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Both WebVideo/{{PatTheNesPunk}} [[WebVideo/{{PatTheNesPunk}} Pat The Nes Punk]] and WebVideo/{{TheAngryVideoGameNerd}} [[WebVideo/{{TheAngryVideoGameNerd}} The Angry Video Game Nerd]] reviewed the game.
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* DownTheDrain: Amusingly enough, the sewer stage is ''optional'', and is only reachable if the player enters a certain gray house during the second section of Stage 1 (The Village).
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* KillItWithFire: After fighting Frankenstein's first form, Emily is freed, but warns the player only fire can vanquish him, so she gives some fire magic to use on Frankenstein's One-Winged Angel form.
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* Medusa: Medusa is the stage 2 boss, as a 2-part phase: full-bodied Medusa, then a large Gorgon head.
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* Medusa: {{Medusa}}: Medusa is the stage 2 boss, as a 2-part phase: battle: full-bodied Medusa, then a large Gorgon head.
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* VineSwing: In stage 4, after defeating the vampire boss, the player must traverse a pond of an unknown, but damaging substance, by swinging across vines.
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* Medusa: Medusa is the stage 2 boss, as a 2-part phase: full-bodied Medusa, then a large Gorgon head.
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* PasswordSave: As with other games of the time, the player can access further stages by the use of a password system.
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* OptionalBoss: Some bosses appear as optional encounters, if the player knows where to find them. Examples include a water dragon in a sewer-like area in stage 1, and a merman in a lagoon in stage 2 (a forest).
* WhenTreesAttack: The mid-bosses of stage 2 (a forest) are the "he-monster" and the "she-monster" of the woods: the female counterpart emerges from a tree on the right side of the screen, while the male version walks from side to side.
* WhenTreesAttack: The mid-bosses of stage 2 (a forest) are the "he-monster" and the "she-monster" of the woods: the female counterpart emerges from a tree on the right side of the screen, while the male version walks from side to side.
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* OptionalBoss: Some bosses appear as optional encounters, if the player knows where to find them. Examples include a water dragon in a sewer-like area in stage 1, and a merman in a lagoon in the swamp in stage 2 (a forest).
* WhenTreesAttack: The mid-bosses of stage 2 (a forest) are the "he-monster" and the "she-monster" of thewoods: trees: the female counterpart emerges from a tree on the right side of the screen, while the male version walks from side to side.
* WhenTreesAttack: The mid-bosses of stage 2 (a forest) are the "he-monster" and the "she-monster" of the
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* WhenTreesAttack: The mid-bosses of stage 2 (a forest) are the "he-monster" and the "she-monster" of the woods: the female counterpart emerges from a tree on the right side of the screen, while the male version walks from side to side.
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* TheGrimReaper: Apropos for a horror video game, the Grim Reaper appears as a boss at the end of the first section of stage 1.
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* OptionalBoss: Some bosses appear as possible encounters, if the player chooses to avoid them. Examples include a water dragon in a sewer-like area in stage 1, and a merman in a lagoon in stage 2 (a forest).
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* OptionalBoss: Some bosses appear as possible encounters, if the player chooses to avoid them. Examples include a water dragon in a sewer-like area in stage 1, and a merman in a lagoon in stage 2 (a forest).
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'''Frankenstein: The Monster Returns''' (or '''Frankenstein''') is a BeatEmUp [[Main/{{HorrorVideoGames}} Horror]] video game released for the American market of the [[UsefulNotes/{{NintendoEntertainmentSystem}} NES]] in 1991.
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'''Frankenstein: The Monster Returns''' (or '''Frankenstein''') is a BeatEmUp BeatEmUp[=/=][[Main/{{PlatformGame}} Platform]] [[Main/{{HorrorVideoGames}} Horror]] video game released for the American market of the [[UsefulNotes/{{NintendoEntertainmentSystem}} NES]] in 1991.
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Compare ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'', another MonsterMash franchise where {{Dracula}} is the main antagonist and employs in his disposal classic movie monsters, such as werewolves and even Frankenstein's monster.
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* BackFromTheDead: According to the intro text of the American version, the creature was buried in a grave, until a sudden lightning struck its grave and brought him back to life.
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* BackFromTheDead: According to the intro text of the American version, the creature was buried in a grave, until a sudden lightning struck its his grave and brought him back to life.
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'''Frankenstein: The Monster Returns''' (or '''Frankenstein''') is a BeatEmUp [[Main/{{HorrorVideoGames}} Horror]] video game released for the [[UsefulNotes/{{NintendoEntertainmentSystem}} NES]] in 1990.
