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China Warrior
System(s): PC Engine, TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console (Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U)
Publisher:
PC Engine
Wii Virtual Console
Hudson Soft
TurboGrafx-16
NEC Home Electronics (USA)
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Wii U Virtual Console
Konami
Developer:
Genre: Action[1]






























Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
PC Engine
JP
¥4,5004,500 HC62001
TurboGrafx-16
US
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600
CERO: A
Wii Virtual Console
US
600pts600
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Wii Virtual Console
EU
600pts600
PEGI: 12+
Wii Virtual Console
AU
600pts600
OFLC: Parental Guidance (PG)
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
JP
¥598 (628)628i[4]
CERO: A
Wii U Virtual Console
JP
¥600600[5]
CERO: A
Wii U Virtual Console
US
$5.995.99[6]
ESRB: Everyone 10+
Wii U Virtual Console
EU
€5.995.99[3]
PEGI: 16+
Wii U Virtual Console
DE
€5.995.99[7]
USK: 12
Wii U Virtual Console
UK
£5.395.39[8]
PEGI: 16+
Sony PlayStation 3
JP

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China Warrior, known as The Kung Fu (ザ・功夫) 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.

Story

Gameplay

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English China Warrior China Warrior
Japanese ザ・功夫 The Kung Fu

Comparisons

Main article: China Warrior/Comparisons.

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Main article: China Warrior/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

PC Engine version

ExpandNEC Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
58 №1, p54[9]
69 №8.08, p16[2]
45 №17, p12[10]
PC Engine
57
Based on
3 reviews

PC Engine, JP
TheKungFu PCE JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
TheKungFu PCE JP Card.jpg
Card

TurboGrafx-16 version

TurboGrafx-16, US
ChinaWarrior TG16 US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngChinaWarrior TG16 US Box Front.jpg
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
PC Engine
 ?
Expand
256kB Card (JP)
PC Engine
Expand
256kB Wii Virtual Console (JP)
TurboGrafx-16
Expand
256kB Card (US)

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


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