1986 Melbourne House (UK)
by Damian Watharow, Bill McIntosh, Frank Oldham, Steven Taylor and Gregg Barnett.
I bet this game sold almost as much as its predecessor, if not more.
Fist was a much loved game, a break thru in martial arts simulators which became an instant classic. So expectations were very high for 'Fist II'.
The programmers had a great idea mixing elements of a beat-em-up and a sort of platform game like 'Bruce Lee'. Unfortunately not every good aspect of the original game was used, with a less than interesting martial arts fighting throughout. The new ideas were more for the eye to see and you were left with a bit of bland adventuring to do. Somehow the game feels boring and too easy, and never did excite me. I was just wowed by the graphics, the scenery, all quite beautifully designed, but the game itself never grabbed me enough so I could keep coming for more.
Even side 2 has a simple beat-em-up game similar to the original 'Fist', but not nearly as good.
A pity, because I think it had the potential to became another classic.
Review by YOR on 26 Feb 2014 (Rating: 2)
What was the deal with programmers changing the plot and gameplay from the classic original? Chuckie Egg had it? Yie Ar Kung Fu had it and this has it. The original is a classic to many which I found a little too difficult, but it's still a charm to play and look at. This however doesn't do it for me, too much wondering around endlessly kills its fun. Should have stuck with the original format.
