Karateka

Description

The evil Akuma has destroyed your homeland, killed many of your friends and kidnapped your Princess Mariko. Fortunately, you are skilled in Martial Arts, so your inevitable quest to reach Akuma's palace has a chance of success.

The game is viewed from the side and features a succession of increasingly-difficult opponents. All the standard karate kicks and punches are available to both you and your foes. The game's design was serious and realistic, and the game featured lots of cutscenes to develop the story.

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User Reviews

Unforgettable game with pioneering graphics	Apple II	Frecklefoot (124)
Do you hear the grasshopper at your feet?	Commodore 64	Terrence Bosky (5237)
A classic that demonstrates how well a story can be told with no words.	DOS	Ray Soderlund (3504)
Kickin' run to the right karate game	DOS	Terrence Bosky (5237)
An Unforgettable game.	DOS	Jim Fun (226)

The Press Says

Abandonia	DOS	Apr 12, 2006	5 out of 5	100
The Video Game Critic	Atari 8-bit	Mar 08, 2003	A-	91
The Video Game Critic	Atari 7800	Jul 28, 1999	F	0

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Trivia

The Apple II version of Karateka came on one single-sided floppy disk. However, by booting Karateka up on the opposite side (Side Two) - Karateka would still load, but now the game was upside down. A visual gag on the part of someone at Broderbund most likely.