Bad Mojo



A.K.A. the roach game.

Bad Mojo was a 1996 FMV game by Pulse Entertainment. In it, you play as a down-on-his-luck entomologist named Roger Samms. He lives in a seedy apartment and gets little to no respect from his landlord, Eddie Battito. As the game opens, Roger has embezzled money from a science loan and is preparing to skip town for Mexico City. However, as he is packing, Roger pulls out the locket he got from his deceased mother. The locket suddenly activates and unleashes bad mojo onto Roger, turning his soul into a cockroach. Now Roger must find out what's going on and how to reverse it, guided by a mysterious woman named Oracle within the locket.

The game was known for its very, very creepy visuals as you wander around the bar. Since you're playing as a cockroach, you're virtually helpless against larger enemies and the environment and thus have to find a way around the level that will let you pass safely.


 * But Thou Must!: A certain puzzle cannot be completed without
 * Creepy Cockroach: The entire point of the game.
 * Death by Childbirth
 * Everything Trying to Kill You: Well, you are a roach.
 * Full Motion Video
 * Golden Ending: Out of the four endings, only one ends on a happy note
 * The Many Deaths of You: A lot of ways to get killed in this game.
 * Meaningful Name: Roger Samms / Gregor Samsa, anyone?
 * Multiple Endings: Four of them, but three are Downer Endings -
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: At one point in the game, you have to save a baby roach from the stove. Roger does so by
 * Spirit Advisor: The Oracle
 * Stalked by the Bell: In the final leg of the game.
 * Stalked by the Bell: In the final leg of the game.