The Lawnmower Man

The Lawnmower Man

The Lawnmower Man is a game based on the 1992 film of the same name (which in turn is loosely based on a short story by Stephen King). In it, Pierce Brosnan, who was not yet known as Bond at the time, plays Dr. Lawrence Angelo, a scientist working for Virtual Space Industries on "Project 5," a secret research project that attempts to increase the intelligence of primates using psychotropic drugs and VR training. The twists and turns of the game are real 3D level connections based on the CG sequences from the film, and usually involve dodging obstacles (and occasional shooting) at high speed in the VR world. There are four different ones (Virtual World, Cyber War, Cyber Run, and Cyber Tube), each with a slightly different approach (Virtual World is played from a first-person perspective, with the goal of dodging obstacles such as trees and arches and reaching the exit; Cyber War is similar to Virtual World but includes some shooting stops; Cyber Run is played from a third-person perspective and requires occasional shooting at obstacles, while Cyber Tube is a fast-paced journey with many enemies in a VR tunnel).