

1989 · Tiertex Design Studios · Fighting
Human Killing Machine
HE'S THE MEANEST SON OF A SNAKE YOU'VE EVER SEEN!
- Released
- 1 March 1989
- Platforms
- AmigaAmstrad CPCAtari ST/STECommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXMS-DOSZX Spectrum
- Genres
- Fighting
- Developers
- Tiertex Design Studios
- Publishers
- U.S. Gold
- Perspective
- Side view
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- United Kingdom
About
M.) is a 2D fighting video game. S. Gold, released in March 1989.
It was touted as a sequel to Tiertex's home computer conversion of Street Fighter (as the two companies later did with Strider II). It was released for 8-bit and 16-bit home computer formats.
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The player must defeat computer controlled characters from around the world in round-based one-on-one combat. The game is based on the engine from each system's Street Fighter port, with the time limit removed, and an energy recovery system.
The following characters are featured in the game:
Reception
At the time of release, the ZX Spectrum version of the game was generally well received, scoring 9/10 for graphics in Your Sinclair, who added "Possibly because of the memory used for the excellent background graphics and big - nay, hooge - sprites, the range of moves available in battle seemed relatively limited. It was, however, still fairly easy to beat opponents". The game scored 78% overall in Sinclair User, who summed it up with "backgrounds are static, but detailed... main graphics are nicely animated with slick arm and leg movements - maybe the best I've seen in this sort of game.
The graphics may even be slightly better [than Street Fighter]". The 73% review in Crash stated "The scenery's really beautiful and the large characters are well drawn and animated", and thought it was "lacking in originality, but still very addictive".
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Collections3 collections
Platform libraries
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