JACKIE CHAN
( Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu )
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ジャッキーチェン 成龍
©1991 Hudson Soft / Vol.36
Release : 1991-01-18 (¥6500)
HuCard (4 Mbits) HC90032
Action / Platform game
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Released in America as
JACKIE CHAN'S ACTION KUNGFU
( TGX040079 )
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Jackie Chan is a side scrolling platform/action game by Hudson Soft
and features the martial arts legend Jackie Chan (hence the name). The game
tells the story of Jackie, a kung fu expert, and his girlfriend Josephine.
One day, an evil sorcerer comes to China in an attempt to rule the
country - he knows that he is no match for the two fighters, and he decides to kidnap
Josephine in an effort to weaken Jackie. As expected, he
hurries to her rescue, and thus begins an incredible adventure in which Jackie will fight
legions of foes and eventually teach the evil sorcerer a very valuable lesson. Naturally,
Jackie can punch, kick or jump - but he can also use four different special
moves. They come in limited quantities and range from Tornado Attacks,
Sky Attacks to devastating Spin Kicks. However, these attacks (as well
as special items) must be collected along the way by kicking or punching item frogs,
which also release energy bowls (extra life), bonus bells (access bonus
stages) or psycho waves. The latter is another of Jackie's secret weapon - he
can charge up (by holding the second action button) and release a limited amount of fireballs to inflict significant damages to
surrounding enemies. Finally,
enemies leave behind purple orbs that can be collected for extra lives. Jackie Chan
consists of five large areas made up of several sub-stages each.
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Jackie Chan was also released for the Famicom system in 1990 (picture on the right).
Both PC Engine and Famicom versions have a lot of differences
though - the stage layout is substantially different, some enemies look different
and the PC Engine game features a couple of exclusive mini bosses. The
purple orb system is also slightly different - because defeated enemies
from the Famicom version don't drop as many orbs as the PC Engine
port, then the player needs to collect a lot more of them (100 instead of 30) in order
to gain an extra life. Finally, the PC Engine version is a lot more difficult overall.
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Teaser text from the American version:
It's a beautiful afternoon. Jackie Chan and his girlfriend
Josephine are out ON their first date. Jackie is a bit
nervous--but little does he know that an evil power that has
just awoken from a forced 3,000 year sleep will turn up to
abduct Josephine. Jackie's girlfriend is none other than the
descendant of the ancient warrior who had TRAPPED the
evil power in the earth millennia ago.
To acquire the power he needs to defeat the evil being and
rescue Josephine, Jackie returns to his master for further
training.
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Game Staff (Copied from the end credits) :
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Game Design
Dionysus.Hal
Program Design
Papa.Tomohide
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Character Design
Hiropon.Ozaki
Sound Design
Sinkon.Kiyoshi
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Visual Design
Oni.TaiJi
Produce
Ura.Desu
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Presented by
Hudson Soft
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Level select/Level demo screen:
At the title screen, quickly press Up, Down, Left, Right
and II. A chime sound should confirm that the code is active. Hold Select
and press Run to access the level select screen (picture on the right). Press Up and Down to
select a stage, then press Run to start. Although this code allows players to
access any stage in the American Turbografx 16 version of the game, it seems to
only activate a level demo in the Japanese version...
Bonus Bells:
Bonus bell jingles can be heard throughout the game. Punching and kicking around that area
will reveal a bonus bell. Collecting it warps the player to one of four bonus stages.
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Video games tied to movie/celebrity franchises don't usually tick all the
right boxes for me. Well, whereas most of them are rehashed garbage, some rare
gems are actually surprisingly good - and Jackie Chan is definitively one
of them. Although the game only features five areas, they are sufficiently large and
diverse, with a wide range of enemies and obstacles. The controls are also
flawless - well, other than the slow charging fireball (you'll often end up
killed before you really get a chance to use it), and the difficulty level which
rapidly cranks up and makes later stages really challenging. Finally, the soundtrack
is nothing short of phenomenal for a HuCard game. All in all, Jackie Chan
is an excellent and utterly fun platform/action game.
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