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Genre Perspective Visual Gameplay Misc |
Description
Chakan is a somewhat unorthodox platform game with its mix of relentless difficulty, spell crafting and dark themes. In the game you're controlling Chakan whose been cursed to not die. In order for him to rest in peace, he'll have to go through many levels of hack and slash platforming. The ultimate goal is defeat all the primary realms and achieve inner-peace.
Through your travels you have to defeat bosses in each of the four realms of air, water, fire and earth to proceed and acquire weapons that'll help you on progress in other realms. Chakan can acquire the mallet, scythe, grappling hook and axe along with his standard swords and depending on what weapons is equipped, different abilities are unlocked. Some weapons allows for double jumping for instance, while others can tear down walls.
Furthermore, the player is able to collect potions that can be used in alchemy. By pressing "Start" at any time, one can create various spells that enhance the character like higher jumping, putting fire on your blades or even invisibility. Some levels actually requires you to use specific spells to progress, forcing you to think outside the borders of a normal platform game. On top of all this, there's an imposed time limit on each level.
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Alternate Titles
- "Chakan the Forever Man" -- In-game title
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User Reviews
Critic Reviews
Supersonic |
Genesis |
Feb, 1993 |
87 out of 100 |
87 |
Player One |
Genesis |
Feb, 1993 |
84 out of 100 |
84 |
GameFan Magazine |
Genesis |
Jan, 1993 |
81 out of 100 |
81 |
Pixel-Heroes.de |
Genesis |
May, 2004 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
GamePro (US) |
Genesis |
Apr, 1993 |
3.875 out of 5 |
78 |
Sega Pro (Germany) |
Genesis |
Apr, 1993 |
76 out of 100 |
76 |
Sega Power |
Game Gear |
Dec, 1993 |
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60 |
Power Play |
Genesis |
Mar, 1993 |
48 out of 100 |
48 |
neXGam |
Game Gear |
Dec 27, 2009 |
4.7 out of 10 |
47 |
The Video Game Critic |
Genesis |
Nov 15, 2006 |
D |
25 |
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Trivia
Cancelled sequel
Development on a Dreamcast sequel by
AndNow LLC was started in 1998. After a last mention about the game in October 2000, it was eventually cancelled, but never officially. Content from the unfinished game was taken and used in the
Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2.
Comic
Chakan was originally from an obscure comic book. The game became so popular that more people recognize the the game than the comic.
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