The Punisher (1993 video game)
| The Punisher | |
|---|---|
North American arcade flyer
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| Developer(s) |
Capcom (arcade) Sculptured Software (Mega Drive/Genesis port) |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom (arcade) Capcom USA/Marvel Entertainment (Mega Drive/Genesis port) |
| Distributor(s) | Marvel Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Noritaka Funamizu |
| Designer(s) |
Akira Yasuda Jun Keiba Junichi Ohno |
| Programmer(s) | Kazuhito Nakai Tomohiro Ueno Yoji Mikami |
| Artist(s) | Haruki Suetsugu Eri Nakamura Hiroaki Minobe |
| Composer(s) |
Yoko Shimomura Isao Abe |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Mega Drive/Genesis |
| Release |
Arcade April 22, 1993 Mega Drive/Genesis
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| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, co-op |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | CPS-1 + QSound |
| Display | Raster, 384 x 224 pixels (horizontal), 4096 colors |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 73.33% (Genesis) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| AllGame |
   (Genesis)
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| EGM |
  (Genesis)
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| Hyper | 48% (Genesis) |
| GamePower | 33/40 (Arcade) 3.8/5 (Genesis) |
| Hobby Consolas | 81% (Genesis) |
| Next Generation |
(Genesis)
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| VG&CE | 7/10 (Genesis) |
The Punisher (Japanese: パニッシャー Hepburn: Panisshā?) is a 1993 beat 'em up arcade game developed and released by Capcom. It stars the Marvel Comics' anti-hero the Punisher and co-stars S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury as the second player's character as they embark on a mission to kill the crime lord the Kingpin and bring down his organization. Whilst following the same general formula as Capcom's previous beat 'em ups, the game has a range of usable weapons and a comics-style presentation.
The Punisher gained significant popularity in arcades and is widely regarded as one of the best titles in the beat 'em up genre as well as one of the best video game adaptations of comic books. A Mega Drive/Genesis port was developed by Sculptured Software and published by Capcom USA and Marvel Entertainment in 1994 to mixed reviews.
The Punisher follows the same side-scrolling beat'em up formula Capcom established in Final Fight and Captain Commando as the protagonists engage foes and stage bosses. As in most beat'em up games of this kind, progression through the game is achieved by systematically eliminating all common enemies and proceeding to the right (or left), and defeating the bosses met at the end of each stage. Unlike in Final Fight, the player characters Punisher and Nick Fury's size, abilities and tactics are essentially interchangeable; they both use the same basic moves, such as punches, kicks and throws, which can be chained into combos, as well as similar special attacks. Basic attacks can be combined to cause extra damage to enemies. The game is presented in a comic book-like style, including featuring on-screen onomatopoeias such as "BLAM!" for gunshots.
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