History VideoGame / Claw

* GunsAkimbo: Claw is sometimes portrayed like that. There are also Peg Legs and you'll hate them for that.

* GunsAkimbo: Claw is sometimes portrayed like that. There are also Peg Legs and [[DemonicSpiders you'll hate them for that]].

** Dynamite can be used to access some previously-unaccessible places at the expense of [[CastFromHitPoints Claw's hp]]. [[GameBreaker This can lead]] [[GoodBadBugs to some amusing situations...]] It helps that the weapon itself is AwesomeButImpractical when used for actual fighting.

** Gabriel can only be defeated by using his own cannon against him and hitting the switch that makes its aim go up... [[GoodBadBugs ordinarily, that is]].

* TooAwesomeToUse: Magic Claw one-shots everything in the game but bosses, including [[DemonicSpiders Tiger Guards]], but the resources found are so scarce that you'll use it very rarely outside of the last level.

** If you think that after defeating Le Rauxe you'll fight someone with only slightly higher difficulty, [[WhipItGood think]] [[FragileSpeedster again]]. Some people actually put Catherine (Level 4) on par in difficulty with ''[[FinalBoss Omar]]''. And she's only the ''second boss''.

[[http://www.kapitanpazur.piasta.pl/en/index.html You can read more about it here.]]

''Claw'' (also known as ''Captain Claw'') is a 1997 [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] {{platformer}} published by Creator/MonolithProductions. It tells the story of a certain cat pirate captain, named Nathaniel Joseph Claw and his quest to [[GottaCatchThemAll find the]] [[DismantledMacGuffin parts of the Amulet of Nine Lives]]. While the [[ExcusePlot plot is mostly an excuse]], the story gets interesting due to the characters in it, particularly Claw, whose [[DeadpanSnarker snarky comments]] makes pretty obvious who you are dealing with.

* AllThereInTheManual: There's a downloadable document called "Claw Design Document" which highlights a few things, for example why Catherine was kicked out of Claw's crew for unnecessary violence.

* InexplicablyAwesome: We'll never get to know how Claw obtained his "Magic Claw" spell.

** Dynamite can be used to access some previously-unaccessible places in expense of [[CastFromHitPoints Claw's hp]]. [[GameBreaker This can lead]] [[GoodBadBugs to some amusing situations...]] It helps that the weapon itself is AwesomeButImpractical when used for actual fighting.

** Marrow (Level 10 boss). You have to fight his bloody parrot first and wait for the stony bridge to appear so that you can cross the spike hole to whack him a few times.

** Gabriel and Omar have a catch.

* TooAwesomeToUse: Magic Claw one-shots everything in the game but bosses, including Tiger Guards, but the resources found are so scarce that you'll use it very rarely outside of the last level.

** If you think that after defeating Le Rauxe you'll fight someone with only slightly higher difficulty, [[WhipItGood think]] [[FragileSpeedster again]]. Some people actually put Catherine (Level 4) on par in difficulty with ''[[FinalBoss OMAR]]''. And she's only the ''second boss''.

''Claw'' (also known as ''Captain Claw'') is a 1997 [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] {{platformer}} and [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove overlooked]] CultClassic published by Creator/MonolithProductions. It tells the story of a certain cat pirate captain, named Nathaniel Joseph Claw and his quest to [[GottaCatchThemAll find the]] [[DismantledMacGuffin parts of the Amulet of Nine Lives]]. While the [[ExcusePlot plot is mostly an excuse]], the story gets interesting due to the characters in it, particularly Claw, whose [[DeadpanSnarker snarky comments]] makes pretty obvious who you are dealing with.

''Claw'' (also known as ''Captain Claw'') is a 1997 [[IBMPersonalComputer PC]] {{platformer}} and [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove overlooked]] CultClassic published by Creator/MonolithProductions. It tells the story of a certain cat pirate captain, named Nathaniel Joseph Claw and his quest to [[GottaCatchThemAll find the]] [[DismantledMacGuffin parts of the Amulet of Nine Lives]]. While the [[ExcusePlot plot is mostly an excuse]], the story gets interesting due to the characters in it, particularly Claw, whose [[DeadpanSnarker snarky comments]] makes pretty obvious who you are dealing with.

''Claw'' (also known as ''Captain Claw'') is a 1997 PC {{platformer}} and [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove overlooked]] CultClassic published by Creator/MonolithProductions. It tells the story of a certain cat pirate captain, named Nathaniel Joseph Claw and his quest to [[GottaCatchThemAll find the]] [[DismantledMacGuffin parts of the Amulet of Nine Lives]]. While the [[ExcusePlot plot is mostly an excuse]], the story gets interesting due to the characters in it, particularly Claw, whose [[DeadpanSnarker snarky comments]] makes pretty obvious who you are dealing with.

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The game was generally well received, being notable for its gorgeous looking graphics, great atmosphere and fun gameplay. Some even compared it to other great titles like ''Videogame/MarioBros'' or ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot''. It had quite a few hand-drawn {{cutscene}}s (about 18 minutes in total), giving it a movie-esque feeling. It's also worth noticing that it's [[NintendoHard HARD AS HELL]].

