The Punisher (1993)

The Punisher is an action beat 'em up developed and published by Capcom in 1993 and later ported to the Mega Drive/Genesis by Sculptured Software in 1994 and 1995.

Plot
Beginning in an illegal casino in New York City, Frank Castle (optionally teamed up with Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.) is in pursuit of the Mafia enforcer Bruno Costa. The chase ends with a fight against Chester Scully. Still on track of Bruno, the Punisher infiltrates the Pantaberde resort. In the same location, Frank corners Bruno, who is suddenly killed by a robot name Guardroid. Frank battles and defeats the robot. The Punisher then raids a drug-smuggling ring at a harbor, ending with a fight with Bonebreaker. Frank then travels to Arizona to attack the Kingpin's poppy field and then boards a freight train to kill Bushwhacker. The Kingpin takes notice of how many henchmen and money he's lost due to the Punisher and puts out a massive bounty on Frank's head. Frank is chased by assassins from his hideout and into a forest. After defeating another Guardroid, the Punisher heads to the King Building skyscraper only to fight Jigsaw and his other enemies to get to the Kingpin. Once Frank defeats the Kingpin, the entire tower collapses. Kingpin is not one of the dead criminals among the rubble of the now destroyed tower.

Gameplay
The player controls The Punisher or Nick fury in a side-scrolling beat 'em up gameplay. The player must dispatch of all enemeies on a stage before moving on the next part of the stage. Both Frank and Nick Fury share the same move sets of punches, kicks, and throws, which can be chained. The player can also obtain different weapons with the weapon's durability displayed alongside the player's health. Players can also obtained treasure, awarding them with bonus points.

Cast

 * Frank Castle/Punisher
 * Nick Fury
 * Bruno Costa
 * Chestre Scully
 * Bonebreaker
 * Carl Burbank/Bushwhacker
 * Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
 * Billy Russo/Jigsaw