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Spirou is a platform game developed and published by Infogrames during 1995 for the Mega Drive and 1996 for the Super NES, and Game Boy video game consoles, and for Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS. A Game Gear version was planned, but scrapped, though a prototype version with the full completed game was leaked online.

The game is based on the Spirou et Fantasio comic book series. It features the adventure of Spirou trying to save his kidnapped friend Count Champignac and stop his arch-enemy Cyanida from making robots rule the earth. The game was noted for its good graphics and for being faithful to Spirou et Fantasio the comic book series, but due to the relatively high difficulty, most reviewers only recommended the game for true fans of the comic book series.

Gameplay
Spirou is a platformer type of video game where the titular main character with the same name can walk, run, jump and duck. In order to reach some areas he can dive and slide on the ground for a distance. Also, he can shoot with a gun called the Micropulser that is earned in the third level of the game.[4] Spirou can swim in the underwater levels apparent in the game.[5]

Spirou has a health bar that allows him to take six hits before he loses a life. If the player has extra lives left when losing a life, the level restarts completely. If there are no extra lives left, the game is over.[6] An extra life is earned by collecting 50 Spirou hats, which are scattered throughout the eight levels.[7][8] Collecting a heart refills his health bar by one point. While diving under the water, Spirou can only hold his breath for a certain amount of time. The time under water can be extended by collecting oxygen bottles.[9]

A password feature gives the player the option to continue playing the game. However, there is only one valid password that always restarts the player in the middle of the game The game supports three levels of difficulty: Easy, medium and hard. There is also a sound test feature in the game.