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Darkman

A side-scrolling platformer based on the 1990 Sam Raimi film. Players control Darkman through action levels, using disguises that dissolve in sunlight to impersonate gangsters and gain their abilities. Between…

31 December 1991

Darkman is a platform, released 31 December 1991 on Game Boy.

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What Darkman is

Darkman was released in 1991. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Scientist Peyton Westlake is left horribly disfigured after a brutal attack by gangsters. Using experimental synthetic skin that dissolves in sunlight, he creates disguises to impersonate his enemies and exact revenge on those who destroyed his life.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Darkman series

Darkman is the second of 2 entries we hold in the Darkman series. It is the most recent released entry in the series.

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What it launched against

Darkman launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2 and Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Baseball Stars 2, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams.

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When did Darkman come out?
Darkman was released on 31 December 1991 for Game Boy.

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