The Punisher is a 1990 action game developed by Paragon Software Corporation for DOS, blending fighting, shooting, and racing elements within a story drawn from the Marvel Comics character. Players control Frank Castle, a man driven to vigilantism after his family was killed when they accidentally witnessed a Mob execution. Joining forces with Nick Fury, Castle battles through the streets of New York against organized crime. Combat involves beating information out of street-level thugs or deploying heavier weapons such as a flamethrower to subdue enemies. Clues gathered throughout the game gradually point toward a larger criminal conspiracy, with the notorious Kingpin serving as the ultimate target. The game follows the tone of the comic source material, casting Castle as a ruthless one-man operation functioning outside conventional law as judge, jury, and executioner.
They call me The Punisher, because I dispense the dark side of justice the side that doesn't care for Miranda Rights, search warrants or circumstantial evidence. Members of the underworld killed my family and got away with it. I'm settling the score. And I get paid to do it. A clandestine group finances my missions because I accomplish what the justice system can't. I eliminate drug dealers, expose corruption - I terrorize the terrorists themselves. I'm a professional vigilante, and I work in Manhattan, where many consider me a hero. But I've got enemies. One of them is seven feet tall and weighs 450 pounds. His name is Kingpin and he's New York's undisputed head of organized crime. I've terminated his best assassins time and time again. Now I've got a chance to nail Kingpin himself. For $500,000, an informant will reveal the fat man's location. It's a limited-time offer, so I've got to act now. If I can complete enough missions, should be able to raise the money. Half a million bucks. That means a lot of overtime.
