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Gex

His uncle modeled for a yuppie shirt logo, his Dad blew up in a NASA rocket, his busy Mom raised him in front of the tube. Meet GEX - a wisecracking gecko with a major attitude. With his blazing tongue, battering tail, and sharp wit, this outrageous reptile is ready to kill TV and movie rejects in a sidesplitting game of awesome intensity! Scramble up, over, and across five worlds: Graveyard World, Kung Fu World, Cartoon World, Jungle World, and Rez’s Nerve CenterIncludes hundreds of TV and movie one-liners from comedian Dana GouldSee GEX hurl fireballs, scramble up buildings with his suction-

Release date
October 16, 2014
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Crystal Dynamics
Publisher
Square Enix
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His uncle modeled for a yuppie shirt logo, his Dad blew up in a NASA rocket, his busy Mom raised him in front of the tube. Meet GEX - a wisecracking gecko with a major attitude. With his blazing tongue, battering tail, and sharp wit, this outrageous reptile is ready to kill TV and movie rejects in a sidesplitting game of awesome intensity!

Scramble up, over, and across five worlds: Graveyard World, Kung Fu World, Cartoon World, Jungle World, and Rez’s Nerve CenterIncludes hundreds of TV and movie one-liners from comedian Dana GouldSee GEX hurl fireballs, scramble up buildings with his suction-cup hands and feet, tail-slap foes, and inhale power-up bugs for extra energy Scramble up, over, and across five worlds: Graveyard World, Kung Fu World, Cartoon World, Jungle World, and Rez’s Nerve CenterIncludes hundreds of TV and movie one-liners from comedian Dana GouldSee GEX hurl fireballs, scramble up buildings with his suction-cup hands and feet, tail-slap foes, and inhale power-up bugs for extra energy

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★ 8.0/10GOG · 171 ratings
GOGLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
This review is for people who haven´t played Gex yet. It´s one of the best 2D platformers that came in mid 90s, and probably on…
★ 3 / 5
Great game, but I was hoping for more resolution options. Plus I couldn't get my XBOX One controller to work with it. It's not so…
★ 5 / 5
This is far and away one of the best platformers I've ever played, and I've been platforming since 1986. Not without its flaws, certainly, and…
★ 3 / 5
It WOULD be an amazing platformer, but the lack of a save feature killed it for me. I kept having to repeat levels that I…
★ 4 / 5
Amazing little platformer from the 90s that somehow managed to get burried under by big boys of the time. Super fun, with great characters and…
★ 4 / 5
Gex 1 is my favorite in the Series. However, proceed with caution if you want to play this version. Controller support is limited, it runs…
★ 4 / 5
GEX was supposed to be the 3DO mascot and Crystal Dynamics's vehicle, he then got ported over to PC and PSX. the PSX version is…
★ 3 / 5
I love this game. It's amazing but it sucks that there is no save, and no way to view the passwords for the game. So…

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★ 3 / 5
If prior to this point you somehow had not come across this yapping gecko, this one would be quite an eye opener to gaming culture.…
★ 5 / 5
I'm really glad I get to play it again. Got my 3do panasonic console way back 1999-2000.
★ 5 / 5
I'm aware that title is a bold claim, but it's an honest opinion. Gex is presentationally super solid and remains a joy to look at,…
★ 5 / 5
absolute classic. the first Gex game is just an wonderful oldschool game.
★ 4 / 5
personally never cared for the 3D Gex sequels and this version works just fine with xbox controller.
★ 1 / 5
Hit start and then the game becomes totally unresponsive. The only button that works is to get to the first screen which I think is…
★ 1 / 5
This review isn't for the game itself, since I haven't played the OG, but for the fact that it's not compatible with Windows 11. When…

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