Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Description

Originating in the arcades, Yie Ar Kung-Fu follows the quest of a martial artist named Oolong to become the Grand Master of Kung-Fu, honoring the memory of his illustrious father. To do that, Oolong will have to face some of the most skillful martial artists in one-on-one battles. The battles take place on side-view screens. The hero has two moves at his disposal: punching and kicking. These moves must be executed by pressing a corresponding button together with a directional button or arrow key. Oolong also has the advantage of being able to jump higher than most of his opponents. The latter utilize unique moves to stop the hero, including sumo-style leaping motions, shuriken-throwing, nunchaku-swinging, etc.

Alternate Titles

• "イー・アル・カンフー" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Versus fighting
• Setting: Chinese
• Yie Ar Kung-Fu series

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User Reviews

One of the best fighting games of the 8-bit era.

Amstrad CPC

Neville (1719)

The Press Says

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Commodore 64	Nov, 1989		100
Amtix!	Amstrad CPC	Jan, 1986	96 out of 100	96
Pixel-Heroes.de	Commodore 64	Sep, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Mar, 1986	8 out of 10	80
TeamXbox	Xbox 360	Aug 15, 2007	7.5 out of 10	75
GameSpot	Xbox 360	Jul 19, 2007	5.5 out of 10	55
UOL Jogos	Xbox 360	Jul 25, 2007		40
IGN	Xbox 360	Jul 23, 2007	4 out of 10	40
Lawrence	Xbox 360	Aug 13, 2007	4 out of 10	40
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Xbox 360	Jul 21, 2007	2 out of 10	20

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Trivia

Title translation

Yie Ar Kung-Fu is a Mandarin Chinese phrase (simplified Chinese: 一二功夫, standard romanization Yi Er Gongfu) meaning "One, two, kung-fu!".

Version differences

The Amstrad CPC disk version contains an extra scenario, a temple. It appears after defeating Pole, the fourth opponent.

Spectrum version compatibility

This is one of a handful of Spectrum games in which the original 48K version is compatible with the later +2A and +3 models, but the enhanced 128K version is not/ An unofficial patch is available on the internet however.