''Claw'' (also known as ''Captain Claw'') is a 1997 PC {{platformer}} and [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove overlooked]] CultClassic. It tells the story of a certain cat pirate captain, named Nathaniel Joseph Claw and his quest to [[GottaCatchThemAll find the]] [[DismantledMacGuffin parts of the Amulet of Nine Lives]]. While the [[ExcusePlot plot is mostly an excuse]], the story gets interesting due to the characters in it, particularly Claw, whose [[DeadpanSnarker snarky comments]] makes pretty obvious who you are dealing with.

''Claw'' (also known as ''Captain Claw'') is a 1997 PC {{platformer}} and [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove overlooked]] CultClassic. It tells the story of a certain cat pirate captain, named (can you guess it?) Nathaniel J. Claw and his quest to [[GottaCatchThemAll find the]] [[DismantledMacGuffin parts of the Amulet of Nine Lives]]. While the [[ExcusePlot plot was mostly an excuse]], the story gets interesting due to how interesting its characters are. Particularly Claw, whose [[DeadpanSnarker snarky comments makes pretty obvious]] who you are dealing with.

The game was generally well received, being notable for its gorgeous looking graphics, great atmosphere and fun gameplay. Some even compared it to other great titles like ''Videogame/MarioBros'' or ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot''. It had quite a few hand-drawn [[{{Cutscene}} cutscenes]] (about 18 minutes in total), giving it a movie-esque feeling. It's also worth noticing that it's [[NintendoHard HARD AS HELL]].

* AllThereInTheManual: There's a downloadable document called "Claw Design Document" which highlights a few things, for example why Catherine was kicked out of Claw's crew (for unnecessary violence, it says. You'd never tell judging by the game alone).
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The original release features a more photorealistic Claw on its cover art, seen above. As for the Japanese one, it has him look exactly as he should, while accompanied by other characters.
* BadassAdorable: Captain Claw is a cat and looks kinda cute in his uniform and kitten look on his face. But he's one tough badass of a pirate who will hunt all the mooks and bosses down!

* BlowYouAway: Red Tail can control the wind. There's a reason you ''don't'' stand on the lower level of the arena no matter what.
* CaptainObvious: The mercat creatures like to point out that they are dying/dead with "I seem to be deceased" or "Well, I'm no longer among the living, am I?".

* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: In the under-the-sea-level, there are some strange male mermaid creatures who would occasionally cry: "Gosh, I'm handsome!"

* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou: Even ''seagulls'' will tackle you. "Bloody birds" indeed.

* FireIceLightning: Claw can find {{Power Up}}s that enchant his sword with ElementalPowers: The Fire Sword, Frost Sword, and Lightning Sword. Devs were planning to put [[PureEnergy Plasma Sword]] as well, but it never made it to the actual gameplay. An icon of it can still be found in the map editor, though.

* GlassCannon: Mice, who deal 15 points of damage (at the very start of the game, no less), but are very predictable and being breathed on them kills them. More seriously, Bear Sailors with their ''enormous'' damage over time and the toughness of wet paper and Peg Legs with their two-hit combo and two-hit dying.

* GrievousHarmWithABody: Claw can pick up enemies if he gets close enough to them, and throw them a fair distance. Hitting another foe with the thrown mook is a OneHitKill.
* GuideDangIt: Many people don't know that running for a longer time speeds Claw up. This is vital for collecting some treasures and can leave you wondering what should you do to get them. You can also jump on dynamite, jump on enemy's attacks... The list is long.

* GunsAkimbo: Claw is sometimes portrayed like that. There are also Peg Legs and [[DemonicSpiders you'll hate them for that.]]

* IdleAnimation

* LighterAndSofter: For Monolith, and even marketed this way- it came out the same year as ''Blood'' and Captain Claw even shares Caleb's voice actor, but the game was marketed as being much lighter on violent content than many games of the time.

* MarathonBoss: Omar
* MoreDakka: Despite using a flintlock pistol, Claw can somehow pull off a fully automatic fire with it.

** Dynamite can be used to access some previously-unaccessible places in expense of [[CastFromHitPoints Claw's hp]]. [[GameBreaker This can lead]] [[GoodBadBugs to some amusing situations...]] It helps that the weapon itself is {{Awesome But Impractical}} when used for actual fighting.

* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Half fish, half anthropomorphic cat. They can walk on dry land without a problem, and die when thrown into the water!

** Marrow (Level 10 boss). You have to fight his bloody parrot first and wait for the stony bridge to appear so that you can cross the spike hole.
** Aquatis is beaten by [[spoiler:throwing dynamite into a barely visible hole in the wall]].

* TooAwesomeToUse: Magic Claw one-shots everything in the game but bosses, including Tiger Guards, but the resources found are so scarce that you'll use it very rarely outside the last level.

** If you think that after defeating Le Rauxe you'll fight someone with only slightly higher difficulty, [[WhipItGood think]] [[FragileSpeedster again]]. Some people actually put Catherine (Level 4) on par in difficulty with ''FinalBoss OMAR''. And she's only the ''second boss''.
** If Catherine failed to deliver the message, Wolvington won't. He'll straight up counter attacks when hit and block even more often then the last boss being able to rack up large amounts of damage very quick against reckless players.