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The game's genre was described as an action-adventure "in the truest sense of the word,"[citation needed] with an alternation between action levels focused on platforming and shooting mechanics, and detective levels characterized by interrogation and puzzle-solving.
Plot
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The game takes place in the crime-ridden city of Troi in a world where insects have evolved into the dominant life form and humans have degenerated into "hominids." The story follows two police officers from the Insecticide Division (a pun on homicide) as they try to solve a murder at the Nectarola soft drink company.
Development and release
The game was the brainchild of Mike Levine and Larry Ahern, two former and longtime employees of LucasArts best known for their contributions to that company's library of classic graphic adventure titles. They are among many LucasArts adventure alumni, including artists, designers, sound engineers and composers, that comprise the game's team. The LucasArts legacy is evident in Insecticide's detective missions, which are designed as miniature graphic adventures complete with inventory puzzles and dialog trees. Much of the writing and design for these segments of the game are credited to Josh Mandel, veteran of Sierra Entertainment who worked on the King's Quest, Police Quest, and Leisure Suit Larry series among others.
The PC version was to be released as two downloadable episodes with a retail version following soon afterward, but the second episode never materialized due to Gamecock being acquired by SouthPeak Games in 2008 and the latter deciding to cancel the inherited title. Part 1 had by this time been released by Gamecock through digital distribution channels like Steam, Gametap and Direct2Drive, with Part 2 in production. Southpeak itself published a retail version of the first episode as part of their "PC Classics" budget line in early 2010 without any explanation about the story's unfinished state. Ahern revealed in a 2012 interview that Part 2 was cancelled due to "a whole host of complicated financial, technical, and marketing issues," and the fact the game did not sell well.[3]
By comparison to the heavily scaled down Nintendo DS port, the Windows version features full in-game voice acting and all of the full motion video cinematics, some of which had to be transformed into a captioned "slide show" format or removed altogether for the handheld counterpart. In order to complete the story for Windows gamers, Crackpot expressed a desire to upload the cinematics for Part 2 (as well as Part 1) on their official YouTube page, an effort that at length came to fruition. In 2012, Levine posted the entire Insecticide cinematics on his personal YouTube account.[4]
Both Ahern and Levine currently own the rights to Insecticide.[5] Prior to the game's troubled release, Crackpot stated that they were interested in developing a sequel and even expanding the Insecticide franchise to another medium. An animated series was considered, with Levine and Ahern putting together a series bible and shopping it to various networks without success. In 2012, Mike Levine publicly solicited fans for feedback on the possibility of a follow-up to Insecticide, one potentially designed as a pure graphic adventure game in the traditional style, and speculated on the possibility of raising money for the project via Kickstarter.[6]
References
^"Insecticide Release Information for DS". GameFAQs.com. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
^"Insecticide: Episode 1 Release Information for PC". GameFAQs.com. 2008-06-13. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
^Levine, Mike. "Insecticide - Parts 1&2 Combined". YouTube. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^Fletcher, JC. "DS Fanboy interview: Insecticide's Larry Ahern". Engadget. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
^Jennifer. "Mike Levine Wants Your Opinion About A Possible New All-Adventure Insecticide". The International House of Mojo. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
External links
Official website
March 23, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Insecticide video game news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message For other uses see Insecticide Insecticide is a story driven action adventure game by Crackpot Entertainment and published by Gamecock Media Group for the Nintendo DS and Microsoft Windows InsecticideNorth American Nintendo DS box artDeveloper s Crackpot Entertainment Creat StudiosPublisher s Gamecock Media GroupDirector s Larry AhernProducer s Michael LevineDesigner s Larry Ahern Michael Levine Jacob StephensArtist s Peter ChanWriter s Josh MandelComposer s Peter McConnellPlatform s Nintendo DS Microsoft WindowsReleaseDSNA March 11 2008AU November 15 2008 1 WindowsNA June 13 2008 2 Genre s Action adventureMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Development and release 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2015 The game s genre was described as an action adventure in the truest sense of the word citation needed with an alternation between action levels focused on platforming and shooting mechanics and detective levels characterized by interrogation and puzzle solving Plot EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2015 The game takes place in the crime ridden city of Troi in a world where insects have evolved into the dominant life form and humans have degenerated into hominids The story follows two police officers from the Insecticide Division a pun on homicide as they try to solve a murder at the Nectarola soft drink company Development and release EditThe game was the brainchild of Mike Levine and Larry Ahern two former and longtime employees of LucasArts best known for their contributions to that company s library of classic graphic adventure titles They are among many LucasArts adventure alumni including artists designers sound engineers and composers that comprise the game s team The LucasArts legacy is evident in Insecticide s detective missions which are designed as miniature graphic adventures complete with inventory puzzles and dialog trees Much of the writing and design for these segments of the game are credited to Josh Mandel veteran of Sierra Entertainment who worked on the King s Quest Police Quest and Leisure Suit Larry series among others The PC version was to be released as two downloadable episodes with a retail version following soon afterward but the second episode never materialized due to Gamecock being acquired by SouthPeak Games in 2008 and the latter deciding to cancel the inherited title Part 1 had by this time been released by Gamecock through digital distribution channels like Steam Gametap and Direct2Drive with Part 2 in production Southpeak itself published a retail version of the first episode as part of their PC Classics budget line in early 2010 without any explanation about the story s unfinished state Ahern revealed in a 2012 interview that Part 2 was cancelled due to a whole host of complicated financial technical and marketing issues and the fact the game did not sell well 3 By comparison to the heavily scaled down Nintendo DS port the Windows version features full in game voice acting and all of the full motion video cinematics some of which had to be transformed into a captioned slide show format or removed altogether for the handheld counterpart In order to complete the story for Windows gamers Crackpot expressed a desire to upload the cinematics for Part 2 as well as Part 1 on their official YouTube page an effort that at length came to fruition In 2012 Levine posted the entire Insecticide cinematics on his personal YouTube account 4 Both Ahern and Levine currently own the rights to Insecticide 5 Prior to the game s troubled release Crackpot stated that they were interested in developing a sequel and even expanding the Insecticide franchise to another medium An animated series was considered with Levine and Ahern putting together a series bible and shopping it to various networks without success In 2012 Mike Levine publicly solicited fans for feedback on the possibility of a follow up to Insecticide one potentially designed as a pure graphic adventure game in the traditional style and speculated on the possibility of raising money for the project via Kickstarter 6 References Edit Insecticide Release Information for DS GameFAQs com 2008 03 11 Retrieved 2015 05 29 Insecticide Episode 1 Release Information for PC GameFAQs com 2008 06 13 Retrieved 2015 05 29 Hardy Igor Larry Ahern Crackpot Entertainment Adventure Classic Gaming Retrieved 8 January 2016 Levine Mike Insecticide Parts 1 amp 2 Combined YouTube Retrieved 8 January 2016 Fletcher JC DS Fanboy interview Insecticide s Larry Ahern Engadget Retrieved 8 January 2016 Jennifer Mike Levine Wants Your Opinion About A Possible New All Adventure Insecticide The International House of Mojo Retrieved 8 January 2016 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Insecticide video game amp oldid 1065691787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
