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The Skullkid

Skull Kid is a side scrolling action game. Playing as a skeleton with a chainsaw, it needs to destroy objects in some office and kill people. In the second level, it has to take cover and shoot other armed…

14 September 2002

The Skullkid is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by byChance, released 14 September 2002 on Web browser.

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What The Skullkid is

The Skullkid is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by byChance and released in 2002. It is available on Web browser only. It runs on Flash.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Skull Kid is a side scrolling action game. Playing as a skeleton with a chainsaw, it needs to destroy objects in some office and kill people. In the second level, it has to take cover and shoot other armed people. In the last, third level, it is once again armed with a chainsaw and the task is to kill the boss.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

The Skullkid launched on 14 September 2002, within three weeks of Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Battlefield 1942, Kingdom Hearts and Mafia.

Released around the same time: Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, Battlefield 1942, Kingdom Hearts, Mafia.

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When did The Skullkid come out?
The Skullkid was released on 14 September 2002 for Web browser.

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