They had to ruin Spy Hunter…

I love playing Spy Hunter. I remember the NES version, getting through about the 5th stage and getting my little car to turn into a boat, and pretending I was James Bond. I remember playing it in the arcades, slamming the big fat cars over the edge into burning wreckage, or oil slicking them into obvlion. It was a simple survival game, with easy controls, but required both skill and luck to get to the higher levels.

Now Midway had to do this:

Spy Hunter, starring the Rock

Now, I haven’t played it recently (I think I played the recent 3D version in a store demo for about 5 minutes), but The Rock? *sigh*

You’ld think a decent franchise like Spy Hunter could survive without celebrity insertions…