World Karate Championship

Description

The objective of World Karate Championship is to get the highest possible dan (karate grade, determined by belt colour) and become the world champion - and of course, to get the highest score. Karate fighters compete against each other on side-view screens, the scenery representing real world locations (New York, Egypt, Japan, etc.). In between the fighting stages, there are short action sequences, during which the player can gather bonus points. These include deflecting bouncing balls, breaking wooden planks, and others.

Alternate Titles

• "International Karate" -- European title

Part of the Following Group

• International Karate series

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User Reviews

One of the best fighting games ever to grace the PC.	PC Booter	Mickey Gabel (357)
A great classic!	PC Booter	Tomer Gabel (4418)

The Press Says

Zzap!	Commodore 64	Jun, 1986	91 out of 100	91
Power Play	Commodore 64	Feb, 1986	84 out of 100	84
Happy Computer	Commodore 64	1986	84 out of 100	84
64'er	Commodore 64	Sep, 1986	12 out of 15	80
Pixel-Heroes.de	Commodore 64	Dec, 2003	7 out of 10	70
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1986	7 out of 10	70
Nintendo Life	Wii	Mar 29, 2008		70
Génération 4	Atari ST	1987	52 out of 100	52
All Game Guide	Commodore 64	1998		40
Power Play	DOS	Aug, 1989	36 out of 100	36

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Merge with International Karate	4	YID YANG (162351) Mar 30, 2010

Trivia

Lawsuit

System 3 faced a lengthy court battle with arcade publishers Data East, who claimed System 3 had ripped off their game Karate Champ with International Karate. It also used the same forward kicking (street) karate style. The game also looked a lot like The Way of the Exploding Fist, but they weren't sued for that.

Awards

• GameStar (Germany)
  • Issue 03/2013 – One of the "Ten Best C64 Games“
• Happy Computer
  • 1986 - Runner-up as Sports Game of the Year
  • Issue 04/1987 - #15 Best Game in 1986 (Readers' Vote)