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Cliffhanger
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega CD, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sony Imagesoft
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
GEMS
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code

Cliffhanger is a game released for several platforms in 1993 and 1994, developed by Sony Imagesoft as a tie-in to the 1993 Sylvester Stallone film Cliffhanger; ports for Sega's Mega Drive, Mega CD, and Game Gear were released in 1993. You play as Gabe Walker, who must fight a group of terrorists trying to stop you from saving your partner Hal, who they kidnapped after the two of you went to answer a distress call from a crashed plane. The 8-bit and 16-bit versions are different:

8-bit Gameplay

8-bit versions of the game are all side-scrolling platformers. On the Game Gear, 1 jumps and 2 punches.

16-bit Gameplay

16-bit versions of the game are all the beat-em-ups along the same lines as Streets of Rage. On Sega platforms, A either punches, picks up a weapon, or uses it, B kicks, and C jumps, with combination moves possible. This version of the game was developed using the source code from the game "Ex-Mutants" (also developed by Malibu). The Mega CD version also has a 3D avalanche-escape level and low-quality FMVs of various scenes from the motion picture.

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
Sega Mega Drive
 Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[1]
Consoles + (FR)
62
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[2]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[3]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
50
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
63
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[5]
Hyper (AU)
64
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[6]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
48
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[7]
Mega (UK) PAL
29
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[8]
Score (CZ)
30
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[9]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
49
[10]
Sega Mega Drive
 47
Based on
10 reviews

Cliffhanger

Mega Drive, US
Cliffhanger MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, EU
Cliffhanger-Megadrive-EUR.jpg
Cover

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
79
79
74
77 №30, p78
Sega Mega-CD
 77
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
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[11]
Joypad (FR) PAL
85
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[12]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
52
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[13]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
72
[14]
Mega Force (FR)
79
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[15]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
49
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[16]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
29
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[17]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
77
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[18]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
21
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[19]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
58
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[20]
Sega Mega-CD
 59
Based on
10 reviews

Cliffhanger

Mega CD, US
Cliffhanger MCD US Box Back.jpgCliffhanger MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Cliffhanger MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc

Game Gear Version

Game Gear, US
Cliffhanger GG US front.jpg
Cover
Cliffhanger GG US cart.jpg
Cart
  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
  2. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 126
  3. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 52
  4. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 301
  5. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 85
  6. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 69
  7. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 41
  8. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 44
  9. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 58
  10. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 10
  11. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 54
  12. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 100
  13. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 44
  14. ↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 58
  15. ↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 124
  16. ↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 48
  17. ↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 44
  18. ↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 78
  19. ↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 49
  20. ↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 38
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