Fuuun Shourinken

Fuuun Shourinken

An early fighting game from Jaleco, developed for the Famicom Disk System in 1987. The combat is based on Shaolin Kung Fu.

Overview

Fuuun Shaolin Kyo ("Elemental Kung Fu") is a martial arts fighter game from Jaleco in which the player must take down a series of increasingly difficult kung fu masters with their moves. Much like professional martial arts bouts, the player character can score hits on the opponent should they get past their defenses. These blows either take away half a hit point or an entire hit point, depending on where it landed. Should all pf the opponent's health be deducted, they are knocked out and the player character moves onto the next fight.

The game was followed by a sequel, Fuuun Shaolin Kyo: Ankoku no Maou.