The Mask
Based on the 1994 Jim Carrey film, this action-platformer lets players control Stanley Ipkiss as he transforms into the chaotic Mask. Battle through cartoonish levels using slapstick weapons while hunting for the missing mask in Edge City.
Platform
SNES
Year
1995
Genre
Action-Platformer
Developer
Black Pearl Software
Controls
About This Game
Features 10 levels recreating film locations including the Coco Bongo club and Edge City Police Department with exaggerated cartoon physics.
Utilizes the Mask's signature abilities: infinite hammerspace weapons, invulnerability while dancing, and reality-bending animations.
Notable for its digitized actor sprites and being one of few SNES games to receive a 'T' rating from the ESRB for cartoon violence.
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