| Body Blows Galactic | |
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| Developer | Team17 |
| Publisher | Team17 |
| Producer | Martyn Brown |
| Designer | Danny Burke |
| Programmer | Cedric McMillan Jr. |
| Artists | Danny Burke Rico Holmes |
| Composer | Allister Brimble |
| Series | Body Blows |
| Platform | Amiga |
| Release | 1993 |
| Genre | Fighting game |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Body Blows Galactic is afighting game developed and published byTeam17 in 1993 for theAmiga computers. It is a sequel to 1992'sBody Blows. Opponents and background graphics from both games were later merged into the compilation releaseUltimate Body Blows.
After winning the global martial arts tournament, Danny and Junior decide to take the universe further and challenge the meanest and toughest in an interplanetary competition to become the ultimate galactic warrior.
Thegameplay system is the same as in the originalBody Blows game. The game features single- and two-player modes, as well as an eight-player tournament mode.
There are 12 different playable fighters from six worlds, and no bosses.
A team of six people developed the game for about nine months.[1] A slightly enhanced version was created for theAGA basedAmiga 1200 which has several changes like more colorful backdrops and improved sound effects (by Steven and Gary Nicholas) and music.
Body Blows Galactic received mostly favorable reviews.Amiga Computing gave it a score of 93% and called it the best beat'em up game for Amiga.[2] In a special comparison inAmiga Action, the game got a score of 84%, winning or drawing in the category "Atmosphere" and "Two Player Game" againstMortal Kombat andElfmania.[3] A dissenting review inCU Amiga gave it only a 57%, criticizing unbalanced characters, saying that while Warra, Lazer and Dino are ineffective, the fast Kai-Ti seems invincible.[4] Other reviews gave the game the ratings 86% inACAR,[5] 90% inAmiga Dream,[6] 91% inAmiga Force,[7] 88% inAmiga Format,[8] 83% inAmiga Joker,[9] 72% inAmiga Power[10] and 87% inThe One.[1] Matt Broughton ofThe One rated the "lovely in every way" Kai-Ti as the most attractive Amiga fighting game character in a 1995 article.[11]
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