Tomcat Alley
Encyclopedia
Tomcat Alley is an interactive movie
FMV video game developed by The Code Monkeys for Mega-CD. It was the first, and only, Mega-CD game to feature extensive full screen, full motion video . It was later released, with higher quality video, for Windows
-based PCs.
pilot who had to bring peace and stability to the world after the cash-poor former Soviet Union
sold off some of its military equipment to an unfriendly government.
The game took place in a full screen, full motion video, first-person perspective, and the player had to move quickly to launch missiles at enemy aircraft.
gave the game a perfect score stating, "Time to scramble, jet jocks! Maybe you've always wanted to soar with the Blue Angels... maybe you've always wanted to shoot down the Blue Angels. You can fly your fantasy either way through Tomcat Alley.". However, critics who disliked full motion video based games, or felt that the genre was being oversatured with games, were often much more critical.
EGM
gave the gave a largely negative review stating, "Aaargh, another full-motion video game! If you've played Night Trap
or Double Switch, then you've played Tomcat Alley." The hardware limitations of the Sega CD itself, "makes the video very blocky and often hard to see.".
Interactive movie
An interactive movie is a video game that features highly cinematic presentation and heavy use of scripting, often through the use of full-motion video of either animated or live-action footage.-Philosophy:...
FMV video game developed by The Code Monkeys for Mega-CD. It was the first, and only, Mega-CD game to feature extensive full screen, full motion video . It was later released, with higher quality video, for Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
-based PCs.
Storyline
The player controlled a United States NavyUnited States Navy
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pilot who had to bring peace and stability to the world after the cash-poor former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
sold off some of its military equipment to an unfriendly government.
The game took place in a full screen, full motion video, first-person perspective, and the player had to move quickly to launch missiles at enemy aircraft.
Critical reception
GameProGamePro
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gave the game a perfect score stating, "Time to scramble, jet jocks! Maybe you've always wanted to soar with the Blue Angels... maybe you've always wanted to shoot down the Blue Angels. You can fly your fantasy either way through Tomcat Alley.". However, critics who disliked full motion video based games, or felt that the genre was being oversatured with games, were often much more critical.
EGM
EGM
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gave the gave a largely negative review stating, "Aaargh, another full-motion video game! If you've played Night Trap
Night Trap
Night Trap is a video game that was released in North America on October 15, 1992 originally for the Sega Mega-CD. It was filmed over a three week period in 1987 for an unreleased game entitled "Scene of the Crime"...
or Double Switch, then you've played Tomcat Alley." The hardware limitations of the Sega CD itself, "makes the video very blocky and often hard to see.".