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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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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Key dates
- Published
- December 1991
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Publisher
- Jaleco
- Developer
- Winning Entertainment Group
- Platform
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Distribution format
- ROM cartridge
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Gameplay
- Regional differences
- Reception
- References
- External links
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.