Sai Combat

Sai Combat is a 1986 fighting video game published by Mirrorsoft for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.

Sai Combat
Developer(s)	David T Clark[1]
Publisher(s)	Mirrorsoft
Platform(s)	Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
Release	1986[2]
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

Sai Combat is a one-on-one fighting game. The sais in the game don't refer to the stabbing weapons but rather long wooden poles.^[3][4] The player has to defeat eight opponents before becoming the Sai Master. In order to win a fight, the opponent has to be knocked down three times. The game includes a two-player multiplayer mode.^[1]

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
Aktueller Software Markt	40/40 (ZX)[5]
Amtix	82% (CPC)[6]
Crash	81% (ZX)[1]
Computer and Video Games	34/40 (ZX)[4] 30/40 (CPC)[7]
Sinclair User	5/5 (ZX)[3]

Award

Publication	Award
Computer and Video Games	C+VG Hit[8]

Reception

Aktueller Software Markt called it the best fighting game on the Spectrum.^[5] Amtix called it "[a] competent fighting game that's worth looking at". The reviewers compared the game to The Way of the Tiger and The Way of the Exploding Fist.^[6] Computer and Video Games said the game is "good fun" and "graphically excellent".^[4] Crash said the game is better than International Karate but not as good The Way of the Exploding Fist.^[1]