Shatterhand
Sign in to saveShatterhand is a side-scrolling action game for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Natsume and published by Jaleco in North America in 1991 and in Europe in 1992. Shatterhand was originally released by Angel (Bandai) in Japan in 1991 as a licensed game for the Family Computer based on the live-action superhero series .
Game data
- Released
- 1991-10-26
- User rating
- 4.62 / 5
- Genres
- Platformer, Action
- Platforms
- NES
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+
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Game details · IGDB
Imagine packing the power of 100 strategic missiles in every punch. Imagine needing every single megaton just to hold your own against a cybernetic army of metallic monstrosities. That's the guts of Shatterhand, the game that redefines hand-to-hand combat in the 21st century... along with all the standards for single-player action games for the NES. Seven levels of programmed adventure - you choose the action! State-of-the-art graphics featuring 8-direction scrolling! "Anti-gravity" levels force you to fight upside-down! Armed "satellite robots" assist you in battle. No arms on Earth can wi…
- Released
- 1991
- Genres
- Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
- Platforms
- Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Natsume Co., Ltd.
- Publisher
- Jaleco, Angel
Key facts
- Video game.title
- Shatterhand
- Video game.image
- Shatterhand cover.jpg
- Video game.caption
- North American cover art
- Video game.developer
- Natsume
- Video game.programmer
- Kazuhiko Ishihara
- Video game.artist
- Shunichi Taniguchi Norihide Mizoguchi Sachiko Matsuura
- Video game.composer
- Iku Mizutani Hiroyuki Iwatsuki
- Video game.genre
- Action/Platformer, beat 'em up
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
- Video game.platforms
- Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayChoice-10
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- publication date
- 1991-12-00
- title
- Tokkyū Shirei Soruburein
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- Gameplay
- Regional differences
- Reception
- References
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Shatterhand is a side-scrolling action game for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Natsume and published by Jaleco in North America in 1991 and in Europe in 1992. Shatterhand was originally released by Angel (Bandai) in Japan in 1991 as a licensed game for the Family Computer based on the live-action superhero series .
==Plot== Set in the year 2030, a group of military renegades known as Metal Command, led by General Gus Grover, are seeking to conquer the world by building an army of cyborg soldiers. Steve Hermann, a young police officer from the Bronx, ends up losing both of his arms during a skirmish with members of Metal Command. After the incident, Hermann is offered two specially developed cybernetic arms developed by the Law and Order Regulatory Division (L.O.R.D.) to replace the ones he lost. Hermann accepts the offer and becomes an agent codenamed "Shatterhand", who is now tasked with the mission to defeat Metal Command.