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Minutemen was a promotional flash game created by award-winning digital entertainment outfit littleloud to coincide with the release of the 2009 film Watchmen. The game stars the original Nite Owl and Silk Spectre of the titular superhero team, Minutemen. Like most of the film's promotional material, however, the game is no longer available to play.
According to in-universe material, Minutemen is an arcade game created by Veidt Enterprises.
Gameplay[]
Designed in the style of side-scrolling beat 'em ups arcade games in the milieu of Renegade and Double Dragon, the game allows you to play as either the original Nite Owl or Silk Spectre and take on Moloch and his gang.
The game is set in New York City in 1942 and features only three levels — two on a New York street (Charlton Street) and one on a subway platform.
The player can kick, punch and jump — although there’s never any reason to jump since there are no combo moves in the game. Nevertheless it’s retro feel is dead on and the repetitive midi soundtrack captures the eighties vibe with perfection. Also, make sure you kick and punch the mailboxes, fire hydrants, lampposts and garbage cans for some bonus animations.
After beating the three stages, the player gets to square off with Moloch the Mystic.
The game features some easter eggs like the billboard on the subway advertising Rolf Müller at the Park Circus and a convenient ketchup dripping burger that's hitting a smiley badge in just the right place.
Trivia[]
- If the player manages to beat the game, the player was rewarded with watching the second movie trailer.
- According to Watchmen film lore, Minutemen was released in 1977, however, in the real world arcade beat ‘em up games weren't released until 1984. In the Watchmen universe, however, arcade technology was more advanced, which is justified by the technical advances made by Veidt Enterprises, and not a big stretch when thinking about all the other products made by Adrian Veidt.
Videos[]
Watchmen, Minutemen Arcade Game
8 bit Minutemen (free web game)