Paparazzi!: Tales of Tinseltown

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Paparazzi!: Tales of Tinseltown
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Developer(s) Museworthy
Publisher(s) Activision
Platform(s) Macintosh, Windows (Win 3.x/95)
Release1995

Paparazzi!: Tales of Tinseltown is a video game developed by American studio Museworthy and published by Activision for the Macintosh, Windows 3.x and Windows 95.

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Gameplay

Paparazzi!: Tales of Tinseltown is a game in which the player is a free-lance photographer looking to succeed in tabloid photojournalism. [1]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the Macintosh version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "For computer first-timers – your parents, say – Paparazzi offers something flashy and mildly amusing to showcase their new CD drive; for gamers, it offers a pair of attractive mirrored coasters." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Finals". Next Generation . No. 10. Imagine Media. October 1995. p. 121.
  2. Erin Richter. "Paparazzi! Tales of Tinseltown". Ew.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. "PC Gamer Reviews". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 1996-12-23.