Cliffhanger

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Cliffhanger
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
GEMS
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
US 		T-93075
Sega Mega-CD
BR 		063130

Cliffhanger is a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD beat-'em-up game released in 1993. It was developed by Malibu Interactive and published by Sony Imagesoft as a tie-in to the 1993 Sylvester Stallone film Cliffhanger. A version for the Sega Game Gear was also released, but is a very different game.

You play as Gabe Walker, who must fight a group of terrorists trying to stop you from saving your partner Hal, who they kidnapped after the two of you went to answer a distress call from a crashed plane.

16-bit versions of the game are all the beat-em-ups along the same lines as Streets of Rage. On Sega platforms, A either punches, picks up a weapon, or uses it, B kicks, and C jumps, with combination moves possible. This version of the game was developed using the source code from the game Ex-Mutants (also developed by Malibu Interactive). The Mega CD version also has a 3D avalanche-escape level and low-quality FMVs of various scenes from the motion picture.

Promotional Material

  • Cliffhanger MD-MCD US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

Physical scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
62 №31, p126/127
29 №20, p44
Sega Mega Drive
 46
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[1]
Consoles + (FR)
62
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[2]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[3]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
63
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[5]
Hyper (AU)
64
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[6]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
48
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[7]
Mega (UK) PAL
29
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[8]
Score (CZ)
30
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[9]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
49
[10]
Sega Mega Drive
 47
Based on
10 reviews

Cliffhanger

Mega Drive, US
Cliffhanger MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Cliffhanger MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
Cliffhanger-Megadrive-EUR.jpg
Cover
Cliffhanger MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79
52 №18, p44
72 №11, p58/59
79
49 №27, p48/49
29 №52, p44/45
77 №30, p78
Sega Mega-CD
 62
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
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[11]
Joypad (FR) PAL
85
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[12]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
52
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[13]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
72
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[14]
Mega Force (FR)
79
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[15]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
49
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[16]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
29
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[17]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
77
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[18]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
21
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[19]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
58
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[20]
Sega Mega-CD
 59
Based on
10 reviews

Cliffhanger

Mega-CD, US
Cliffhanger MCD US Box Back.jpgCliffhanger MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Cliffhanger MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Cliffhanger mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Cliffhanger MCD US RegCard.pdf
Reg Card
Mega-CD, BR
Cliffhanger MCD BR Box Back.jpgNospine.pngCliffhanger MCD BR Box Front.jpg
Cover
  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
  2. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 126
  3. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 52
  4. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 301
  5. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 85
  6. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 69
  7. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 41
  8. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 44
  9. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 58
  10. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 10
  11. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 54
  12. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 100
  13. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 44
  14. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 58
  15. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 124
  16. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 48
  17. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 44
  18. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 78
  19. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 49
  20. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 38
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