Ace Ventura: The CD-Rom Game

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Ace Ventura: The CD-Rom Game
Boxart
Developer(s)	7th Level
Publisher(s)	Bomico Entertainment Software
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	August 1996^[1]
Genre(s)	Graphic Adventure (Point-and-click)

Ace Ventura: The CD-Rom Game is an adventure game released for the PC in August 1996 by 7th Level. The game is based on the animated series Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

Gameplay

The game is a classic point and click adventure game that resembles the tone of the Leisure Suit Larry series by Sierra Games, in that it approaches the adult style of humor featured, which is implied but never shown, all while remaining faithful to the family-friendly tone established in the corresponding animated series being broadcast at the time.

Development

The game used TopGun, 7th Level's proprietary technology.^[2]

Reception

GameSpot gave the game 6.6 out of 10,^[3] while Gamezilla gave it 58 out of 100.^[4] Cindy Yans of Computer Games Magazine gave the game two and a half stars out of five.^[5]

References

^ "7th Level and Morgan Creek to develop "ACE VENTURA"; CD-ROMS action adventure and educational titles to be developed". Business Wire. September 13, 1995. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via The Free Dictionary.
^ "7th Level and Morgan Creek Premier Ace Ventura CD-ROM". 7thlevel.com. April 10, 1996. Archived from the original on January 29, 1998. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ "Ace Ventura Review". GameSpot. December 23, 1996. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
^ Yarbrough, Ethan. "Ace Ventura review". Gamezilla. Archived from the original on February 8, 2002. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
^ Yans, Cindy. "Ace Ventura". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on 2003-10-11. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

External links

Ace Ventura at MobyGames

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Films	Pet Detective (1994) When Nature Calls (1995) Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective (2009)
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