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In 2005, the franchise was re-launched with a new game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2; a GameCube version of said game was planned, but was ultimately scrapped.
In 2019 Kurt Kalata praised the arcade version, noting "very little effort put into the game’s difficulty balance" due to its intentional design to munch quarters.
Schmidt was recorded by American alternative rock band Pixies and released as a B-side on their "Planet of Sound" single in 1990.
On March 21, 2005, a press release announced the game's shipment to retailers and emphasized that it was designed for an "older audience".
IGN found it to good for "mindless amusement", but for players looking for more than that to try another game.
Most versions of the game generally received positive reviews, being praised for its intense action and enjoyable gameplay, but criticism for its repetitiveness.
Reviewing the arcade version, Sinclair User praised the graphics and the anti-drugs theme.
Reviewing the ZX Spectrum version, Crash praised the graphics and wide array of criminal enemies.
In 2019 Kurt Kalata praised the arcade version, noting "very little effort put into the game’s difficulty balance" due to its intentional design to munch quarters.
The NES version was also praised, but controls of most computer versions was found to be frustrating.
The 1990 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) version of Narc, published by Acclaim Entertainment and developed by Rare, was billed as "the first video game with a strong anti-drug message.
Nintendo saw the anti-drug message positively, and the only change enforced from the arcade version was to remove blood; enemies were renamed from KRAK to KWAK.
The Windows version, only released in Europe, was developed by Point of View.
In 2005, the franchise was re-launched with a new game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2; a GameCube version of said game was planned, but was ultimately scrapped.
Nintendo saw the anti-drug message positively, and the only change enforced from the arcade version was to remove blood; enemies were renamed from KRAK to KWAK.
Over 3,700 units of the arcade machine were sold.
One reviewer rated the game at 94%, and another rated it at 95%, with both calling it the best coin-op conversion of 1990, and one calling it the best game.
In 2005, the franchise was re-launched with a new game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2; a GameCube version of said game was planned, but was ultimately scrapped.
In 2019 Kurt Kalata praised the arcade version, noting "very little effort put into the game’s difficulty balance" due to its intentional design to munch quarters.
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