Spawn
Spawn is a 1997 Game Boy action game based on the dark comic book antihero. Players control the hellspawned warrior through 6 stages of demonic combat, using his necroplasmic chains and supernatural abilities against the forces of both Heaven and Hell.
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About This Game
Features Spawn's signature chain attacks that can be swung in multiple directions, along with limited-use hellfire blasts. The game follows the comic's storyline with appearances by Violator and other key characters.
Notable for its mature themes adapted for the Game Boy's limitations, including graphic death animations and dark, detailed sprite work that pushed the hardware's capabilities.
Includes password save functionality and multiple endings based on performance. The European version was censored to reduce violent content.
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