The Tick
Get ready to put your blue skin-tight tights on. Ninjas need beating-up, bosses need clobbering! You run around the levels avoiding sharp flying objects and fighting any enemies that get in your way, including…
The Tick is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Software Creations, released 1 November 1994 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What The Tick is
The Tick is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Software Creations and released in 1994. It was published by Fox Interactive. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Get ready to put your blue skin-tight tights on. Ninjas need beating-up, bosses need clobbering! You run around the levels avoiding sharp flying objects and fighting any enemies that get in your way, including the numerous bosses. If your in a tight spot you can call Arthur to help defeat any enemies that are on-screen.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Tick launched on 1 November 1994, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!! and Killer Instinct.
Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!!, Killer Instinct.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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