Spartan X
Spartan X, known in North America by the Kung-Fu Master port, is a 1984 beat 'em up arcade game developed and published in Japan by Irem. It was later published in North America by Data East, without the movie…
Spartan X is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Irem, released 1 December 1984 on Arcade.
What Spartan X is
Spartan X is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Irem and released in 1984. It was published by Data East USA. It is available on Arcade only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
One day, a kung-fu master, Thomas, and his girlfriend, Silvia, are attacked by a gang of mysteriously men. While Thomas is trying to fight off the people in front of him, more come from the back, capture Silvia and then all of them take off. Thomas finds a letter left behind from a man named Mr. X that reads: Your love Silvia is in our custody now. If you want to save your dear Silvia's life, come to the Devil's Temple at once 5 sons of the devil will entertain you. Thomas follows X's instructions and immediately shows up at the temple. There he must fight through 5 floors, each with an array of enemies, obstacles, and a boss at the end, until he reaches the 6th floor, in which he must…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Spartan X series
Spartan X is the first of 5 entries we hold in the Spartan X series. The next entry was Spartan X in 1985.
What it launched against
Spartan X launched on 1 December 1984, within three weeks of 1942, Knight Lore, Vs. Excitebike and Skool Daze.
Released around the same time: 1942, Knight Lore, Vs. Excitebike, Skool Daze.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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