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Kicker

Kung-fu player jumps around multiple level boards, kicking opponents and collecting power-ups and bonus items. Player defeats by way of three kicks the board "boss" and advances to the next level. (From Museum…

23 March 1985

Kicker is an arcade, released 23 March 1985 on Arcade.

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What Kicker is

Kicker was released in 1985. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Kung-fu player jumps around multiple level boards, kicking opponents and collecting power-ups and bonus items. Player defeats by way of three kicks the board "boss" and advances to the next level. (From Museum of the Game) Players take control of Wanpyou (renamed Kicker in Kicker, renamed Lee in other ports), who has just mastered the secret of Chin-style Shaolin martial arts. He then encounters the Triad Yamucha Gang, also responsible for the assassination of his master Raochuu, and is trapped within their Jaken Temple . He attempts to escape and enact revenge with his new-found skills. (From Wikipedia)
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Kicker launched on 23 March 1985, within three weeks of Commando, The Rats, TwinBee and Starion.

Released around the same time: Commando, The Rats, TwinBee, Starion.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Kicker come out?
Kicker was released on 23 March 1985 for Arcade.

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