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Chakan: The Forever Man (1992)

Chakan: The Forever Man cover
Developer
Extended Play Productions
Publisher
Sega, Tec Toy
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Genres
Platform
Rating
4.4 of 5, 8 player ratings

How it feels

A uniquely grim action platformer with a dark comic-book premise, standing apart from the family-friendly games of its era.

darkatmosphericaction-platformerhorror-tingedgothicchallengingcomic-book

About

Chankan: The Forever Man was an Action Platformer for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis. The game featured an uncommonly dark premise for the time of its release, which saw the home console market flooded with licensed platformers based on family-friendly media. It is based upon a comic book by Robert A. Kraus and was produced by Ed Annunziata, who met Chakan's creator at a convention and was impressed.

Screenshots

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