Chakan

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Average Player Score

Based on 168 ratings

7.3

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Score Breakdown Based on 168 ratings

1. 10 (25)
2. 9 (29)
3. 8 (45)
4. 7 (28)
5. 6 (17)
6. 5 (10)
7. 4 (2)
8. 3 (4)
9. 2 (3)
10. 1 (5)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:9.5

  Criticism due to difficulty? I say criticism due to not enough patience input into the game. This is for serious gamers.

  By elimoon | Review Date: Feb 29, 2008 | GEN

  I still can't believe the game is criticized because it was a very difficult game. I believe the reason for it being so difficult is for the trade off that you don't have to worry about having a "Game Over". The Alchemy ... Read Full Review

  5 of 5 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Chakan

• Rating:9

  A fantastic action game

  By uninspiredcup | Review Date: Dec 15, 2016 | GG

  Chakan for the Game Gear slightly differs from the Genesis version. It has different map layouts, a different UI but at it's core, it's the same game.As far as side-scrolling games go, it's easily one of the best looking... Read Full Review

  2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:6

  “Chakan” was a fun game to play, but was never worth purchasing.

  By Defender_502 | Review Date: Dec 10, 2006 | GEN

  “Chakan” for the Sega Genesis followed the exploits of the sword-wielding Forever Man, which was an appropriate name, seeing as how the title character looked like the walking dead with a hat that appeared as if it would... Read Full Review

  0 of 3 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:5.2

  A rather bland platformer.

  By flintheart_glomgold | Review Date: Aug 09, 2006 | GEN

  I first got Chakan when I was 13 and for some reason I liked it. It's not really that good and is nowhere near as cool as the underground comic-book it's based on. As Chakan you fight through many different planes (l... Read Full Review

  0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:8.2

  Chakan was a pretty interesting game back in the day.

  By OddballTECH | Review Date: Mar 02, 2006 | GEN

  I remember playing this game and thinking about how weird it was. But it was weird in a good way now that I think about it. There were a lot of cool things about this game that I liked. I thought the story was pretty ... Read Full Review

  6 of 8 users found the following review helpful