Play Cliffhanger on nes Online

Cliffhanger came out on the NES in 1993, developed by Spidersoft. It was one of those many licensed games from the era, based on the Sylvester Stallone movie, and it fit right in with the platform's library of side-scrolling action titles. You don't hear much about it now, but it was there on the shelf next to more famous games.

You control Gabe Walker, a mountain ranger, moving screen by screen across snowy cliffs and enemy bases. The main goal is to rescue hostages from terrorists, which involves a lot of jumping across gaps, punching guards, and occasionally swinging on ropes. You also have to watch out for environmental hazards like wolves and sudden avalanches that can knock you off the mountain. The pacing is fairly straightforward but the controls can be slippery, making some jumps more frustrating than they should be. It feels like a very typical, sometimes clumsy effort to turn an action movie into a playable 8-bit experience.