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Shanghai Karate

Shanghai Karate is a one-on-one beat 'em up game. The player takes on the role of Lio Yin. By defeating all Wang Chen's men, Lio Yin must traverse the legendary journey from Changhun to Shanghai. The gameplay…

1 February 1988

Shanghai Karate is an arcade, released 1 February 1988 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Shanghai Karate is

Shanghai Karate was released in 1988. It was published by Players Software. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shanghai Karate is a one-on-one beat 'em up game. The player takes on the role of Lio Yin. By defeating all Wang Chen's men, Lio Yin must traverse the legendary journey from Changhun to Shanghai. The gameplay takes place on a single board. Each opponent has four lives and can be attacked through eight available strikes. The game offers a practice mode for a two human players, taking place in the Great Wall area. The game is not identical to the contemporary Shanghai Karate for Amstrad CPC published by the same company.
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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. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Shanghai Karate come out?
Shanghai Karate was released on 1 February 1988 for Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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