Chakan: The Forever Man (1992)

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

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How it feels

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

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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.

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