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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Based of the 1994 movie remake of Frankenstein, the player is the artificial man created by Victor Frankenstein. After Victor rejects his creation due to its hideous appearance, the creation flees from Victor…

1 November 1994

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is an adventure developed by Bits Studios, released 1 November 1994 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is an adventure game developed by Bits Studios and released in 1994. It was published by Sony Imagesoft. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player controls Frankenstein's monster as he stomps through the streets of Ingolstadt, Bavaria, in the year 1793 seeking revenge against a certain man named Victor for rejecting him once he was created.[3] Since he is a product of artificial manufacturing, he is condemned and declared a monster by peasants and soldiers. The common folks that strive to kill Frankenstein's monster are highly ignorant about modern science and believe that he is truly a demon. The game follows the plot of the movie closely with some alterations or padding, most notably the removal of Elizabeth's death scene yet her resurrection as an abomination is kept and she is fought as a boss that dies after being…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein launched on 1 November 1994, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!! and Killer Instinct.

Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!!, Killer Instinct.

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When did Mary Shelley's Frankenstein come out?
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was released on 1 November 1994 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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