History VideoGame / GroundZeroTexas

''Ground Zero Texas'' is a 1993 [[FullMotionVideo FMV]] game developed by Creator/DigitalPictures and published by Creator/SonyImagesoft for the UsefulNotes/SegaCD. It was later given a remastered edition by Screaming Villains in 2021 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

''Ground Zero Texas'' is a [[FullMotionVideo FMV]] game from ''Creator/{{Sega}}'' meant for the ''UsefulNotes/SegaCD'', later given a remastered edition in 2021 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}. It was developed by Creator/DigitalPictures and published by Creator/SonyImagesoft.

On an interesting note, when making the game, Creator/DigitalPictures used a real Hollywood crew for it, though they had to go through the Directors Guild, Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild to do so. A first for a video game. Sadly the hardware for the system lowered the quality that this is hardly noticeable in the game.

Not to say it's not playable though, the game does a good job of building tension and slowly ramping up the challenge as the game goes on (though the last bits do get a bit repetitive). The B-Movie style plot doesn't hurt either.

You can find a longplay of it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpREyMjFoYc here]]

!!''Ground Zero Texas'' has the following tropes
* AWinnerIsYou: After all that, the ending is a short video of you being congratulated by the commander and the team and... roll credits.

* GottaCatchThemAll: The codes which are the password to the Reticulans ship. To do this you need to pay attention to certain scenes as the task members deal with some of the disguised Reticulans.

* MadLibsDialogue: "And what's this? A pendant with writing... <<Number>>. <<Shape>>."

* NighInvulnerability: The Reticulans are said to be immune to regular bullets. At best the task team can come up with is particle cannons which can only stun the aliens. It isn't until you storm one of their hideouts, that you gain one of their weapons. Course by that point, they sic robotic mooks on you which you deal with for the rest of the game.

* SpotTheImposter: Though fairly easy when they try to pull a blaster on you.

--> '''Reece:''' I DON'T WANT THE LIKES OF YOU WATCHING MY BACK! THE CHOPPER'S WAITING, ''' ''YOU'RE DONE!!'' '''

''Ground Zero Texas'' is a [[FullMotionVideo FMV]] game from ''Creator/{{Sega}}'' meant for the ''UsefulNotes/SegaCD'', later given a remastered edition in 2021 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

* StunGuns: At first, your [=BattleCam=]'s technology isn't effective on the Reticulans and only knocks them out; this justifies why the same people keep showing up in the shoot-outs. You start killing them once you grab their own technology.

* FullMotionVideo: Being a Digital Pictures production, it was all shot on video.

''Ground Zero Texas'' is a [[FullMotionVideo FMV]] game from ''Creator/{{Sega}}'' meant for the ''UsefulNotes/SegaCD'', later given a remastered edition in 2020 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

* AWinnerIsYou: After all that, the ending is a short video of you being congratulated by the commander and the team and...roll credits.

* MissionControl: Agent Reese is your task head, and each location in town has an field operative watching over it -- Breen in the cantina, Matthews on Main Street, Pike in the plaza square, and [=DeSalvo=] outside your hotel.

* ShootingGallery: When you're not watching special footage advancing the story, you're gunning down aliens that pop into and out of view while a recurring snare drum beat plays in the soundtrack.

* ViolationOfCommonSense: To get the best chance of acing every possible scene without any overlap, you need to ''immediately'' pick a target destination right after the title screen rolls.

''Ground Zero Texas'' is a [[FullMotionVideo FMV]] game from ''Creator/{{Sega}}'' meant for the ''UsefulNotes/SegaCD''.

* AlienInvasion
* FullMotionVideo

** RailShooter
** ShootingGallery

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Sprouted by one of the task force if you hit a civilian.

* MagicSecurityCam: The [=BattleCams=] capture some surprisingly dramatic footage for being what amount to stationary guns. In one scene on Main Street, the POV even starts behind a wire fence that was never even hinted to exist in its field of vision.

''Ground Zero Texas'' is a [[FullMotionVideo FMV]] game from ''{{Sega}}'' meant for the ''SegaCD''.

''Ground Zero Texas'' has the following tropes

* ShootingGallery
* SoBadItsGood

On an interesting note, when making the game, DigitalPictures (the company that produced the game) used a real Hollywood crew for it, though they had to go through the Directors Guild, Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild to do so. A first for a video game. Sadly the hardware for the system lowered the quality that this is hardly noticeable in the game.

On an interesting note, when making the game ''DigitalPictures'' (the company that produced the game) used a real Hollywood crew for it, though had to go through the Directors Guild, Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild to do so. A first for a video game. Sadly the hardware for the system lowered the quality that this is hardly noticeable in the game.

* FirstPersonShooter: The main gist of the game though most of it is done via the cameras which you switch in and out of. At one point, your commander enters into the Reticulans ship and you have to blast them as they try to attack him.

The Reticulans can disguise themselves as humans and have been kidnapping and replacing most of the residents. Your job is to monitor certain area with a special stunning particle beam cameras and shoot them when they try to disable them as the rest of the forces investigates and tries to stop the invasion. Hastening matters is the fact the task force is a last ditch effort and if they fail, the whole area will be nuked (hence the title).

Not to say it's not playable though, the game does a good job of building tension and slowly ramping up the challenge as the game goes on. The B-Movie style plot doesn't hurt either.

* FirstPersonShooter: The main gist of the game though most of it is done via the cameras which you switch in and out of. At one point you and your female partner enter into the Reticulans ship and you have to blast them as they try to attack you.

* SpotTheImposter: Though fairly easy when they try to pull a blaster on you.

On an interesting note, when making the game Digital Pictures (the company that produced the game) used a real Hollywood crew for it, though had to go through the Directors Guild, Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild to do so. A first for a video game. Sadly the hardware for the system lowered the quality that this is hardly noticeable in the game.

''Ground Zero Texas'' is a {{FMV}} game from ''{{Sega}}'' meant for the ''SegaCD''.

* SpotTheImposter: Though fairly easy when they try to pull a blaster on you