Kung Fu Kid

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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

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.

Gameplay[edit]

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

Reception[edit]

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[edit]

  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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