The Punisher
- The Punisher (1990 on Atari ST, Amiga)
- The Punisher (1990 on NES)
- The Punisher (1993 on Arcade, 1994 on Genesis)
- The Punisher (2005 on PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox)
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When his family was gunned down by gangsters, Frank Castle became The Punisher. As Judge, Jury, and Executioner, The Punisher is cleaning up New York City one dead criminal at a time. However, if he can raise $500,000, he can pay off an informant for the location of the biggest criminal in Manhattan, The Kingpin. Working with a time limit and financed by The Trust, he only has a short time to complete enough missions to raise that much money.
The Punisher primarily plays from a top-down perspective, where the player moves Frank through the streets and alleys of New York, entering buildings and taking out enemies with a range of weaponry. He also drives to locations in his Battle Van, where the player controls the van from a first-person perspective, to the mission’s address. The game also has a scrolling mode when Frank scuba dives and knifes underwater assailants on the way to boats.
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German index
On October 31, 1991, The Punisher was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.
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- Computer Gaming World
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #15 Most Memorable Game Hero (Frank Castiglione)
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Game added by Trixter.
Additional contributors: Terrence Bosky, Xoleras, Patrick Bregger, ZeTomes.
Game added February 19, 2020. Last modified November 11, 2023.