Third-Person Perspective
A mature platformer following a drunken squirrel's perilous journey home.
Conker's Bad Fur Day is a 2001 platform game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64. It is the second installment in the Conker series, after Conker's Pocket Tales (1999). The game follows Conker, a greedy, hard-drinking red squirrel who must return home to his girlfriend, Berri, after an evening of heavily drinking at the local pub. Most of the game requires the player to complete a linear sequence of challenges that involve jumping over obstacles, solving puzzles, and fighting enemies. A multiplayer mode in which up to four players can compete against each other in seven different game types is also included.
Quick Facts
- Protagonist
- Conker (a grey squirrel)
Lore & Background
The game is set in the Fairy Panther King's Kingdom. The plot begins the morning after a night of binge drinking, when a drunken Conker loses his way home and awakens with a hangover in an unfamiliar land. The Panther King, missing a table leg, orders his servant Professor Von Kriplespac to find a red squirrel to serve as the fourth leg. Conker, sidetracked by cash rewards, becomes embroiled in various dangerous situations. He eventually finds Berri, but during a bank robbery trap set by the Panther King, Berri is shot by Don Weaso on the Panther King's orders and dies in Conker's arms. The Panther King then dies when a Xenomorph-like creature bursts from his chest. Von Kriplespac reveals the creature, Heinrich, is his creation, and that they are inside a spaceship. He instructs Heinrich to kill Conker as revenge for destroying the Tediz, which were also his creations.
Reader's Guide
The game is a platform game with later sections featuring shooter elements. The player controls Conker through three-dimensional levels. An overworld allows transition between levels, many initially blocked until Conker earns cash. Gameplay involves completing linear challenges—defeating bosses, solving puzzles, gathering objects, racing—for cash rewards. Conker can run, jump, smack enemies with a frying pan, swim underwater, climb ladders or ropes, and push objects. Health is restored by eating 'anti-gravity' chocolate. Context-sensitive pads grant temporary abilities when pressing the B button, such as drinking Alka-Seltzer, turning into an anvil, or using a shotgun, blow torch, throwing knives, or slingshot. The multiplayer mode supports up to four players in seven game types: Beach, Raptor, Heist, War, Tank, Race, and Deathmatch.
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