1992 · Fighting

Deadly Moves

Unlike most other fighting games, you can control only one character (Joe) in single-player mode. In two-player mode, you can choose to fight as any of the seven available fighters, and also choose a scenery. The game plays like a standard 2D fighter: you can punch, kick, and jump on you opponents, but the fights are not entirely 2D, since you can also take a few steps vertically.

Released: 14 August 1992
Platforms: SNES Sega Genesis
Genres: Fighting
Developers: —
Publishers: Kaneko
Modes: Multiplayer
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Power Athlete (パワーアスリート), known outside Japan for the Sega Genesis as Deadly Moves and for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as Power Moves, is a 1992 fighting video game developed by System Vision and published by Kaneko.

›Story

You are Joe, a young American who has been secretly training to become a powerful fighter. One day, he meets an old martial artist who tells him he should travel all over the world to meet other teachers and to learn from them. During his travels, Joe encounters many other fighters, and has to become more and more skillful in order to prove that he is the greatest fighter in the world.

Keywords

martial arts
anime
karate
shared screen

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The gameplay is that of a traditional head-to-head fighting game. But unlike most games of its type, the single-player mode is limited to one character, Joe, who is the protagonist of the game. One of the game's most distinctive aspects is an RPG-like system which enables the player to boost Joe's various attributes, such as strength, speed and endurance. Another gimmick is the use of a two-plane fighting area (similar to that of SNK's Fatal Fury: King of Fighters).

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Sega Genesis	14 August 1992	North America · Japan 11 December 1992 · Korea 31 December 1993 · Australia 31 December 1993
SNES	27 November 1992	Japan · North America 1 January 1993 · Europe 1 October 1993