Claw (video game)

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Claw is a 1997 video game developed and published by Monolith Productions for Microsoft Windows. It is a 2D side-scrolling platform game in which players guide Captain Claw, an anthropomorphic pirate cat, through 14 levels. The goal is for Captain Claw to escape the imprisonment of the Cocker-Spaniards, assemble a pirate crew, and find the Amulet of Nine Lives. The game also features an online multiplayer feature for up to 64 players. Developed alongside Blood, the game featured cutscenes animated by former Disney animators, with the studio also having explored the potential of releasing the title as an arcade game. Upon release, the game received mixed reviews, with some critics praising its visual design and levels, and others faulting its difficulty. Several reviewers expressed the release of a 2D game was outdated during a time of adoption of 3D in the platforming genre. Although the game was commercially successful for the studio, planned development on a 3D sequel never made it...

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