Kung Fu Kid

Kung Fu Kid, titled Makai Retsuden (魔界列伝) in Japan, is a beat 'em up video game released for the Master System in 1987. It is the follow-up to Dragon Wang for the SG-1000. Kung Fu Kid was published in Brazil by Tectoy as Sapo Xulé O Mestre do Kung Fu; as in Psycho Fox and Astro Warrior, the main character is replaced by cartoon frog Sapo Xulé.

This article is about the Sega Master System videogame. For the 2010 film, see The Karate Kid (2010 film). For other uses, see Kung Fu Kid.
Kung Fu Kid
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)Master System
Release
  • JP: May 17, 1987
  • NA: October 1987[1]
  • EU: January 1988
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Players control Wang as he faces an onslaught of enemies using his martial arts skills and wall jumping technique.

Reception

Computer Gaming World criticized Kung Fu Kid's "incredibly contrived play-mechanics" (including a lobster that would give the player extra powers) and the "tiny and cartoon-like" graphics, and mocked the Engrish documentation that stated that the player would fight "the unnaturally evil one".[2]

References
  1. "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. November 1987. p. 14.
  2. Worley, Joyce; Kunkel, Bill; Katz, Arnie (October 1988). "Video Gaming World". Computer Gaming World. No. 52. pp. 48–49. Retrieved 24 April 2016.


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