Oriental Games

The Oriental Games offer skilled martial artists the chance to prove
themselves in Kung Fu, Kendo and the relatively brutal Kyo-Kus-Hin-Kai., using
“courage, skill and flare” (sic) according to the packaging. It makes for a
series of one-on-one fights viewed from the side.

Kendo involves using a stick as your weapon, whereas Kung Fu various punches
and kicks and Kyo-Kus-Hin-Kai involves head butts and flying attacks. You can
jump over opponents; a quick tap of the fire button turns you around. You have
an energy bar with 5 blocks of gradually decreasing colours, which drops when
you are hit and increases as you pass time without being hit. Impressive moves
earn you bonus Merit Awards.

On the 16-bit versions, there are 3 skill levels (Novice, Professional and
Master), digitised sound, and an editor to set up joystick moves. The 8-bit
versions lack these niceties, but include an extra discipline, Sumo; these are
played in sequence rather than by choice.