Bad Day L.A.
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In Bad Day L.A., players are thrust behind the shopping cart of a homeless man turned city-saving crusader. Anthony Williams survives in his cocoon of destitution and isolation in L.A. until it all suddenly goes downhill and Los Angeles comes under attack from zombies, terrorists, earthquakes and other untold disasters. Using only his street smarts and the environment to stay alive, he must save the very city he loathes and its citizens whom he detests, and, in the end, escape what has become a very bad day in L.A.
The game boasts graphical design by the art team Kozyndan, and includes 10 levels based on real-world Los Angeles neighborhoods. To fight through this battered Los Angeles, players are armed with an eclectic mix of everyday armaments, from the mundane firearm to the more improvisational spray paint can flamethrower.
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Also known as:
American McGee Presents: Bad Day LA
Release Region: United States
Release Date: August 21, 2006
Publisher: Enlight
M for Mature Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Strong Language, Use of Drugs
Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: March 30, 2006
Publisher: Enlight
Release Region: Australia
Release Date: October 27, 2006
Publisher: Enlight
- Fight through Los Angeles on your way to escaping the city while suffering through calamities, such as earthquakes, fires, meteor showers, invasions, and constant riots
- Interact with more than 100 characters throughout dozens of missions
- Join up with four sidekicks - the Sick Kid (who launches Zombie vomit attacks), Juan the Mexican yard worker, Beverly of Beverly Hills (the blonde bimbo), and the Sergeant (a mix of George Bush and Arnold Schwarzenegger) – each with their own special abilities, styles and personalities
- Brawl using every day items (nail clippers, spray paint cans, etc…) that can be used as weapons, along with firearms and melee weapons
- Explore real-life and recognizable Los Angeles locations, including Hollywood Boulevard, Venice Beach and Beverly Hills
- Manage the game’s chaos. The player must think strategically in order to move through any given level and mission as quickly as possible, but at the same time they must also pay attention to the chaos in the level around them
- Balance ‘Threat level’ combat systems, where the world reacts to the way the player behaves. Gamers can raise and lower their “Threat” status based on their actions
- Battle "bosses" in the game, including a mad movie theatre manager and a 25-foot man in a hamburger costume
