China Warrior

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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: Hudson Soft
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code JP 1987-11-21 ¥4,5004,500 HC62001 US 1989-10 JP ▼ 2007-06-05 600pts600 US ▼ 2007-06-25 600pts600 EU ▼ 2007-06-22 600pts600 AU ▼ 2007-08-07 600pts600 JP ▼ 2013-12-25 ¥617617 JP ▼ 2014-04-30 ¥600600 JP ▼ 2010-01-20
ESRB PEGI OFLC CERO A

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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 Complete Guide to Consoles 58 №1, p54 Computer Entertainer 69 №8.08, p16 Excalibur 45 №17, p12

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Based on 3 reviews

PC Engine, JP
Cover
Card

TurboGrafx-16 version

TurboGrafx-16, US
Cover
Card 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