Darkwing Duck (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Release date(s) | June 1992 (NES) 1993 (Game Boy) |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | n/a |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy |
| Media | cartridge |
Darkwing Duck is a video game based on the Disney television series Darkwing Duck. The game was developed by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and was ported to the Game Boy in 1993.
Darkwing Duck has to save his hometown of St. Canard from seven different villains. The game plays very much like Capcom's Mega Man video game series, with lots of jumping and shooting and the ability to change weapons via a subscreen; the game is actually running on a slightly tweaked Mega Man 5 engine. However, the game did not have a password feature, and thus was often cited by video game critics as being too difficult for younger players.
Darkwing starts out with a weak gas gun that only stuns most enemies, but can collect more powerful weapons in the game. Darkwing can also deflect certain enemy projectives by using his cape.
There are seven bosses in the game, with the player fighting one at the end of each level. These bosses are Quackerjack, Wolfduck, The Liquidator, Moliarty, Megavolt, Bushroot and finally at the end of the last stage, Steelbeak. A sequel to the game was planned but never released.
The Gameboy version is essentially a slightly stripped-down version of the game.
A separate game was also made for the TurboGrafx-16 platform, a platformer in which objects had to be collected to advance. Of note is that the introduction sequence parodies the title and poster of the movie Darkman, featuring Darkwing in silhouette and the title in the Darkman font.
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| Main Characters | Darkwing Duck/Drake Mallard | Gosalyn Mallard | Launchpad McQuack | Honker Muddlefoot |
| Villains | NegaDuck | Megavolt | Bushroot | Quackerjack | The Liquidator | F.O.W.L. | Splatter Phoenix | Taurus Bulba | Hammerhead, Hoof and Mouth | Dr. Fossil |
| Minor Characters | Herb, Binkie and Tank Muddlefoot | J. Gander Hooter | Vladimir Goudenov Grizzlikof | Gizmoduck | Morgana Macawber | Stegmutt | Dr. Sarah Bellum | DarkWarrior Duck |
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| Misc | St. Canard | Calisota | Darkly Dawns the Duck | List of Darkwing Duck characters | Tad Stones |
| Media | List of Darkwing Duck episodes | Darkwing Duck DVD releases | Darkwing Duck video game |
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