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Big Trouble in Little China

Embark on an action-packed adventure tied to the 1986 John Carpenter movie and thwart the wicked plans of Mandarin Lo Pan. Take control of three characters; Jack Burton, Wang Chi and Egg Shen. Each character…

31 December 1987

Big Trouble in Little China is a fighting developed by Focus Creative Enterprises Ltd., Software Studios, released 31 December 1987 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Big Trouble in Little China is

Big Trouble in Little China is a fighting game developed by Focus Creative Enterprises Ltd., Software Studios and released in 1987. It was published by Electric Dreams Software. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Embark on an action-packed adventure tied to the 1986 John Carpenter movie and thwart the wicked plans of Mandarin Lo Pan. Take control of three characters; Jack Burton, Wang Chi and Egg Shen. Each character has an energy bar represented by a Yin and Yang symbol. Find food to replenish their energy. Collect weapons and magic potions to enhance their strength. Make sure to keep their statuses from falling too low to ensure survival. Fight your way through levels, starting in Chinatown where you'll face martial artists and gunmen. Traverse treacherous sewers and reach Lo Pan's lair, confronting formidable Storms. In the Marriage chamber, defeat armored warriors and Lo Pan to rescue the girls.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Big Trouble in Little China launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Big Trouble in Little China come out?
Big Trouble in Little China was released on 31 December 1987 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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