Body Blows

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Body Blows
Developer(s)Team17
Publisher(s)Team17
Designer(s)Martyn Brown, Cedric McMillan JR., Danny Burke
Platform(s)Amiga, CDTV, DOS
ReleaseMarch, 1993
Genre(s)Versus fighting game
Mode(s)Single player, Two player

Body Blows is an Amiga versus fighting game. It was released in 1993 by Team 17.[1] The game is compatible with all Amiga systems, including the CDTV system with joystick support.[citation needed] It was followed by Body Blows Galactic and Ultimate Body Blows. A version for DOS was also released. The game has a lot of similarities to Street Fighter II, for example, both had two characters with projectile, rising uppercut and spinning kick special moves and played identically (as with Ryu and Ken).[2]

Gameplay

There are three modes of play in Body Blows:

  1. One Player (Arcade mode). This mode involves the player selecting a character to battle opponents until they face a battle with MAX
  2. Two Player. This mode allows two players to take control of joysticks and fight each other using a character they desire
  3. Tournament. This mode lets four or eight players to play a tournament against each other

Characters

There are 11 characters in Body Blows. In one player mode the player can choose to play as 1 of 4 characters, Nik, Dan, Junior or Lo Ray. In other modes players can select from 10 of the characters in the game.

Main Contenders

  • Nik is the brother of Dan and the down town gang leader. He hates his brother.
  • Dan is the elder brother of Nik and a rival gangland rebel, he shadows his brother's moves every step of the way.
  • Junior is a British boxer.
  • Lo Ray is a Buddhist monk who left his Shaolin Temple seeking fame and fortune on the prize fighting circuit.

Other characters

  • Kossak
  • Dug
  • Maria
  • Mike
  • Ninja
  • Yit-U
  • Max (Was playable in the PC version via a cheat.)
  • T-17 (Final boss)

Technical information

Body Blows is compatible with Amiga 500, 500+, 600, 1200, 2000, 3000, 4000, and CDTV systems. It requires at least 1MB of RAM and can utilise extra memory that's installed on the system. It has four channel stereo music, speech and sound effects. The game features full PAL screen scrolling at 50 Hz and 32 colour graphics. It cannot be installed to a hard drive.[citation needed]

Reaction

"The best beat-em up money can buy" - 91% - CU Amiga[3]
"Not as good as the console sf2, but it's a very close thing" - 87% - Amiga Format[4]
"If you thought Streetfighter II was the business, think again" - 92% - The One[5]
"A true corker of a game with undeniable influences" - 89% - Amiga Power[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Team 17 official website with release details". Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ Dan Slingsby;(Jan 1993);Body Blows Preview in CU Amiga ;(Jan 1993);pp39-40
  3. ^ CU Amiga review
  4. ^ Amiga Format Review
  5. ^ Amiga review
  6. ^ Amiga Power review

External links

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