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EightMan 1991

Pallas

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Murdered by criminals, Detective Yokoda's body is retrieved by Professor Tani and taken to his laboratory. There, Tani performs an experiment that has failed seven times; Yokoda is the latest subject to have his life force transferred into an android body. For the first time, the experiment succeeds. Yokoda is reborn as the armor-skinned android 8 Man, able to dash … Murdered by criminals, Detective Yokoda's body is retrieved by Professor Tani and taken to his laboratory. There, Tani performs an experiment that has failed seven times; Yokoda is the latest subject to have his life force transferred into an android body. For the first time, the experiment succeeds. Yokoda is reborn as the armor-skinned android 8 Man, able to dash at impossible speeds, as well as shape-shift into other people. He shifts himself into Yokoda, this time christening himself as "Hachiro Azuma". He keeps this identity a secret, known only to Tani and his police boss Chief Tanaka. Even his girlfriend Sachiko and friend Ichiro do not know he is an android. As 8-Man, Hachiro fights crime (even bringing his murderers to justice). He smoked "energy" cigarettes, to rejuvenate his powers, that he carried in a cigarette case on his belt. Read more

Details

Developers
Pallas
Publishers
SNK
Genres
Arcade, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Platform
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Also known as
Eitoman (Japanese title, romanization)

Release dates

  • Jan 20, 1991 Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS · North America
  • Jan 20, 1991 Neo Geo MVS, Neo Geo AES · Japan
  • Jun 07, 1991 Arcade