International Karate +
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International Karate +, often abbreviated as IK+, is a karate fighting video game published in 1987 by System 3 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC.
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[edit] Gameplay
In the game, three karateka fight against each other on a beach, trying to be the first to score six points. After every two rounds, there is a bonus game which is either deflecting bouncing balls or kicking away bombs. The game can be played by one or two human players, at least one fighter is always controlled by the computer. Unlike its predecessor, International Karate, there is only one backdrop.
[edit] History
Archer Maclean did most of the work on developing the game, and the music was written by Rob Hubbard. Music for Amiga version was arranged by Dave Lowe. Several sound samples which were used in the game were taken directly from the Bruce Lee movie Enter the Dragon. In August 2005, the music from International Karate was performed at the third Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany.
[edit] Ports and remakes
16-bit conversions of this game were later released for the Atari ST, Amiga and Amiga CD32. And a International Karate Deluxe game (AKA IK++) was ready but unreleased for the Atari ST and Amiga in 1987/8[1]
In 2002, following the retro-gaming trend, Ignition released IK+ for the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation, both of which are faithful to the 16-bit version. Activision released the title in the United States as Chop 'n Drop. The game was released on the Virtual Console in Europe on July 25, 2008.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ In the chair with ... Archer Maclean. Retrogamer Magazine, issue 63 (2009).
