Well, there is a wide variety of live action Sega CD full motion video games. Most people don't realize that Sony was developing a system to use VCRs to play live action CD games. Night Trap, starring Dana Plato was one of the first to be made. Digital Pictures, founded by Tom Zito, owned the live action genre in the early 90's. They created Night Trap, Ground Zero Texas, Prize Fighter, Double Switch (which starred the late Cory Haim, hmm, starting to see a pattern here). Dana Plato died at a young age and she starred in Night Trap while Cory Haim starred in Double Switch. Both games used traps to catch intruders which were controlled by the player.







Unfortunately, most of these games had terrible controls and were limited by repetitive game play. Prime example, Night Trap was only 37 minutes long. You were able to play all the way through, and most people had to play multiple times to make it to the end. Still, it was a game that only takes 37 minutes to complete when the shortest games these days clock in at least around 6 hours. It shows that the standards for what would entertain us for hours, 20 years ago, was far below the standard for 2011.



To answer the question, the best live action games were on a wide range of systems. Sega CD and 3Do had the most to offer along with the PC. I would recommend, Dracula Unleashed, Physic Detective, Night Trap, Double Switch, NFL's Greatest: San Francisco vs. Dallas 1978-1993 "this was a rare football game where player would choose their plays and then watch a video clip of how their choice would play out.







Only problem with this game was the video clips became very repetitive and you only had two teams to choose from" On the 3Do, Twisted is a must play party game. The game show comes packed with full motion video sequences, funny commercials included. The characters are hilarious, Pez (a pez dispenser) really steals the show. Corpse Killers is a great shooter style game that came out for Sega Cd, 3do and the Sega 32x. You play as an elite special forces soldier, who parachutes onto a remote tropical island.



The last game I recommend for 3do would have to be Night Trap. The 3Do version is just superior in ever way compared to the Sega Cd build. The video is clear, the interface is smooth and easier to understand and the sound is better quality. The only part that was removed is the beginning scene where the S.C.A.T "Sega Control Attack Team" leader no longer identifies himself as S.C.A.T and when you fail on the Sega CD version, I always found it hilarious when he rips the cord out of the Sega controller as if it weren't even attached.



I feel these games are a great trip down memory lane for anyone who grew up during this evolutionary period. When game consoles were still new and seeing actors talk to us was the future of gaming. Long gone are those days, even though some companies are still putting out full motion video games. In November, an independent company produced a Science fiction FMV game called Darkstar. I suggest playing an old Sega Cd games then throw this 14 gig game into your CD drive and truly marvel in how far full motion video games have truly come.



