Cliffhanger
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| Cliffhanger |
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega CD, Sega Game Gear, Amiga, SNES, NES, Game Boy |
| Publisher: Various |
| Developer: Sony Imagesoft |
| Genre: Side-scrolling fighter |
Cliffhanger is a game released for several platforms in 1993 and 1994, developed by Sony Imagesoft as a tie-in to the 1993 Sylvester Stallone film Cliffhanger; ports for Sega's Mega Drive, Mega CD, and Game Gear were released in 1993. 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. The 8-bit and 16-bit versions are somewhat different:
8-bit Gameplay
8-bit versions of the game are all side-scrolling platformers. On the Game Gear, 
jumps and 
punches.
16-bit Gameplay
16-bit versions of the game are all the beat-em-ups along the same lines as Streets of Rage. On Sega platforms, 
either punches, picks up a weapon, or uses it, 
kicks, and 
jumps, with combination moves possible. The Mega CD version also has a 3D avalanche-escape level.