Yie Ar Kung-Fu II

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Yie Ar Kung-Fu II: The Emperor Yie-Gah is a computer game where the main character fights martial arts masters and is the sequel to Yie Ar Kung-Fu. This sequel was released for the Commodore 64, MSX, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum home computer systems and featured a different approach to the game. Rather than a fighting game, it became a platform adventure game.

[edit] Gameplay

Lee Young is a young martial arts master whose son to a brave warrior who has rid China of "The Chop Suey Gang". However, one member survived and declared himself Emperor Yie-Gah. Now, like his father, Lee Young has to rid China of Yie-Gah and his allies once and for all.

Lee Young goes through three sections of a level to face its boss. Along the way, he meets up with ninjas (homages to Feedle from the original game). The power-ups Lee can acquire are oolong tea to replenish health, and lo mein for temporary invincibilty. Lee can only carry 3 oolong teas at a time.

[edit] Characters

LEE YOUNG: The main protagonist of the game. His moves mimic those of Oolong from the arcade game. He was also star in the NES and MSX versions of Yie Ar Kung Fu.

YEN PEI: Yen Pei wears a purple robe and is also known as Emperor Yie-Gah. His red braid is so large, he uses it in similar fashion as Chain's chain whip.

LAN FANG: Lan Fang wears a blue dress and has short hair. Like her predecessor, Fan, she throws steel fans at Lee.

PO CHIN: Po Chin is large and wears a brown outfit with a black skull on it. He breathes fire similar to Tao in the NES and MSX versions of Yie Ar Kung Fu.

WEN HU: Wen Hu wears a green outfit and a metal mask to cover his face. When he battles, Wen Hu throws his mask at his opponent as it zooms around like a mosquito.

WEI CHIN: Wei Chin is bald and wears green pants. He attacks with a boomerang.

MEI LING: Mei Ling has long hair and wears a blue dress. Similar to the hidden character Bishoo, Mei Ling throws daggers at Lee.

HAN CHEN: Han Chen wears a red robe and hat that covers most of his face. When he attacks, he throws smoke bombs. His appearance is said to resemble a Chinese Zombie.

LI JEN: Lee's final opponent, Li Jen wears a white robe and has an uncanny resemblens to Flash Gordon's Ming the Merciless. Li Jen's area is surrounded by a thunder storm and Lee must avoid the lightning to attack Li Jen and save China.