Kung Fu Kid

This article is about the Sega Master System game. For the 2010 film, see The Karate Kid (2010 film). For other uses, see Kung Fu Kid.

Kung Fu Kid, known in Japan as Makai Retsuden (魔界列伝), is a 1987 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Sega for the Master System. It is the follow-up to Dragon Wang for the SG-1000.

Kung Fu Kid
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega
Platform(s)	Master System
Release	JP: May 17, 1987[1] NA: October 1987[2] EU: January 1988[3]
Genre(s)	Beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Players control Wang as he faces an onslaught of enemies using his martial arts skills and wall jumping technique.

Reception

Computer Gaming World criticized Kung Fu Kid's "incredibly contrived play-mechanics" (including a lobster that would give the player extra powers) and the "tiny and cartoon-like" graphics, and mocked the Engrish documentation that stated that the player would fight "the unnaturally evil one".^[4]