''Ace Ventura: The CD-Rom Game'' is an adventure game released for the PC in August 1996, by

7th Level 7th Level was a video game development company based in Dallas, Texas and founded in 1993. Notable game titles by the company include: the three Monty Python games (with the aid of Python member Eric Idle); '' G-Nome'' (1997), a '' MechWarrior'' ...

. The game is based on the animated series '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective''.

Gameplay

The game is a classic point and click adventure game that resembles the tone of the ''

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'' series by

Sierra Games Sierra Entertainment, Inc. (formerly On-Line Systems and Sierra On-Line, Inc.) was an American video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 by Ken and Roberta Williams. The company is known for pioneering the graphic adventure game genre, ...

, in that it approaches the adult style of humor featured, which is implied but never shown, all while remaining faithful to the family-friendly tone established in the corresponding animated series broadcasting at the time.

Reception

GameSpot ''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. In addition ...

gave the game 6.6 out of 10, while Gamezilla gave it 58 out of 100. Cindy Yans of ''

Computer Games Magazine ''Computer Games Magazine'' was a monthly computer and console gaming print magazine, founded in October 1988 as the United Kingdom publication ''Games International''. During its history, it was known variously as ''Strategy Plus'' (October 1 ...

'' gave the game two and a half stars out of five.

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* 1996 video games Ace Ventura Adventure games Detective video games Point-and-click adventure games Video games based on animated television series Video games developed in the United States Windows games Windows-only games 7th Level games {{Adventure-videogame-stub