The Mask

Overview

The Mask is an action/platformer developed by Black Pearl Software and published by THQ for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System platform.

The game is based on the 1994 movie of the same name, in turn based on a Dark Horse Comics series, which features the mild-mannered and luckless bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss who finds a supernatural mask that transforms him into a green-faced lunatic superhero named The Mask.

Story

The Mask takes the player through various places in Edge City where characters from the movie like Mrs. Peenman and Dorian Tyrell are met. The game loosely follows the plot of the movie but takes a few liberties and adds a few more locations and characters.

Gameplay

In each area of the game, the player must determine the path through the labyrinthine level and reach the exit in order to progress. The Mask has two separate gauges that the player must balance: a health gauge that drops whenever The Mask receives damage and causes him to lose a life if it runs out, and an energy gauge that drops whenever The Mask uses one of his many abilities. Each ability requires a different amount of energy to perform, and this energy regenerates slowly but can be recovered fast by collecting spinning "M" power-ups.

The Mask's distinctive abilities include:

• Tornado Spin
• Mallet
• Super Jump
• Guns
• 'Squeeze Me Gently' Horn
• Super Speed
• Sneak

Locations

1. Stanley's Apartment
2. The Streets of Edge City
3. Edge City Bank
4. Landfill Park
5. Edge City Jail House
6. Sewers
7. The Coco Bongo Club