If the game was trying to go for parody, then there needed to be more of a story and character development, which would have added more humor to match the cartoonish graphics used. On the other hand, if they wanted to really rain down destruction on the city, the game would have been better with a more modern engine like Valve's Source, well suited to showing nearly all the disasters within the game. In either case, the gameplay is in desperate need of improvements just to make either of the above routes interesting. As such, Bad Day LA is more just a 'Bad Game PC' - with weak story, laughable gameplay, and antiquated technology, it's definitely a game destined for the bargain bin.

Bad Day LA is available on the PC now.

A review by Mike Neylon, our newest and most abrasive contributing editor.