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Sin and Punishment (2000)

Nintendo R&D1, Treasure

Nintendo 64 · Wii · Wii U

3.79 from 117 ratings

336 members have it in their collection · 9 playing now · 119 backlogged · 93 wish listed

How long? Main story 1h · with extras 3h (from 4 logged playthroughs)

Earth is under threat from Ruffians - mutants bred to boost dwindling food stocks who have turned against their masters. As a young resistance fighter, face an onslaught of bio-genetic monsters and corrupt military forces in your battle to save the planet. For the first time outside of Japan, you can experience the non-stop action of this Nintendo 64 classic, … Read more
Earth is under threat from Ruffians - mutants bred to boost dwindling food stocks who have turned against their masters. As a young resistance fighter, face an onslaught of bio-genetic monsters and corrupt military forces in your battle to save the planet. For the first time outside of Japan, you can experience the non-stop action of this Nintendo 64 classic, created by the shoot em up masters at Treasure Co. Ltd. Battle across land, sea and sky; collect energy, time and point bonuses; rack up massive combos to earn extra continues; and face the wrath of enormous bosses. Plus - invite a friend to join in, controlling the gun sight while you move the character. Read less

Details

Developers
Nintendo R&D1, Treasure
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Action
Series
Sin and Punishment
Event
Nintendo Space World 2000

Release dates

  • Nov 21, 2000 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo 64
  • 2004 (Full Release) (China) Nintendo 64
  • Sep 20, 2007 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
  • Sep 28, 2007 (Full Release) (Australia) Wii
  • Sep 28, 2007 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
  • Oct 01, 2007 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
  • Aug 27, 2015 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii U
  • Sep 03, 2015 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii U

Featured in lists

NSO Collection - N64 by Roach · 42 games · 1

Rating distribution

5 stars
25
4 stars
51
3 stars
32
2 stars
9
1 star
0

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SIGINT

Status SIGINT Jun 19, 2026

Randomly replayed on the Switch to kill some time and this still feels great and had a couple really cool parts that I’d forgotten about. Particularly the long aircraft carrier / ocean sequence is really fun and dynamic. When skipping cutscenes especially, the game is very energetic and snappy, 100% the N64 game I am happiest to revisit from a …

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Randomly replayed on the Switch to kill some time and this still feels great and had a couple really cool parts that I’d forgotten about. Particularly the long aircraft carrier / ocean sequence is really fun and dynamic. When skipping cutscenes especially, the game is very energetic and snappy, 100% the N64 game I am happiest to revisit from a gameplay perspective even if some parts I don’t like hold it back a bit.

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DucksOnQuack

Status DucksOnQuack May 23, 2025

What makes Sin and Punishment special to me is how deliberate every single aspect of its design is. How every piece of your moveset fits every varied scenario and how each button used on the N64 controller has such a purpose. You wouldn't really "get" this game until you understand the controller it was designed for in mind. I understood …

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What makes Sin and Punishment special to me is how deliberate every single aspect of its design is. How every piece of your moveset fits every varied scenario and how each button used on the N64 controller has such a purpose. You wouldn't really "get" this game until you understand the controller it was designed for in mind. I understood it as I thought more about the control scheme, but it wasn't until playing with an actual N64, with an actual N64 controller, where it makes even more sense. Treasure just knows how to make a control scheme really work. A modern controller won't do this game enough justice. This game is so goddamn good. You have no idea. Absolute masterpiece.

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DucksOnQuack

Status DucksOnQuack Jul 21, 2024

Played this one on my modded Switch the 2nd time aroud instead of on PC. I did so much better this time around. Still a top tier game. Only died less than 10 times this time around so that is something. enter image description here

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Jusfei

Status Jusfei Mar 23, 2022

Played like halfway for the game on easy... and then gave up and watched the rest of the game

Thoughts: Really an awesome tech marvel in terms of being a scripted on-rails shooter with full English voice acting, considering there's nothing else quite like it on the N64. Despite that, the voice acting is really really bad, and the game …

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Played like halfway for the game on easy... and then gave up and watched the rest of the game

Thoughts: Really an awesome tech marvel in terms of being a scripted on-rails shooter with full English voice acting, considering there's nothing else quite like it on the N64. Despite that, the voice acting is really really bad, and the game is punishing even on the easiest settings, especially with dated controls that feel terrible to play with now.

Also there's one level that's 100% spiders for the arachnophobes, considering how much I couldn't stand spiders in Uncharted 3 too.

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kingbk83

Status kingbk83 Oct 26, 2021

Some cool games on the N64 service that I never played when I had an N64. This and Operation: Winback are both cool games.

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Dallen

Status Dallen Nov 18, 2018

An important message about the greatness of sin and punishment. (just kidding but I plan on doing a real video on it one day)

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