Arcade Legends Episode 4: The Punisher (Capcom) Full Playthrough
1My fourth installment entails another beat-em up produced far before the characters popularity spiked in television and movies. Marvel's The Punisher was 2-player game released in arcades in 1993 by Capcom and additionally saw a release on the Sega Genesis in December of 1994. The title was created around a similar but successful formula utilized by Capcom's previous genre titles such as Final Fight or Captain Commando. The story stars the anti-hero Frank Castle, whom looses his family to a gangland shooting in Central Park, New York City. Frank dawns the mantle of "The Punisher" and proceeds to hunt down the criminals responsible leading all the way to the top to "The Kingpin". Frank is joined by Nick Fury who takes the role of the second players character. It is noted that due to the games age and comic storyline, Nick Fury is not represented as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D and is his original Caucasian depiction as opposed to the MCU Nick Fury we know and love. This game would be the beginning partnership that would eventually lead to the immensely popular Marvel vs. Capcom series. Some interesting points about the game include when characters whom are armed with firearms enter the screen, Frank and Nick temporarily have use of their handguns with infinite ammo. Though Frank and Nick are different characters, their move sets are similar unlike the other Capcom fighting titles. Special abilities include, Pressing the Punch and Jump together engage a windmill leg sweep attack and when pressed airborne, use an aerial grenade throw to clear mobs. If Frank or Nick has a grab engaged, they will swing the enemies body in a windmill motion. The tile was given high praise and strong reviews in arcades as being a solid depiction of the comic character while maintaing the mature brutality. The Punisher unfortunately did not do as well when it was converted to home console.
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