Darkwing Duck (Capcom)

Nintendo exclusive

Darkwing Duck is a platformer video game based on the Disney television series, Darkwing Duck. The game was developed by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and was ported to the Game Boy in 1993. The Game Boy version is essentially a slightly stripped-down version of the game. The game was re-released in 2017 as part of the Disney Afternoon Collection.

Released: 1 June 1992
Platforms: Game Boy NES
Genres: Action Platformer Puzzle
Developers: Capcom
Publishers: Capcom
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Comedy
Country: Japan
Age ratings: CLASS_IND L
Languages: English
Composers: Yasuaki Fujita

About

Darkwing Duck is a platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. It was based on the Disney animated television series Darkwing Duck. It was ported to the Game Boy in 1993.

›Story

The kingpins of crime are at it again! L. has hatched a plan to take control of the peaceful city of St. Canard.

Six of their most heinous henchmen are running rampant through the city and only the daring Darkwing Duck can bring them to justice. Join Darkwing as he explores the woods to weed out Bushroot's evil plan. Search the warehouses along the wharf for Mega Volt and pull the plug on an electrifying scheme. 's crafty criminals and then prepare yourself as Darkwing squares off against the sinister Steelbeak in his fiendish floating fortress!

Keywords

motorcycle
kid friendly
crime
superhero
bats
8-bit
boss fight
cartoony
licensed game
anthropomorphism
genie
world map

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Gameplay

Darkwing Duck is a platform game with a couple of elements similar to Capcom's Mega Man video game series. The gameplay is based on typical platforming while using a Gas Gun to take down enemies. The player may choose from three different stages at the start of the game with another set of three becoming available after that. Once all six stages are clear, Darkwing proceeds to F.O.W.L.'s Floating Fortress for his final confrontation with Steel Beak.

Darkwing begins with his standard Gas Gun but can collect different types of gas throughout each stage: Thunder, Heavy, and Arrow. Each special gas requires ammunition and take up different amounts and functions differently, but the player can only have one type of special gas at a time. Picking up a different type of special gas replaces the one Darkwing currently has. The player can freely switch between the special gas and the standard gas by hitting Select. Darkwing can also deflect certain projectiles with his cape by hitting Up on the control pad.

Story

A mysterious crime wave has hit St. H. L. and their valued operative Steelbeak is behind the uprising.

They have hired six of Darkwing's greatest foes to wreak havoc in different areas throughout St. Canard. Darkwing must subdue each of these criminals in order to find Steelbeak and save the city.

Reception

The game has been considered an example of the quality Disney games produced by Capcom. The game was received well by critics.

A reviewer for a Nintendo Magazine System UK noted that the Game Boy version of a game is different from "rest of the potboiler platformers gracing the Gameboy", and is "entertaining and varied". Entertainment Weekly gave the game a B and noted the similarities between the game and the Mega Man series. Nintendo Power ranked Darkwing Duck the third best Game Boy game of 1993.