Chakan

Chakan: The Forever Man is a 2D action platformer for Sega Game Gear where players control the immortal anti-hero Chakan. Gameplay involves side-scrolling exploration of four elemental planes (earth, air, fire, water) with 12 levels each featuring platforming, combat, and boss encounters. Core mechanics include jumping, sword attacks (standard, upward, downward, spin), rolling dodges, and collecting elemental potions to combine into buffs like enhanced swords or increased jump height. Chakan starts with twin swords and acquires new weapons such as grappling hook or hammer per plane. The story follows Chakan's curse from defeating Death, tasked with eradicating evil across parallel worlds in a dark gothic atmosphere. What stands out is its high difficulty, infinite lives due to immortality, and challenging gameplay on the handheld device.