Yie Ar Kung Fu
I&II
The two games are basically the same, you fight progressively more
difficult opponents, every opponent has a different fighting technique
to counter. The original game was a bit to easy, subsequently, on the
second game the difficulty was increased (Commodore version). In the
second game you have to travel across a few screens before you face
your enemy, on the way to your main enemy you have to dodge some other
smaller baddies.
On the
Spectrum version the 1st one was seen as a great game while the second
one got bad reviews. On the Commodore the second one got better reviews
than the first one. The 1st game on the Spectrum plays pretty
slow while the Commodore zips along, still the Spectrum got good
reviews.
When
comparing the two versions the 1st one is the closest, the Spectrum has
better sprites while the Commodore has better sound and plays faster.
On the second game the competition is less fierce, the Commodore
version is a much better game, faster better graphics and above all
better sound (a nice Martin Galway track plays).
The final analysis? Commodore 1 1/2 vs Spectrum 1/2.
