Karateka (2012)

Jordan Mechner, Liquid Entertainment

Remake of Karateka

PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · iOS

2.58 from 19 ratings

304 members have it in their collection · 219 backlogged · 8 wish listed

Whether you are a nostalgic Karateka fan or new to the game, Karateka will charm you with its classic love story set in feudal Japan. Fight to save the lovely Mariko from the evil warlord Akuma and reunite her with her True Love!
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Details

Developers
Jordan Mechner, Liquid Entertainment
Publishers
D3Publisher
Genres
Adventure, Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Strategy
Themes
Action
Series
Karateka
Steam
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Release dates

  • Nov 07, 2012 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
  • Dec 18, 2012 (North_America) PlayStation 3
  • Dec 20, 2012 (Worldwide) iOS
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Rating distribution

5 stars
1
4 stars
3
3 stars
7
2 stars
3
1 star
5
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anarchistica

Review anarchistica 1/5 · Dec 20, 2021

Incredibly boring

Intro

Karateka is a fighting game. You walk along a road fighting enemies.

Review

This is a remake of an ancient game and it is really really awful. You walk with Q (??) to an enemy and then you "fight". The "fighting" consists of waiting for the audio cue to block once or more before you can actually hit the …

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Intro

Karateka is a fighting game. You walk along a road fighting enemies.

Review

This is a remake of an ancient game and it is really really awful. You walk with Q (??) to an enemy and then you "fight". The "fighting" consists of waiting for the audio cue to block once or more before you can actually hit the enemy. You can't look at the enemy movement to determine when to block, you will be too late. After blocking you get a few free hits with the enemy just standing there like a dildo. Then it repeats. You get chi by blocking, allowing you to stun the enemy once every few fights. Sometimes flowers appear between fights letting you heal.

This is the entire game. I'm not joking. There is literally nothing more to it. There is no jumping, no combos, no abilities, nothing. Basically any fighting game i used to play as a kid (Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat 2, Double Dragon 2) is wildly, vastly superior to this. I wouldn't play this if they paid me.

1/10

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