Jackie and his sister, Josephine, are tough on tyrants. As China's supreme kung fu champs, they guard their country against the Prince of Sorcerers, who lurks just beyond the Great Wall. It comes as no surprise when this fiend and his ghouls try yet again to seize China for themselves. But this time they're clever, casting a spell over Josephine which causes her to vanish into thin air! Jackie is in shock! How can he save his country without his sister? The two have been an unbeatable team! Meanwhile, a demon horde led by the Sorcerer storms the Great Wall and prepares to establish a fierce empire. At the urging of his revered Master, Jackie must now battle the dreaded Sorcerer and rescue Josephine. Maybe he can learn a little magic on his own, because he's going to need all the help he can get!
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I've not played this game for years. Usually when you learn of emulation you start playing through all your old favorites, but this one was tricky to find, since most people from Russia likely know it as its own ROMhack usually called "Mario 10"
A charming little game, fairly easy. A simple romp in the vein of Ninja Gaiden or Castlevania where you only have a short range attack but get power-ups you can activate by pressing up+attack. There's pretty much nothing to say about its gameplay. It controls well, and it looks really good: the sprites are big and charming.
It doesn't leave much lasting impression, though. The levels, while different and sometimes having their own gimmicks are disjointed even in one world, so it feels very disconnected. It's also REALLY short.
A charming little game, fairly easy. A simple romp in the vein of Ninja Gaiden or Castlevania where you only have a short range attack but get power-ups you can activate by pressing up+attack. There's pretty much nothing to say about its gameplay. It controls well, and it looks really good: the sprites are big and charming.
It doesn't leave much lasting impression, though. The levels, while different and sometimes having their own gimmicks are disjointed even in one world, so it feels very disconnected. It's also REALLY short.
Okay, Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu was colorful and kind of charming, reminding me of those cheesy martial arts movies I loved as a kid. But the controls were wonky and those bosses? Ugh, way too tough for my liking. Overall, a fun blast from the past but definitely not a classic.
Juego bonito para la época. Algo complicado al principio pero con la practica se van pasando las pantallas junto a los jefes. Hay que cuidar las vidas porque tenemos continúes limitados.
Short, but entertaining platforming romp with some jaunty music. It's not particularly challenging, and there's not a lot of replay value here, but it's fun to play. Jackie's main sprite is well animated and he has some nifty special attacks.
I played the Pikachu bootleg version on a GBA repro cart labeled as "Pokemon Crystal" that my Mom brought back to me from China.
By far the weirdest experience I've had in my gaming history..
By far the weirdest experience I've had in my gaming history..
(This is the 33rd game in my challenge to go through many known games in chronological order starting in 1990. The spreadsheet is in my bio.)
I don't really have much to say about this game, so let's rapid-fire this. Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu is a platformer starring well-known martial artist and actor Jackie Chan that released on December 14th, 1990 for NES.
The special thing about this game is that Jackie can do special kicks that can target enemies behind you, in front of you or above you. The game also has a solid soundtrack with some great songs. As far as its gameplay goes, it's one the easier side of 1990 platformers, but also on the unimaginative side. It's really an average fair through and through in that regard, and it gets pretty repetitive through the five levels this game has to offer.
Don't get me wrong, it's easier accessibility and no existing fetish for placing enemies anywhere and everywhere, plus not supplying the player with just one hit point like some other games of its ilk makes Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu a member of the better half of platformers of the year according to me.
It also boasts good graphics in tune with the Martial Arts theme and China setting, plus the game has nice animations for Jackie Chan's attacks. And the face he does when he falls on lava and touches his butt resembled the real Jackie's "pain face" really well and was pretty funny to see.
OVERALL
Very average and almost forgettable platformer / run & gun. That's neither bad nor great, it's just not a game you will hear anything about amongst the great platformers of the 90s. The soundtrack might have its fair share of fans still though.
WHAT THEY SAID AT THE TIME
- Ed Semrad for EGM, Issue 16 (Nov 90): "Jackie Chan is another average jump and kick game."
- Martin Alessi for EGM, Issue 16 (Nov 90): "It's not highly original, but the game plays better than most similar titles."
I don't really have much to say about this game, so let's rapid-fire this. Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu is a platformer starring well-known martial artist and actor Jackie Chan that released on December 14th, 1990 for NES.
The special thing about this game is that Jackie can do special kicks that can target enemies behind you, in front of you or above you. The game also has a solid soundtrack with some great songs. As far as its gameplay goes, it's one the easier side of 1990 platformers, but also on the unimaginative side. It's really an average fair through and through in that regard, and it gets pretty repetitive through the five levels this game has to offer.
Don't get me wrong, it's easier accessibility and no existing fetish for placing enemies anywhere and everywhere, plus not supplying the player with just one hit point like some other games of its ilk makes Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu a member of the better half of platformers of the year according to me.
It also boasts good graphics in tune with the Martial Arts theme and China setting, plus the game has nice animations for Jackie Chan's attacks. And the face he does when he falls on lava and touches his butt resembled the real Jackie's "pain face" really well and was pretty funny to see.
OVERALL
Very average and almost forgettable platformer / run & gun. That's neither bad nor great, it's just not a game you will hear anything about amongst the great platformers of the 90s. The soundtrack might have its fair share of fans still though.
WHAT THEY SAID AT THE TIME
- Ed Semrad for EGM, Issue 16 (Nov 90): "Jackie Chan is another average jump and kick game."
- Martin Alessi for EGM, Issue 16 (Nov 90): "It's not highly original, but the game plays better than most similar titles."