The Punisher
EVIL CAN RUN, BUT IT CAN'T HIDE! Left for dead when his family accidentally stumbled on a Mob hit, Frank Castle refused to die. Fueled by vengeance, he now wages a one-man war on the Mob. A self-appointed…
The Punisher is a fighting developed by Paragon Software Corporation, released 31 December 1990 on DOS.
What The Punisher is
The Punisher is a fighting game developed by Paragon Software Corporation and released in 1990. It was published by MicroProse Software, Inc.. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
They call me The Punisher, because I dispense the dark side of justice the side that doesn't care for Miranda Rights, search warrants or circumstantial evidence. Members of the underworld killed my family and got away with it. I'm settling the score. And I get paid to do it. A clandestine group finances my missions because I accomplish what the justice system can't. I eliminate drug dealers, expose corruption - I terrorize the terrorists themselves. I'm a professional vigilante, and I work in Manhattan, where many consider me a hero. But I've got enemies. One of them is seven feet tall and weighs 450 pounds. His name is Kingpin and he's New York's undisputed head of organized crime. I've…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the The Punisher series
The Punisher is the third of 9 entries we hold in the The Punisher series. The next entry was The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback! in 1991. Its critic score of 46 is 15 points below the series average of 61. The highest-rated entry is Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics at 89.
How it was received
The Punisher holds a critic score of 46 out of 100. That places it above 9% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1990 averaged 65, so it scored 19 points below the year average.
What it launched against
The Punisher launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
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