Mutation of J.B.
Mutation of J.B. is a 1996 Slovak scifi/comic adventure game developed by Invention and published by Riki Computer Games on DOS.
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Developer(s) | Invention |
Publisher(s) | Riki Computer Games |
Platform(s) | DOS |
Release | 1996 |
Genre(s) | Adventure game |
Production
This was the very first Slovak video game 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 cross-country piracy by publishing the title directly into the Slovak and Czech domestic markets, and in English through the company OCEAN.[3] The Austrian publisher insisted that the games' music must be uploaded directly to them in the studio.[3]
Plot and gameplay
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. Gameplay takes the form of a classic point and click adventure, with inventory and puzzles.
Critical reception
Adventure-archiv praised the puzzles and story for being highly original.[4] Gamesite.sk editors listed the title as the fifth best games of all time.[5]
References
- Čelár, Ľubomír (24 October 2016). "Zabudnutý klenot videoherného priemyslu – česko-slovenské point&click adventúry".
- Sokol, Richard (2016-09-06). "TOP 5 najlepších hier všetkých čias, podľa redaktorov Gamesite.sk". Gamesite.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- https://is.muni.cz/th/367276/fss_m/Priloha_3.pdf
- slydos. "Mutation of J. B. - Review english". www.adventurearchiv.com.
- Sokol, Richard (2016-09-06). "TOP 5 najlepších hier všetkých čias, podľa redaktorov Gamesite.sk". Gamesite.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2018-03-27.