Kung-Fu Master: Difference between revisions

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The original game's plot is [[Excuse Plot|quite simple]]: the mysterious Mr. X kidnaps Thomas' girl, Sylvia, and leaves a letter challenging him to rescue her by going through a 5-floor pagoda known as ''Devil's Temple'', fighting against his hordes of grabby [[Mooks]] and the ''5 Sons of the Devil'' (the [[Carry a Big Stick|Stick Fighter]], [[Precision-Guided Boomerang|Boomerang Fighter]], [[The Brute|Strongman]], [[Evil Sorcerer|Magician]] and [[Big Bad|Mr. X]] himself).

 

 

And then there's ''Spartan X 2'', released in Japan in 1991 for the Family Computer, and [[No Export for You|advertised but not released]] for the NES as ''Kung Fu II''. Now going by the name Johnny Spartan ([[All There in the Manual|the manual]] revealing his original full name as Johnny Thomas), he's a police officer who lost his family in an incident with a new type of drug, which his father was subjected to. Quitting the corrupt police force, he becomes a secret service agent in order to track the drug route and find the mastermind, which turns out to be man named Caeson Hawk. Johnny confronts many drug smugglers and dealers ([[Breath Weapon|Flames Joe]], [[Yellow Peril|Chin Gensai]], [[Scary Black Man|Billy Beiry]], Mr. Benjamin and [[Bodyguard Babes|Murder Lin]]), and [[Running Gag|once again]] very grabby [[Mooks]] on his crusade against Caeson. Sylvia shines by her absence, with Johnny instead getting assistance from Tracey, his HQ contact, as well as his heavily-stressed chief, Steve. Just as before, two new moves are given to Johnny in the form of a [[Shoryuken]]-esque rising uppercut and an overhead throw.

 

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* [[Airborne Mooks]]: Jetpack-strapped thugs in ''X 2''.

* [[The Beast Master]]: Mr. Benjamin sics his trained gorilla against you.

* [[Beat'Em Up]]

** [[The Dragon]]: For Caeson at least, Murder Lin.

* [[Big Fancy House]]: Caeson's "Dark Manor", which has its own underground drug factory and ''olympic-sized'' swimming pool.

* [[Bound and Gagged]]: Sylvia.

* [[Breath Weapon]]: The dragons in the original and Flames Joe's signature attack.

* [[Circus of Fear]]: The Gypsy Air Circus in ''X 2'', which are actually a band of smugglers.

* [[Completely Different Title]]/[[Market-Based Title]]: Quite a problem for the first game as it's known by ''four'' different names depending on region/console.

* [[Da Chief]]: Steve.

* [[Dead Little Sister]]: For Johnny in ''X 2'', his entire family.

* [[Dragon Lady]]: Murder Lin.

* [[Dumb Muscle]]: Strongman and Billy Beiry.

* [[Eternal Engine]]: Stage 04 and 05 in the [[Game Boy]] game, Morgan's weapon factory.

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: All bosses but the [[Final Boss|final ones]] are just given generic descriptive names of their weapon/tactic. Averted in ''X 2'', though.

* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Mr. X to Thomas.

* [[Evil Laugh]]: Mr. X is ''fondly'' remembered for his mocking laughter in the intermission "cutscenes". All bosses mockingly laugh at Thomas after he loses too, with Strongman having a lower pitch and Magician a higher.

* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]: Devil's Temple.

* [[Fan Remake]]: [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CBoQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.onemorelevel.com%2Fgame%2Fkung_fu_remix&ei=cbZRTYXfFIrZgQfu47DlCA&usg=AFQjCNFX-qNU4RltxoAkYoNATsYxmDSB_g Kung-Fu Remix].

* [[Fan Sequel]]: [http://www.thegamespage.com/backroom/backroom.php?game=kungfu2final&s=1 Kung Fu II] and [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/522160 Santa Fu].

** The epic Japanese-made ''Natraps X'' trilogy: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-OpqNvbjk0 Natraps X], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgoR8T8hTEs Sylvia ga Taosenai] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwdSlFMZoOg Natraps X FINAL].

* [[Here We Go Again]]:

* [[High Altitude Battle]]: Stage 04 in ''X 2'' takes place atop a moving plane.

* [[I Have Your Wife|I Have Your Girlfriend]]

* [[It's All Upstairs From Here]]: The entirety of the original game.

* [[Knife Nut]]: The knife-thrower [[Elite Mook]] in the first game, Murder Lin in ''X 2''.

* [[Let X Be the Unknown]]: Mr. X, pretty much. The Japanese manual states the group he's leader of is also known as the "Mysterious Organization X".

* [[Martial Arts Uniform]]: Thomas in the first two games.

* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Strongman packs a ''very mean'' punch/kick, but he also telegraphs which attack he's going to use.

* [[Mirror Boss]]: Mr. X in the NES game uses the same moves as Thomas, added to his unique specialty in blocking/dodging attacks.

* [[Mooks]]

* [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]]: Probably why Mr. X went through all the trouble of kidnapping Sylvia.

* [[Ninja]]: Most [[Mooks]] in the [[Game Boy]] game are these, plus two more as bosses. ''X 2'' has 4 ninjas hidden in Caeson's olympic-sized swimming pool.

* [[Public Domain Soundtrack]]: Whenever you complete the temple, the game plays a snippet of Dvorák's "New World Symphony".

* [[Obviously Evil]]: The Devil's Temple.

* [[Personal Space Invader]]: Most enemies attack by throwing themselves on you and attempting to weigh you down.

* [[Pyromaniac]]: The Napalm Bomber.

* [[Spiritual Licensee]]: As noted above, the game's plot and structure are similar to [[Bruce Lee]]'s ill fated project, ''[[Game of Death]]''.

* [[Spiritual Successor]]

* [[Super Not-Drowning Skills]]: The last section in the final stage of ''X 2'' has Johnny walking underwater without any ill effect. The [[Mooks]] falling into the water to hug him aren't affected either.

* [[Teleport Spam]]: The annoying habit of Magician and Chin Gensai.

* [[Traintop Battle]]: Stage 02 in the [[Game Boy]] game and the first one in ''X 2''.

* [[Whip It Good]]: Mr. Benjamin.

* [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him]]: Invoked by Caeson, who claims that doing exactly that wouldn't be much fun, and instead challenges Johnny to a "special stage" made only for him.

 

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