China Warrior is a side-scrolling action game that was released around the same time as the TurboGrafx16 in Japan. It's up to the kung fu master Wang to defeat the Dark Emperor, who stands atop the kung fu world in China. Punch, kick and jump-kick enemies along the path that lies between you and the three bosses of each stage.

Skillfully fight your way through all four stages, and be sure not to miss recovery items while dodging enemy attacks. China Warrior boasts character size and detail that rivaled all other games at the time of its release. Exciting one-on-one fights against the game's realistic bosses will make you feel like you're in the middle of a kung fu movie.

Review

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 by Damien McFerran

China Warrior is a side-scrolling action game that was released around the same time as the TurboGrafx16 in Japan.

When the PC Engine was first released in Japan, China Warrior (or 'The Kung Fu' as it was known in the Land of the Rising Sun) was put forward as a showcase for its graphical prowess.Technically the first game on the system (it was released as 'Hudsonsoft..

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User Comments

1. Mirokunite 28 May 2007, 06:41 BST

Grand China shall rule all!

2. eltomo 22 Jun 2007, 08:56 BST

This looks pants! Does IK come on PC-E?

3. Damo 22 Jun 2007, 10:02 BST

IK+ never came out on the PC Engine, I'm afraid.

4. thelocaluk 22 Jun 2007, 14:04 BST

Had this on the PC-Engine and it fills me with youthful bliss, but I don't plan in crushing my nostalgia by getting this again....some games are better in your memories.

5. diablos79 22 Jun 2007, 19:33 BST

does anyone know if theyre planning on releasing the 8-bit version of Fist Of The North Star? I remember playing it in Japan years ago and thought it was brill.

6. Demonic S+33V 24 Jun 2007, 04:29 BST

Looks like the USA will be getting this one the 25th... can't say I'll get it though.

I may be an "old man", but I'm more interested in Pokemon Battle Revolution than nostalgia.

7. Drake 24 Jun 2007, 18:40 BST

Yes, I gave this game a 4/5. No, that's not a mistake. I like the game a lot. As said, the graphics are amazing for it's time. The game's got a catchy main theme song and I like the gameplay - It's basically one long gauntlet in which you try to avoid getting hit. It's not meant to be seen as a beat 'm up at all. The bosses provide a nice variety, as each of them requires a different strategy to beat and you've got to experiment. The inclusion of hidden powerups gained by destroying various obstacles you wouldn't normally think of trying to destroy is also a nice bonus.

8. Dazza 24 Jun 2007, 19:59 BST

I am glad somebody likes this because like Damo I think this is a pile of old tosh. The music is pretty cool and for it's time the graphics were amazing but the gameplay stinks!

Maybe I missed some hidden genius in this game I just couldn't get past how sluggish the way the character operates. There are very few moves and the gameplay is very limited with bad guys appearing to slide on to the screen followed by some flying debris, and then repeated over and over again!

There really doesn't appear to be a great deal of variety. After 20 minutes of play I was utterly fed up of this. Sorry, it just didn't work for me! :-(

9. link64 25 Jun 2007, 16:32 BST

Its pretty bad but not the worst game ever.

10. Bass X0 28 Jun 2007, 01:13 BST

Haha... looks like flies are a bigger problem than the cloaked dudes in the video.

11. steve 29 Jun 2007, 02:53 BST

The character control is no worse than Splatterhouse which received a 4/5 from this website. you can't deny the similarities between the games.

12. Johannes 29 Jun 2007, 12:08 BST

IGN says:
1.5

pretty.

13. Jsney20 01 Jul 2007, 15:18 BST

China Warrior is basically a Chinese action fighting game that features giant characters killing each other and that's when the fun stops. This is basically a demo that was shown to Japan to get them interested in the TG. Don't gat fooled by the graphics this game gets real old real quick. With only a few offensive moves and only 4 levels this game is easily not worth the $6.

As we all know the other 'Chinese' game we have is Romance of the Three Kingdom IV: Wall of Fire (SNES) and China Warrior is just as bad if not worse. It's at the bottom of the VC heap along with Baseball (NES), J.J. and Jeff (TG16), and Altered Beast (GEN). If you're looking for an action fighting game try Streets of Rage 1 or 2 (Both on GEN) or Legend of the Mystic Ninja (SNES).

14. link64 04 Jul 2007, 16:05 BST

Has every one who reviewed this game played it (judging by some of your comments I don’t not think so).

15. Dazza 04 Jul 2007, 16:11 BST

Yeah, clearly Drake played a different, much better game! :-p