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Cliffhanger

Standard side-scrolling fighter based off of the Stallone film of the same name. Sly must fight thugs and the elements as he tracks down suitcases of stolen cash dropped around the peaks of the Rockies. Combat…

1 October 1993

Cliffhanger is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Malibu Interactive, released 1 October 1993 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Cliffhanger is

Cliffhanger is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Malibu Interactive and released in 1993. It was published by Sony Imagesoft. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Standard side-scrolling fighter based off of the Stallone film of the same name. Sly must fight thugs and the elements as he tracks down suitcases of stolen cash dropped around the peaks of the Rockies. Combat follows the Final Fight standard, broken up by some mountain climbing and running (or 3-D snowboarding on the Sega CD) from avalanches. Enemies are the standard brawler crooks, occasionally carrying guns and knives the player can pick up. The game tends to follow a pattern of having you deal with a natural hazard (scaling a cliff, leaping over gaps), then locking the screen down for a fighting segment, nature again, fighting again, etc. The available fighting moves is limited…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Cliffhanger series

Cliffhanger is the first of 6 entries we hold in the Cliffhanger series. The next entry was Cliffhanger in 1993.

See all 6 Cliffhanger games in release order →

What it launched against

Cliffhanger launched on 1 October 1993, within three weeks of Sonic CD, Disney's Aladdin, Ridge Racer and Myst.

Released around the same time: Sonic CD, Disney's Aladdin, Ridge Racer, Myst.

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When did Cliffhanger come out?
Cliffhanger was released on 1 October 1993 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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