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Splatt.exe
Jack Daring commando. Legendary hero. And completely fictional...
But try telling HIM that.
First Commander Jack Splatt is a one-man army. He's fought entire campaigns against impossible odds with little more than a pack of chewing gum, his washboard abs, and a killer smile that makes women swoon.
Unfortunately, he's only a video game character.
Developer and slightly obsessed fanboy Barry Lang is trying to bring his '80s-era hero Jack to life -- literally -- through a new extreme-immersion augmented reality system. But when the Army comes knocking to seize his tech, he panics and activates the only not-yet-working build of the untested system. On himself.
That's when Jack takes the wheel and starts doing what he does Taking out the bad guys. With Barry's body. While Barry's still in there.
Barry's a far cry from a powerhouse of physical perfection, and Jack's not the sharpest tool in the shed. But somehow they have to work together to stay ahead of the police, the Army, and random people Jack keeps pissing off along the way...
If only Barry could make Jack understand that in real life, you don't get any respawns.
But try telling HIM that.
First Commander Jack Splatt is a one-man army. He's fought entire campaigns against impossible odds with little more than a pack of chewing gum, his washboard abs, and a killer smile that makes women swoon.
Unfortunately, he's only a video game character.
Developer and slightly obsessed fanboy Barry Lang is trying to bring his '80s-era hero Jack to life -- literally -- through a new extreme-immersion augmented reality system. But when the Army comes knocking to seize his tech, he panics and activates the only not-yet-working build of the untested system. On himself.
That's when Jack takes the wheel and starts doing what he does Taking out the bad guys. With Barry's body. While Barry's still in there.
Barry's a far cry from a powerhouse of physical perfection, and Jack's not the sharpest tool in the shed. But somehow they have to work together to stay ahead of the police, the Army, and random people Jack keeps pissing off along the way...
If only Barry could make Jack understand that in real life, you don't get any respawns.
288 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 21, 2018
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February 23, 2018
Holy crap that was awesome!
Hilarious. Creepy in a strangely freaky sort of way. Like, I just realized it would be one of my ultimates fears. Brilliantly executed. And seriously, like, i felt like Duke Nuke ‘em the original cept if he was me and there was a plot with real bad guys. And ‘Murica!
Loved this one. Cant wait for round 2!
Hilarious. Creepy in a strangely freaky sort of way. Like, I just realized it would be one of my ultimates fears. Brilliantly executed. And seriously, like, i felt like Duke Nuke ‘em the original cept if he was me and there was a plot with real bad guys. And ‘Murica!
Loved this one. Cant wait for round 2!
January 23, 2018
This isn't available in the UK Amazon store yet, but a friend recommended it and so I took a jaunt over to the US. I'm very glad I did, because embracing the cheese really does pay dividends in this exciting, cheesy, fast-paced, cheesy, clever, cheesy work. Sometimes switch-off fun is just what a body needs, and I really enjoyed this. Adventure number 2 will be something to look forward to!
January 1, 2020
31% DNF
Not my cup of tea. I find MC extremaly irritating. I get that the whole situation is out of his comfort zone but I like when MC accept what is in front of their eyes and deal with it, addapt, not run around like a headless chicken screaming "that is not happening". For me it's not funny, it's annoying.
Not my cup of tea. I find MC extremaly irritating. I get that the whole situation is out of his comfort zone but I like when MC accept what is in front of their eyes and deal with it, addapt, not run around like a headless chicken screaming "that is not happening". For me it's not funny, it's annoying.
February 2, 2018
A fun romp
Imagine Duke Nukem's personality in the body of a programming geek. Like a literary last action hero without all the wierd dimension hopping.
And good times were had by all.
Imagine Duke Nukem's personality in the body of a programming geek. Like a literary last action hero without all the wierd dimension hopping.
And good times were had by all.
February 11, 2018
I won't put you....
Great read. A little cheesy at first, but it runs off on you. I laughed a lot and thoroughly enjoyed reading it... So when does the next one come out? Between me and you, I really need the other one first, then another Jack Splatt... Deal?
Great read. A little cheesy at first, but it runs off on you. I laughed a lot and thoroughly enjoyed reading it... So when does the next one come out? Between me and you, I really need the other one first, then another Jack Splatt... Deal?
February 1, 2018
Funny
An interesting twist on the virtual reality books.
The by play between the MC and the other MC is funny.
I will be looking forward to book two and recommend this book.
An interesting twist on the virtual reality books.
The by play between the MC and the other MC is funny.
I will be looking forward to book two and recommend this book.
October 4, 2022
Book has been moved to "Son of a Glitch"
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dnf-not-for-me
April 4, 20181/10: Couldn't get past the first few chapters; not for me.
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