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Spawn: In the Demon's Hand

The legendary hellbound comic anti-hero comes to life. Straight from the blockbuster arcade game, this home version kicks it up a notch with ever more features and modes of play. Up to 4 players can battle in…

1 January 2000

Spawn: In the Demon's Hand is a video game developed by Capcom, released 1 January 2000 on Dreamcast and Arcade. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What Spawn: In the Demon's Hand is

Spawn: In the Demon's Hand was developed by Capcom and released in 2000. It is available on Dreamcast and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Al Simmons was a military operative who was murdered by his superior, Jason Wynn, then sent to Hell for his previous work as an assassin. Five years after his death, Simmons makes a deal with the demon Malebolgia to resurrect him from death as a hellspawn so that he could see his wife, Wanda, again. However, he soon finds out that his wife, in the five years that he was dead, had married his best friend, Terry Fitzgerald.
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How it plays

Its themes are action.

Where it sits in the Spawn series

Spawn: In the Demon's Hand is the third of 8 entries we hold in the Spawn series. It arrived 2 years after Spawn: The Eternal. The next entry was SoulCalibur II in 2003.

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How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 23 hrs, roughly 1.9 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Spawn: In the Demon's Hand launched on 1 January 2000, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.

Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.

Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Spawn: In the Demon's Hand — frequently asked questions

When did Spawn: In the Demon's Hand come out?
Spawn: In the Demon's Hand was released on 1 January 2000 for Dreamcast and Arcade.
How long does it take to beat Spawn: In the Demon's Hand?
The main story of Spawn: In the Demon's Hand takes around 12 hrs, or 23 hrs for 100% completion.