ReBoot (video game)

ReBoot is a 1998 video game developed and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation video game console. It is based on the television show of the same name.

Plot
Megabyte has found a way to use the power of energy tears to reach the core of the principle office thanks to Hexadecimal's mirrors and is determined to take over Mainframe. Bob, the game's lead character, must mend tears and destroy deadly adversaries in the six sectors of Mainframe: Baudway, Cit E (also known as Wall Street), Beverly Hills, Kits, Floating Point Park and G-Prime along with the island of Lost Angles.

Gameplay
The player controls Bob, who starts with an ordinary pistol. Weapons that are more powerful can be obtained as the player progresses through the game. Bob can use a variety of keytools to either mend a tear or defeat an enemy. Keytool abilities include stealing health from enemies to replenish the player's; scrambling the wires of Megabyte's basic weapon, the turret, to turn it against enemies; and freezing enemies for a limited period of time. Throughout each level is an item that can be used to power up the player's weapon, replenish health or give the player temporary invincibility. Some items are hidden, while others appear after defeating an enemy.

Voice cast

 * Michael Benyaer: Bob
 * Tony Jay: Megabyte
 * Shirley Millner: Hexadecimal
 * Kathleen Barr: Dot Matrix
 * Matthew Sinclair: Enzo Matrix
 * Michael Donovan: Mike the TV / Phong
 * Scott McNeil: Hack
 * Garry Chalk: Slash
 * David Horner: Clash

Development
EA Canada's studio was located close to Mainframe Studios, which produced the ReBoot television series. In 1995 representatives from the two studios met and agreed to make a game based on the show. EA Canada then spent a year in design meetings, testing game concepts and prototype technologies.