Discover Kung-Fu: The Way of the Exploding Fist (also known as Way of the Exploding Fist, The Way of the Exploding Fist), an excellent game of 1985 runnable on Amstrad CPC system. With side view, fixed / flip-screen perspective, the publisher Melbourne House had wonderful ideas around fighting, martial arts.
FightingSportActionmartial artsbonus stageBBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 16, Amstrad CPC
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Character
Plot-driven, classical in form, spare and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
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About the game
- Platforms
- BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Acorn Electron, Commodore 16, Amstrad CPC
- Developer
- Beam Software
- Publisher
- Ricochet, Melbourne House
- Released
- December 31, 1985
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 12 ratings.
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