Shanghai Karate (1988)

Shanghai Karate was released in 1988 for the ZX Spectrum. Published by Players Software, the game was developed by designer Ian Thompson, coder Kevin Parker, artists Colin Swinbourne and Jabba Severn, musician Mike Brown, and writer Simon Daniels.

This arcade beat-em-up supports up to two players. The game utilizes AY sound capabilities and provides support for Kempston and Interface 2 joystick controls.

The game retailed at £1.99 on cassette. It was also ported to the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 platforms.

Critical reception was mixed, with an average magazine score of 51.67% based on three reviews. Crash magazine awarded it 45%, Sinclair User gave it 7/10, and Your Sinclair rated it 4/10.