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The Way of the Tiger

In this beat-em-up from 1986, take on the role of Avenger, the ninja warrior, as he battles the forces of evil in defence of his faith and protection of the weak. Based on the popular series of fantasy…

31 December 1986

The Way of the Tiger is a fighting developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd., released 31 December 1986 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX and MSX.

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What The Way of the Tiger is

The Way of the Tiger is a fighting game developed by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. and released in 1986. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX, PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this beat-em-up from 1986, take on the role of Avenger, the ninja warrior, as he battles the forces of evil in defence of his faith and protection of the weak. Based on the popular series of fantasy adventure gamebooks.
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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

The Way of the Tiger launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Leaderboard.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Leaderboard.

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When did The Way of the Tiger come out?
The Way of the Tiger was released on 31 December 1986 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX, PC (Microsoft Windows) and ZX Spectrum.

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