Body Blows
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| Developer(s) | Team17 |
| Publisher(s) | Team17 |
| Designer(s) | Martyn Brown, Cedric McMillan JR., Danny Burke |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, CDTV, DOS |
| Release date(s) | March, 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Versus fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Two player |
| Distribution | 3 floppy disks |
Body Blows is an Amiga versus fighting game. It was released in 1993 by Team 17.[1] The game is compatible with all Amiga systems, including the CDTV system with joystick support. It was followed by Body Blows Galactic and Ultimate Body Blows. A version for DOS was also released. The game has a lot of similarities to Street Fighter II, for example, both had two characters with projectile, rising uppercut and spinning kick special moves and played identically (as with Ryu and Ken).[2]
Gameplay
There are three modes of play in Body Blows:
- One Player (Arcade mode). This mode involves the player selecting a character to battle opponents until they face a battle with MAX
- Two Player. This mode allows two players to take control of joysticks and fight each other using a character they desire
- Tournament. This mode lets four or eight players to play a tournament against each other
Characters
There are 11 characters in Body Blows. In one player mode the player can choose to play as 1 of 4 characters, Nik, Dan, Junior or Lo Ray. In other modes players can select from 10 of the characters in the game.
Main Contenders
- Nik is the brother of Dan and the down town gang leader. He hates his brother.
- Dan is the elder brother of Nik and a rival gangland rebel, he shadows his brother's moves every step of the way.
- Junior is a British boxer.
- Lo Ray is a Buddhist monk who left his Shaolin Temple seeking fame and fortune on the prize fighting circuit.
Other characters
- Kossak
- Dug
- Maria
- Mike
- Ninja
- Yit-U
- Max (Was playable in the PC version via a cheat.)
- T-17 (Final boss)
Technical information
Body Blows is compatible with Amiga 500, 500+, 600, 1200, 2000, 3000, 4000, and CDTV systems. It requires at least 1MB of RAM and can utilise extra memory that's installed on the system. It has four channel stereo music, speech and sound effects. The game features full PAL screen scrolling at 50 Hz and 32 colour graphics. It cannot be installed to a hard drive.
Reaction
Body Blows was successful and stayed at number 1 in the full price charts for 5 weeks[citation needed]. It was instantly compared to the more popular and long time successful Street Fighter II. The following are some of the review results the game received from Amiga specific magazines at around the time of the game's release.
- "The best beat-em up money can buy" - 91% - CU Amiga[3]
- "Not as good as the console sf2, but it's a very close thing" - 87% - Amiga Format[4]
- "If you thought Streetfighter II was the business, think again" - 92% - The One[5]
- "A true corker of a game with undeniable influences" - 89% - Amiga Power[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Team 17 official website with release details". Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ↑ Dan Slingsby;(Jan 1993);Body Blows Preview in CU Amiga ;(Jan 1993);pp39-40
- ↑ CU Amiga review
- ↑ Amiga Format Review
- ↑ Amiga review
- ↑ Amiga Power review
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