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Summary

Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko drops you into a sprawling hub called Mission Control, where each TV‑themed level is accessed through a literal television set. The core loop revolves around hunting down remote controls to unlock the next channel, while the game sprinkles in vehicles like a tank, a camel and a snowboard, plus swimming and gliding sections that keep the platforming fresh. Collectibles are streamlined to bugs, fire‑ and ice‑spitting power‑ups, and footprint icons that refill Gex’s eight‑hit energy bar, making the 100‑bug cap a genuine challenge.

Crystal Dynamics leaned into the series’ 2D roots, adding side‑scrolling mini‑games and a single, refined 3D camera that finally feels cooperative rather than obstructive. Over‑the‑top animations and environment‑mapped metal textures push the original PlayStation’s limits, while the hub itself is packed with secrets, encouraging exploration beyond the door‑to‑door level design of its predecessor. The developers also kept the humor front‑and‑center, letting Gex’s pop‑culture quips shine through every level’s parody of television tropes.

The PlayStation release earned generally favorable reviews, praised for its larger, more detailed worlds and the novelty of live‑action FMV cameo by Baywatch alum Marliece Andrada as Agent Xtra. American players heard Dana Gould’s sarcastic narration, whereas the UK version featured Danny John‑Jules. Critics noted that while the game isn’t groundbreaking, its polished presentation and relentless jokes make it a solid, entertaining platformer for fans of the era.

Storyline

Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko sees the lizard hero back in the Media Dimension, this time to save his partner Agent Xtra from the clutches of his old foe Rez. While watching the news, Gex learns that the live‑action spy, now head of the TV Terrorist Defense Unit, has been kidnapped and contacts him from inside the dimension.
Guided by his butler Alfred the Tortoise, who runs the secret lair known as Mission Control, Gex hops across a series of TV channels. Along the way he frees a red dinosaur named Rex, thawed from an ice block in the Holiday Broadcasting channel, and his cousin Cuz, who is trapped by gangsters in the Gangster TV channel. Both join Gex in his quest.
The group finally confronts Rez, defeats him permanently, and rescues Agent Xtra. In the PlayStation ending, Xtra recounts her ordeal, Alfred tries to warn Gex of a new emergency, but Gex shuts down the computer and heads to his bedroom to be with Xtra off‑screen.