Darkman (video game)

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Darkman: The Video Game
Front box art
Developer(s)	Ocean Software
Publisher(s)	Ocean Software
Platform(s)	NES, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Game Boy, ZX Spectrum
Release date	^USA 1991 ^USA 1992 (Game Boy)
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single player
Media	Cartridge (electronics) or floppy disk

Darkman is a video game released for the NES, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amiga and Game Boy [1] by the defunct Ocean Software company and is loosely based on the film of the same name.

In this side-scrolling platformer, the player controls the Darkman, a superhero who can jump, kick and punch, as well as swing from a rope during action sequences between levels. In each level, Darkman disguises himself as the boss of the level, whom he must defeat before the time limit elapses. Tying into the plot of the film, Darkman wears masks of various gangsters who are responsible for his disfigurement, but his disguise dissolves after being exposed to sunlight for too long. The character changes into a different member of the evil gang in each level, taking on their attack moves as well as their face.

In-between levels, Darkman must photograph his quarry before he can make a mask of them. These scenes involve moving the cursor to take a picture of the gangster. The better the photo accuracy, the more time Darkman is granted to complete the subsequent level. The final level is the most faithful to the film, and takes place on a skyscraper under construction. After the player defeats their mirror image five times and wipes out the mob cartel that scarred Darkman, the final boss is inexplicably a clone of Darkman himself.