About
The international version of Spartan X, without the Jackie Chan movie license. Kung-Fu Master, known in Japan as Spartan X, is a 1984 beat 'em up arcade game developed and published in Japan by Irem. It was later published in North America by Data East. The Japanese version was based on the Jackie Chan movie Wheels on Meals, known as Spartan X in Japan, and credited "Paragon Films Ltd., Towa Promotion", who produced the film upon which it was based. The game is considered by many to be the first beat 'em up video game, and contains elements of Bruce Lee's Game of Death.
- Developer
- Irem
- Publisher
- Data East USA, Irem
- Genres
- Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
- Themes
- Action
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- IGDB rating
- 60 / 100 (6 ratings)
Release dates
| Platform | Release |
|---|---|
| Arcade | · Japan · North America · Europe |
Screenshots
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Game data and images from IGDB. Names and artwork belong to their respective owners.