Stranglehand is an arcade, released 14 April 2020 on Atari 2600.
What Stranglehand is
Stranglehand was released in 2020. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Use your amazing fist to eliminate personal demons! If your outstretched hand touches a demon points are awarded. Greater awards are given if the demon is eliminated while the arm matches its color. Demons who touch your arm will do one point of damage to your health. If all six hearts are gone so are you! Only one arm can appear on-screen at a time. Fully retract your arm to enable the opposite appendage. You can change your off-screen arms color by pressing the FIRE button. Occasionally a star will appear that randomly changes your current arms color and awards bonus points. At certain intervals the demons will begin to move faster.
How it plays
Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Stranglehand launched on 14 April 2020, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Persona 5 Royal, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and Resident Evil 3.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Persona 5 Royal, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Resident Evil 3.
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When did Stranglehand come out?
Stranglehand was released on 14 April 2020 for Atari 2600.
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