The Untouchables (SNES) Playthrough
3Playthrough of Ocean's 1994 action game for the SNES, The Untouchables.
The Untouchables for the Super Nintendo is based on the 1987 gangster movie starring Kevin Costner and Robert De Niro. The game loosely mirrors the movie’s plot, putting players in the role of Eliot Ness as he battles to bring down Al Capone’s criminal empire. It's not a direct retelling so much as a game that borrows a few story beats and settings, then builds a loosely connected series of missions around them.
The game allows players to select from several different missions that range widely in style. Some stages play from a behind-the-back perspective with you gunning down thugs in narrow alleyways, reminiscent of older arcade shooters. Others shift to a top-down view or side-scrolling platform segments, mixing things up visually but never quite delivering on the potential of any one approach.
Visually, the character sprites are fairly large, but the overall presentation lacks polish. Most environments are sparse and lifeless, and the animation doesn’t do much to elevate the action. The one area where The Untouchables truly shines is in its audio. The soundtrack is atmospheric and effective, creating a moody backdrop that fits the Prohibition-era crime drama tone.
The Untouchables feels tired with repetitive stage design, stiff platforming, and a lack of real variety make the game feel padded and forgettable. There are no puzzles or real twists to the gameplay, just a sequence of action scenes that are over quickly and offer little incentive to revisit. In the end, The Untouchables on SNES is a playable but uninspired adaptation that arrived too late and does too little.