tailwhipping him gives useful advice. The two last are Rex, a red Dinosaur who Gex unfroze from a block of ice in the "Holiday Broadcasting" channel, and Cuz, Gex's cousin, who Gex rescued from gangsters in the "Gangster TV" channel.
The Game Boy Color version of Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko was entitled Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko.
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| GameRankings | (PS) 77.20%[1] (GBC) 70.60%[2] (N64) 65.13%[3] |
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Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko received mostly positive reviews. Aggregating review website GameRankings and gave the PlayStation version 77.20%[1] and the Nintendo 64 version 65.13%.[3]
Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko received mostly positive reviews. Aggregating review website GameRankings and gave the game 70.60%.[2]
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