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The game was supervised by Atlus founder Hideyuki Yokoyama, who stated that he oversaw eight titles being produced for the North American market during this time.
Working as a tester, he recalled it being very hard to progress in the game.
While the Friday the 13th franchise is known in Japan as , Ito said that the game project was abbreviated as among Atlus staff.
GamePro listed it as the 10th worst video game based on a film, criticizing its "repetitive music score and amazingly frustrating gameplay".
The writer stated "After playing a few minutes of this aardvark, you wanted Jason to slaughter all the counselors and then you.
In 2017, after developer IllFonic released Friday the 13th: The Game, a "Retro Jason" skin based on Jason from the 1989 game was added by developers in a video game patch to apologize to fans for issues the game experienced when initially released.
GamePro listed it as the 10th worst video game based on a film, criticizing its "repetitive music score and amazingly frustrating gameplay".
GamesRadars Mikel Reparaz criticized its box, commenting that only LJN "would ever think to surround Jason Voorhees with neon-pastel vomit, thereby making him even more of an '80s relic than he already is.
The authors of Nintendo Power rated Friday the 13th the sixth worst game ever made in the magazine's September 1997 issue.
In 2017, after developer IllFonic released Friday the 13th: The Game, a "Retro Jason" skin based on Jason from the 1989 game was added by developers in a video game patch to apologize to fans for issues the game experienced when initially released.
The game was supervised by Atlus founder Hideyuki Yokoyama, who stated that he oversaw eight titles being produced for the North American market during this time.
Working as a tester, he recalled it being very hard to progress in the game.
GamesRadars Mikel Reparaz criticized its box, commenting that only LJN "would ever think to surround Jason Voorhees with neon-pastel vomit, thereby making him even more of an '80s relic than he already is.
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