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'''Frankenstein: The Monster Returns''' (or '''Frankenstein''') is a BeatEmUp [[Main/{{HorrorVideoGames}} Horror]] video game released for the American market of the [[UsefulNotes/{{NintendoEntertainmentSystem}} NES]] in 1990.
1991.
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* OneWingedAngel: As the last boss, of course Frakenstein takes on a larger form to fight the player character: his is a kneeling titan-like entity.
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* OneWingedAngel: As the last boss, of course Frakenstein takes on a larger form to fight the player character: his is a [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/587289-frankenstein-the-monster-returns/images?pid=587289&img=386 kneeling titan-like entity.entity]].
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* OneWingedAngel: As the last boss, of course Frakenstein takes on a larger form to fight the player character: his is a kneeling titan-like entity.
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* KnightInShiningArmor: The cover art for the game depicts the protagonist in a golden suit of armor and wielding a sword and a golden shield.
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* KnightInShiningArmor: The cover art for the game depicts the protagonist in a golden suit of armor and wielding a sword and a golden shield. His role in the game is to save his beloved Emily.
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* KnightInShiningArmor: The cover art for the game depicts the protagonist in a golden suit of armor and wielding a sword and a golden shield.
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* FrankensteinsMonster: The main villain is the '''creature''' made by '''human''' doctor Victor Von Frankenstein, but, as with other pop culture depictions, his creator's name is used interchangeably with the creature.
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* AnotherDimension: After defeating the Dark Warrior in stage 3, he says he can take the protagonist to the "evil dimension" (the last stage).
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* TheNameless: The main character is male, but the game does not refer to him by any name.
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Compare ''Franchise/Castlevania'', ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'', another MonsterMash franchise where Dracula {{Dracula}} is the main antagonist and employs in his disposal classic movie monsters, such as werewolves and even Frankenstein's monster.
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* DamselInDistress: Frankenstein terrorizes a nearby village and kidnapps a local village maiden named Emily.
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Featuring the famous creature from ''Literature/Frankenstein'', the monster comes back from the grave to terrorize the populace of a nearby village, taking a local girl named Emily with him. This prompts her beloved to go after him, braving hordes of undead enemies and other powers of the night.
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Featuring the famous creature from ''Literature/Frankenstein'', ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', the monster comes back from the grave to terrorize the populace of a nearby village, taking a local girl named Emily with him. This prompts her beloved to go after him, braving hordes of undead enemies and other powers of the night.
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'''Frankenstein: The Monster Returns''' (or '''Frankenstein''') is a BeatEmUp [[Main/{{HorrorVideoGames}} Horror]] video game released for the [[UsefulNotes/{{NintendoEntertainmentSystem}} NES]] in 1990.
Featuring the famous creature from ''Literature/Frankenstein'', the monster comes back from the grave to terrorize the populace of a nearby village, taking a local girl named Emily with him. This prompts her beloved to go after him, braving hordes of undead enemies and other powers of the night.
Compare ''Franchise/Castlevania'', another MonsterMash franchise where Dracula is the main antagonist and employs in his disposal classic movie monsters, such as werewolves and even Frankenstein's monster.
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!!Tropes:
* BackFromTheDead: According to the intro text of the American version, the creature was buried in a grave, until a sudden lightning struck its grave and brought him back to life.
* BigBad: Surprisingly for a MonsterMash game, a vampire or Dracula is '''not''' the mastermind behind the plot, but Frankenstein's monster is the main threat.
* DamselInDistress: Frankenstein terrorizes a nearby village and kidnapps a local village maiden named Emily.
* MonsterMash: Like another video game franchise, the classic film monsters feature in the game as stage bosses: Medusa, Manwolf and Vampire (but '''not''' Dracula, however).
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Featuring the famous creature from ''Literature/Frankenstein'', the monster comes back from the grave to terrorize the populace of a nearby village, taking a local girl named Emily with him. This prompts her beloved to go after him, braving hordes of undead enemies and other powers of the night.
Compare ''Franchise/Castlevania'', another MonsterMash franchise where Dracula is the main antagonist and employs in his disposal classic movie monsters, such as werewolves and even Frankenstein's monster.
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!!Tropes:
* BackFromTheDead: According to the intro text of the American version, the creature was buried in a grave, until a sudden lightning struck its grave and brought him back to life.
* BigBad: Surprisingly for a MonsterMash game, a vampire or Dracula is '''not''' the mastermind behind the plot, but Frankenstein's monster is the main threat.
* DamselInDistress: Frankenstein terrorizes a nearby village and kidnapps a local village maiden named Emily.
* MonsterMash: Like another video game franchise, the classic film monsters feature in the game as stage bosses: Medusa, Manwolf and Vampire (but '''not''' Dracula, however).
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