The Punisher

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Description

Join Frank Castle's crusade for justice and revenge in this arcade beat 'em up. Based on the Marvel comic of the same name, you play as the cold blooded vigilante or his pal Nick Fury (from S.H.I.E.L.D.) with your mission being to tear through the many rackets and underground criminal hotspots to cripple the Kingpin's criminal empire, and finally take down the man himself and bring peace to New York.

The game plays as a standard side-scrolling beat 'em up with your objective being to clear all stages of enemies by attacking them with your arsenal of attacks or whatever weapons you can find. Features single and 2-player cooperative gameplay.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusive: Sega Genesis
• Marvel licensees
• Punisher licensees

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Critic Reviews

Retro Archives	Arcade	Jun 09, 2019	17 out of 20	85
SuperGamePower	Genesis	Jun, 1995	3.8 out of 5	76
Quebec Gamers	Genesis	2010	7.2 out of 10	72
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	Genesis	Jun, 1995	7 out of 10	70
All Game Guide	Arcade	1998		70
SEGA-Mag (Objectif-SEGA)	Genesis	May 23, 2011	7 out of 10	70
Top Consoles (France)	Genesis	Jul, 1995	13 out of 20	65
Play Time	Genesis	Jun, 1995	58 out of 100	58
The Video Game Critic	Genesis	Sep 08, 2012	C+	58
Next Generation	Arcade	Jul, 1995		20

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Trivia

Version differences

There are a few differences in comparison to the original arcade version:

• Many background objects which were originally destructible can't be destroyed in the Genesis version.
• Female enemies have more clothes on
• The first boss does not get shot in the cutscene
• The third boss does not shoot with his vehicle
• The final boss does not smoke a cigar

A detailed list of changes can be found on schnittberichte.com (German).