Take Your Best Shot
1995 video game developed by 7th Level
Take Your Best Shot is a 1995 video game from 7th Level.
Gameplay
Take Your Best Shot is a darkly comedic multimedia compilation featuring the surreal animations of Bill Plympton. Designed as a stress-relief novelty for corporate environments, it includes games, screen savers, wallpapers, and Windows icons that depict suited businessmen engaging in absurd and violent antics—like mutual decapitation and explosive head-swapping—without consequence.
Development
The game was developed in collaboration with Bill Plympton who developed the characters. It was released in February 1995.
Reception
PC Gamer said "We guarantee that you will laugh, and insist on having someone else see it to believe it. For under $20, this is a novelty well worth having"
Star Tribune gave the game a score of B− stating: "novelty wears off quickly, since game play is limited to a few variations on a standard theme".
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