

Single players compete against a computer opponent while two players fight each other in this Karate game. Players each use two joysticks which allow for a variety of different moves. The best two matches, out of three, wins.
FightingSportArcadeActionmartial artsanimehand-to-hand combatkaratehigh scoretwin stick controlArcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, iOS, Apple II
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, intimate and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, iOS, Apple II
- Developer
- Technos Japan
- Publisher
- Revolutionary Concepts, Americana Software Limited, Data East
- Released
- May 1, 1984
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 4.0/10 from 12 ratings.
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