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Hudson Hawk on the Game Boy came out in 1991, published by Ocean Software. It was part of that wave of licensed games from the era, a time when you'd often find movie tie-ins on the handheld, some more playable than others. This one doesn't try to reinvent the wheel; it's a straightforward action-platformer that fits right in with its contemporaries.

You control Bruce Willis's character, a cat burglar, moving screen by screen through levels. Your main goal is to steal specific items while avoiding or incapacitating guards. The gameplay involves a lot of careful jumping, using a short-range attack to knock out enemies, and timing your movements to avoid detection. The pacing is deliberate, almost slow, and the controls can feel a bit stiff, which adds to the challenge. It feels like a methodical, sometimes clumsy puzzle where you're figuring out patrol routes more than engaging in fluid action.