One of the most underrated games on the N64. Period. Jet Force Gemini was the third shooter-oriented game created by RARE. Like its previous games, Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, Jet Force Gemini was an incredibly good game. It's a futuristic third-person shooter where the player must fight against the insectoid aliens led by the evil Mizar that had begun to invade the entire galaxy and enslaved the furry ancient race known as Tribals. The guys at Earth Federation see this as a minority, and the lone three man team of Juno, Vela and their pet dog, Lupus are left as the only thing standing between freedom and tyranny. At the beginning of the game, the threesome are separated after a surprise attack on their starship and escape in their pods. The game consists of many unique and effective weapons, such as the standard issue Machine Gun or the odd Shockers or even Shureikens or the devastating Tri-Rocket Launcher The player starts out as Juno, the male protagonist of the game and is instructed by the Tribal's leader, King Jeff, to rescue his people and destroy Mizar. As the game progresses, you will join up with your teammates and then unlock them. Each character also has their ow unique abilities. Juno is invulnerable to anything fire-related, and can safely traverse through lava without taking any damage whatsoever. Vela seems to possess gills as she is the only one capable of swimming underwater and stayin' submerged indefinitely. Lupus on the other hand, has the ability to hover across short distances. Halfway through the game, the three characters will receive an 'armor upgrade' that gives them a Jetpack function The player fights through hordes of ant-like soldiers commonly called 'Drones', who will do ANYTHING to get rid of you. Like Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, some of them will hold innocent people as hostages and it is imperative you rescue EVERY Tribal in the game in order to reach the final boss. Drones and Tribals are also victim to a fully-functional Limb Loss system. They can lose a or an arm if hit in said areas enough from gunfire. And some may even lose a head, which is the main focus for unlocking cheats. Yes, you have to collect heads in order unlock stuff. Like GE and PD, the game has a 4-Player Multiplayer option. At the start of the game, you start out with the three main protagonists, but by activating 'Hidden Totems' throughout the single player mode, you can unlock 'Drone' characters, which are nothin' more than alternate skins for Juno and Vela Somewhere in the game, you'll find a third ally in Floyd, a flyin' machine that defected from Mizar out of remorse for the Tribals. As punishment for his betrayal, he was destroyed and his parts were scattered by the Drones throughout the area. Once all of Floyd's parts are collected, he will become your permanent ally and a second player can join in as fire support, functioning as Co-Op play. Floyd has unlimited ammo, so he'll always have yer back. It's too bad this game didn't receive a sequel. It was pretty damn good. It's a sh*tload of fun, full of carnage and stuff. If yer a shooter fan, you'll love this game lots, and you might just stop playin' HALO after havin' a taste of this. XD
Wow, I remember that game from so long ago. I was so young when I played it. I barely remember what it was like. I do remember that I loved that game, though. I might have to play it again sometime. Somehow. >_>
I remember this game. I never had the chance to buy it but i use to play it at my pals house all the time. Great stuff. I tried to play it on an emulator a few years back, but that failed horribly since there were a few problems with it. I wish they would brin' it back as a downloadable game.
