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Platform: Arcade

Region: Other

Country: Japan

Developer(s): SNK

Publishers(s): SNK

ReleaseDate: 1991-06-07

Players: 2

Co-op: No

EightMan

Also know as: Eight Man | 8 Man | 8-man | eightman

Murdered by criminals, Detective Yokoda's body is retrieved by Professor Tani and taken to his laboratory. There, Tani performs an experiment that has failed seven times; Yokoda is the latest subject to have his life force transferred into an android body. For the first time, the experiment succeeds. Yokoda is reborn as the armor-skinned android 8 Man, able to dash at impossible speeds, as well as shape-shift into other people. He shifts himself into Yokoda, this time christening himself as "Hachiro Azuma". He keeps this identity a secret, known only to Tani and his police boss Chief Tanaka. Even his girlfriend Sachiko and friend Ichiro do not know he is an android. As 8-Man, Hachiro fights crime (even bringing his murderers to justice). He smoked "energy" cigarettes, to rejuvenate his powers, that he carried in a cigarette case on his belt.

Trailer: YouTube

ESRB Rating: Not Rated

Genre(s): Action | Platform

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