Frank Castle
The Punisher and primary playable vigilante, fighting the Kingpin's criminal organization.
How it plays
How does The Punisher play?
Players move through horizontally scrolling stages, defeating successive groups of criminals before confronting a stage boss. Frank Castle or Nick Fury can punch, kick, jump, pick up weapons, and use objects found in the environment.
The route is mostly linear, but enemy formations and available weapons vary between sections. Progression is stage-based rather than character-growth based; success depends on conserving health, controlling crowds, and using firearms and heavy objects at useful moments.
Plan your run
What is the best way to play The Punisher?
Keep enemies in front of you and avoid being surrounded. Short attack strings followed by repositioning are safer than standing in one place.
Use guns and throwable objects to remove dangerous enemies quickly, but do not waste limited ammunition on weak opponents. In two-player mode, split targets carefully and rescue a partner who is being crowded.
Meet the cast
Who are the key characters?
Nick Fury
A playable ally who joins Frank in the two-player mode.
Kingpin
The crime lord who serves as the game's principal antagonist.
Before you begin
What should you know before playing?
- 1
Use the screen edges to limit the directions from which enemies can approach.
- 2
Pick up weapons promptly, but discard them when close-range combat becomes safer.
- 3
Save health-restoring items for sections with dense enemy groups or bosses.
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