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Jet Force Gemini is a third-person shooter developed and published by Rare for the Nintendo 64.
It sold over 1,160,000 copies, making it the 41st best-selling game on the Nintendo 64 according to the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association.
Gameplay[]
It is an action-adventure game mixed with shoot-em-up elements in a 3D third-person environment. Players can use weapons, such as grenades, guns, and rocket launchers, and have unlimited ammo. The player must shoot down as much enemies as they can without getting hit. Outside of combat, the game is similar to a 3D platformer.
In single-player mode, players must travel to 15 nonlinear worlds, and play as Juno, Vela, and Lupus. They each have unique abilities.
There is also a multiplayer mode dedicated to deathmatch.
Plot[]
Three galactic law enforcement team members must explore a galaxy and save the Tribals, and stop an army of drones led by Mizar.
Release[]
The game was first released in North America on October 14, 1999. It later released in Europe on November 2, and in Japan on December 1.
It was later re-released on the Nintendo Switch Online service via the Expansion Pack on December 8, 2023. In Japan, it was released specifically for the service's 18+ app due to its content. Prior to that, it was also among the games included in the 2015 Xbox One compilation game Rare Replay.
Reception[]
The game received mostly positive reviews; praises went toward the graphics and life-span, but criticism for its controls and completion requirement. On Metacritic, the game has a score of "80", based on 14 reviews.[2]
Trivia[]
- In 2010, according to an interview with a Canadian gaming website, when asked about Jet Force Gemini, Nintendo of Canada's Julie Gagnon said she "never heard of that game".
- Graeme Norgate was originally set compose the game's soundtrack, but he left Rare and joined Free Radical. Robin Beanland and Alistair Lindsay took over and composed it together.
- According to Norgate's Iinkedln account, he still worked on the music and provided sound work.
- In Japan, the game is known as Star Twins.
References[]
- ↑ Official Jet Force Gemini commercial
- ↑ Jet Force Gemini on Metacritic
External links[]
- Jet Force Gemini at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Jet Force Gemini at GameFAQs
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