Cliffhanger

For the Sega Game Gear game, see Cliffhanger (Game Gear).

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Cliffhanger

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD

Publisher: Sony Imagesoft

Developer: Malibu

Sound driver:

GEMS

Genre: Action

Release	Date	RRP	Code

VRC

Cliffhanger is a Sega Mega Drive and Sega Mega-CD beat-'em-up game released in 1993. It was developed by Malibu and published by Sony Imagesoft as a tie-in to the 1993 Sylvester Stallone film Cliffhanger. A version for the Sega Game Gear was also released, but is a very different game.

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.

16-bit versions of the game are all the beat-em-ups along the same lines as Streets of Rage. On Sega platforms, either punches, picks up a weapon, or uses it, kicks, and 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

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[1]

Consoles + (FR)

62

^[2]

Cool Gamer (RU)

40

^[3]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

50

^[4]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[5]

Hyper (AU)

64

^[6]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

48

^[7]

Mega (UK)

PAL

29

^[8]

Score (CZ)

30

^[9]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

49

^[10]

	47
Based on 10 reviews

Cliffhanger

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[11]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

85

^[12]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

52

^[13]

Mega Action (UK)

PAL

72

^[14]

Mega Force (FR)

79

^[15]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

49

^[16]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

29

^[17]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

77

^[18]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

21

^[19]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

58

^[20]

	59
Based on 10 reviews

Cliffhanger

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 126
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 52
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 301
↑ GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 85
↑ Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 69
↑ MAN!AC, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 41
↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 44
↑ Score, "Cervenec 1994" (CZ; 1994-07-01), page 58
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 10
↑ GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 44
↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 58
↑ Mega Force, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 124
↑ MegaTech, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-20), page 48
↑ Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 44
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 78
↑ Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 49
↑ Video Games, "4/94" (DE; 1994-03-23), page 38

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_031.pdf_p126-2] Consoles +, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-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

[:File:GamePro_US_053.pdf_p85-5] GamePro, "December 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 85

[:File:Hyper_AU_003.pdf_p69-6] Hyper, "February 1994" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 69

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-04.pdf_p41-7] MAN!AC, "04/94" (DE; 1994-03-09), page 41

[:File:Mega_UK_20.pdf_p44-8] Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 44

[:File:Score_CZ_07.pdf_p58-9] Score, "Cervenec 1994" (CZ; 1994-07-01), page 58

[10] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 10

[:File:GamePro_US_059.pdf_p54-11] GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:Joypad_FR_028.pdf_p100-12] Joypad, "Février 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:Mega_UK_18.pdf_p44-13] Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 44

[:File:MegaAction_UK_11.pdf_p58-14] Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 58

[:File:MegaForce_FR_25.pdf_p124-15] Mega Force, "Février 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 124

[:File:MegaTech_UK_27.pdf_p48-16] MegaTech, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-20), page 48

[:File:SegaPower_UK_52.pdf_p44-17] Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 44

[:File:SegaPro_UK_30.pdf_p78-18] Sega Pro, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 78

[:File:SegaZone_UK_17.pdf_p49-19] Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 49

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-04.pdf_p38-20] Video Games, "4/94" (DE; 1994-03-23), page 38

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Mega Drive Version

Mega CD Version