Video Game / Fox Hunt

Fox Hunt is an Interactive Movie game developed by 3Vision Games and published by Capcom for Microsoft Windows, which was released on January 31, 1996, and for the PlayStation, which was released on September 30, 1996 for North American countries only. The game was made as a parody and homage to various espionage films and TV shows produced at the time. The game was directed by Michael Berns and was produced by his brother, Adam Berns, and Matt Pyken, who also work as the game's scriptwriter.

As the game was not released worldwide, and remained an exclusive to North America, the cutscenes were made into direct to DVD movies in parts of Europe and Asia. Some of the scenes used in the DVD movie were reshot to improve on the scenes from the game. A pilot episode related to the game was also made, but no TV networks were interested to air it in the 1990s.

The game takes place throughout Los Angeles where you play Jack Fremont, an average guy who about to get evicted out of his apartment. He's known for his knowledge of popular culture and brags about it openly to the point where he's recruited by the CIA to help them investigate an ex-Soviet film/TV director turned KGB operative named Vasily Reznikoff aka the Fox who's trying to plot a bombing attack in Hollywood for not properly giving him screening credits for almost the majority of the films and TV shows produced in Hollywood. He also demands to be paid ransom for 100 million dollars or he'll use Soviet-era nuclear missiles to start the attack.

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This game contains examples of:

• The '90s: The game was filmed and produced in the second quarter of 1995.
• All There in the Manual: After Jack is drugged and sent back to his apartment, the player can turn on his computer and look into some of the information related to the game in the computer dossier.
  • This also includes information on the characters in the game, including their real names.
• The Bad Guy Wins: If the nuclear missiles in Disc 3 are not called off, then the Big Bad succeeds in nuking the United States.
• Bookends: The game starts with Jack relaxing in his apartment. By the end of the game, he takes time off from helping the CIA take down the Fox in his apartment.
• Double Agent: The concern why the CIA wants Jack to go investigate the Fox. Said unknown person had also compromised their activities. Lampshaded when Jack says that he's not spy material.
• Empty Quiver: The nuclear missiles from Russia were already with the Fox, including the launch codes.
• Homage: The game was made to pay tribute to espionage films/TV shows made at the time.
• It's Up to You: The CIA insists that Jack participates in the mission to hunt the Fox. If he does so, they'll pay him up to 100,000 dollars and deposit the amount to his bank account.
• Meaningful Name: Fox Hunt refers to the mission where Jack helps the CIA take down the Fox.
• Multiple Endings: Depending on your choices throughout the game, either
  • Jack will save the world from the Russians, get together with Lisa, and get richer.
  • Jack will save the world, but will either
    • be broke while still being together with Lisa.
    • be rich while Lisa dies.
    • be broke and sent to jail for crimes against him.
  • Jack will be unable to stop the nuclear missiles, and thus result in the destruction of the whole United States. The depressing ending could be bittersweet if Lisa survives and Jack keeps the money.
  • Or Jack will pull a Face–Heel Turn and join the Russians in destroying the United States.
• Nuclear Option: The Fox's warning in a ransom video he made that he's willing to use Soviet nuclear missiles to attack Los Angeles thanks to launch codes he stole after the end of the Cold War.
• Operation: [Blank]: Operation Cooperation is a joint operation between MI5 and the CIA where Chauncey is assigned to the US to help the CIA.
• The Plan: The Fox's plans to be a Hollywood director was done at the behest of the KGB in order to sink American morals witht the various TV shows and films he made.
• Press X to Not Die: Some of the actions in the game require the player to use the red square cursor (on the PlayStation) or the mouse and keyboard (on the PC) to get Jack to move around or else he'll run into trouble.
• Shown Their Work:
  • Information on the CIA as shown on Jack's computer is accurate that they cannot operate on American soil.
• Title Drop: When you pause the game, the menu has the title Fox Hunt Central Services.
• Trial-and-Error Gameplay: This is usually present with the action scenes, but even more so with scenes where you can direct to move or search for things you need to look at.