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Tinhead
By MicroProse, released 1 Jan 1993
- Microsoft Windows
- Sega Genesis
- adventure video game
- action-adventure game
- action game
What it is
Tinhead is a platforming action-adventure game developed by MicroProse. The story casts Tinhead as a defender trying to recover stars stolen by Grim Squidge before the Galaxy falls into a cosmic void. Players guide Tinhead through worlds and levels using jumps, slides, flight, and shooting, while facing spinning Krystals, flying Saw-Sirs, and bosses. The game includes four worlds and 24 levels, with power-ups, hidden bonus areas, and vehicles such as Batteries, hyper-Hoppers, and Rocket Packs. Its pause-and-scroll feature lets players look at offscreen action, and a three-way shooting ability gives Tinhead another way to attack. Tinhead is listed for Microsoft Windows and Sega Genesis; the Steam listing is for Windows and includes single-player and Family Sharing. Publishers listed are Piko Interactive LLC and Bleem!. The game dates to 1993.
What players like, and what they don't
- Four worlds with 24 levels
- Includes power-ups and hidden bonus areas
- Three-way shooting ability
- Pause-and-scroll reveals offscreen action
- Steam listing is for Windows
- Steam features list single-player only
Who it suits
Tinhead suits players looking for a solo platform adventure with shooting, varied movement, power-ups, and hidden areas. Its listed Windows and Sega Genesis platforms may help players choose a compatible version.
Tinhead combines platforming movement and shooting across a collection of worlds and levels. Players looking for multiplayer should note that the listed Steam features only include single-player.
