Body Blows

Gameplay

There are three modes of play in Body Blows:

1. One Player (Arcade mode). This mode involves the player selecting a character to battle opponents until they face a battle with MAX
2. Two Player. This mode allows two players to take control of joysticks and fight each other using a character they desire
3. Tournament. This mode lets four or eight players to play a tournament against each other

Characters

There are 11 characters in Body Blows. In one player mode the player can choose to play as 1 of 4 characters, Nik, Dan, Junior or Lo Ray. In other modes players can select from 10 of the characters in the game.

Main Contenders

Dan is a street thug from a local gang in Boston who wants to prove he's the best fighter period.

Nik is Dan's younger brother and is the leader of a rival Boston gang. He and Dan have a heated sibling rivalry and can match his brother move for move.

Junior is a British boxer who was subsequently banned from boxing and found a better calling in street fighting.

Lo Ray is a Buddhist monk who left his Shaolin Temple seeking fame and fortune on the prize fighting circuit.

Other characters

Kossak is a strong kickboxer from Moscow who can surprise his foes with a special underground sneak attack.

Dug is a pro wrestler from Vegas. His size and strength are unrivaled and his stomp can cause small earthquakes to stun his foes.

Maria is an aeorbic dancer from Barcelona who is incredibly fast and agile.

Mike is a Wall Street executive who can use wind-based attacks, including turning into a tornado.

The Ninja is fast, sneaky and deadly. He carries a katana and can use magic to turn invisible temporarily.

Yit-U is a highly disciplined warrior from Beijing and is notoriously fast.

Max is a strong built fighter who battles near a construction site. He is the strongest fighter in the game. Max is only playable in the 1-Player and 2-Player modes on the PC version via a cheat code.

T-17 is Max's true form, a T-800-like exoskeleton with lots of hidden weapons. If T-17 is defeated, he will explode and vanish.

Technical information

Body Blows is compatible with Amiga 500, 500+, 600, 1200, 2000, 3000, 4000, and CDTV systems. It requires at least 1MB of RAM and can utilise extra memory that's installed on the system. It has four channel stereo music, speech and sound effects. The game features full PAL screen scrolling at 50 Hz and 32 colour graphics. It cannot be installed to a hard drive.

Reaction

"The best beat-em up money can buy" - 91% - CU Amiga "Not as good as the console sf2, but it's a very close thing" - 87% - Amiga Format "If you thought Streetfighter II was the business, think again" - 92% - The One "A true corker of a game with undeniable influences" - 89% - Amiga Power