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Synopsis

With his reluctance to direct the research toward military purposes, after one of the chimpanzees escapes and shoots a guard in the process, he is granted a forced vacation, and while taking notes on the need to experiment with a human subject, he notices Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey), a simpleton who makes a living with odd jobs like mowing grass (hence the title role). The first experiments quickly increase Jobe's intelligence, and while after an accident Angelo stopped the experiments, The Shop, a secret agency overseeing Project 5, reinserted the drugs responsible for the violent behavior into the program and accelerated the treatment. As Jobe begins to develop telekinetic powers, he begins to take revenge on those who mistreated him before beginning treatments and plots to take over all of the world's computers.

While the CD version of the game (PC, Mega CD) is an interactive movie, the two cartridge versions are platform games, with the player taking control of either Dr. Angelo or Carla Parkette (mother of Jobe's best friend) in typical side-scrolling shooter action. The player can collect better weapons or data discs, which, after collecting a certain number of them, allow him to transform into a virtual suit, which provides protection against a first hit. The player visits several locations seen in the film, such as the gas pump and the VSI headquarters.

Release titles by region

Region	Official title	Released
USA	The Lawnmower Man	1993
Europe	The Lawnmower Man	1993

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