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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".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
MS-DOS31 December 1988Europe
ZX Spectrum31 December 1988Europe
Atari ST/STE31 December 1989Europe
Amiga31 December 1989Europe
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1989Europe
Amstrad CPC31 December 1989Europe

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