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Instruction booklet · December 1993

Inspector Gadget

PlatformPuzzle1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

Inspector Gadget is on yet another mission against the evil Doctor Claw and his army of M.A.D. (Mean And Dirty) agents. This time it's personal because Doctor Claw has captured Gadget's niece, Penny. With the help of his trusty dog, Brain, and his suit full of special gadgets, Inspector Gadget must save Penny and defeat Doctor Claw and his minions!

Specifications

Released
December 1993
Developer
AIM
Publisher
Hudson Soft
Players
1
Genre
Platform · Puzzle
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Inspector Gadget
Themes
Action · Comedy
View
Side view

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
60/100 (8 ratings)
BE KIND, REWINDDecember 1993
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Week of December 3, 1993
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