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China Warrior
System(s): PC Engine, TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console (Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U)
Publisher: Hudson Soft (JP), NEC (US)
Developer:
Genre: Action































Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
PC Engine
JP
¥4,5004,500 HC62001
TurboGrafx-16
US
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
US
600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
EU
600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
AU
600pts600
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
JP
¥617617
Wii U Virtual Console
JP
¥600600
Sony PlayStation 3
JP

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China Warrior, known as The Kung Fu (ザ・クンフー) in Japan, is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up game developed by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16. It was originally released in November 1987 shortly after the PC Engine's launch, standing as the first truly exclusive title for the platform.

China Warrior is an infamous game for its use of large, detailed sprites, which at its release in 1987 was unseen in most home video games of the era. Advertising saw it compare itself favourably to the 1985 Nintendo version of Kung Fu (originally developed by Irem, known as Kung-Fu Master on other systems and Spartan X in Japan). It has since however, been widely criticised for its limiting gameplay.

Magazine articles

Main article: China Warrior/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

PC Engine version

NEC Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 №1, p54[2]
69 №8.08, p16[1]
45 №17, p12[3]
PC Engine
57
Based on
3 reviews

PC Engine, JP
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Cover
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Card

TurboGrafx-16 version

TurboGrafx-16, US
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Cover
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Card
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Jewel Case

External links

  • China Warrior on Nintendo eShop (Wii): UK
  • China Warrior on Nintendo eShop (Nintendo 3DS): JP
  • China Warrior on Nintendo eShop (Wii U): JP

References