Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues

Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues is a side-scrolling beat 'em-up video game based on the American web television series Cobra Kai (in turn based on the film franchise The Karate Kid), developed by Flux Game Studio and published by GameMill Entertainment in North America and Maximum Games in Europe. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 27, 2020, and for Microsoft Windows on January 5, 2021. The Nintendo Switch version was released in Europe on November 24, 2020. Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Jacob Bertrand, and Gianni Decenzo reprise their roles as Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz, and Demetri respectively, while the rest of the other characters are voiced by different actors.

Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues
North American PlayStation 4 cover art
Developer(s)Flux Game Studio
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Paulo Luis Santos
Producer(s)André Chieppetta
Designer(s)Paulo Luis Santos
Vinicius Pimentel
Thomas Vogeli
Programmer(s)Felippe Lopes
Marcos Cardoso
Artist(s)Stiven Valério
Roberto Fernandes
Pedro Barcelos
Writer(s)Arthur Protasio
Composer(s)Leo Birenberg
Zach Robinson
SeriesThe Karate Kid
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Microsoft Windows
ReleaseNintendo Switch
  • NA: October 27, 2020
  • EU: November 24, 2020
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
October 27, 2020
Microsoft Windows
January 5, 2021
Genre(s)Beat 'em-up
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development

The game was announced on August 25, 2020.[1] A trailer for the game was released the same day.[2] The game was in the middle of its alpha phase when the COVID-19 pandemic started and forced the developers to begin working remotely. The developers have cited games that served as inspiration, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time and The Combatribes for combat mechanics, Overwatch and Assassin's Creed Odyssey for skill upgrades, and Streets of Rage, River City Girls and Final Fight for level pacing and enemy design. The dodge move was also added late in development as the parry system was very badly rated by testers.[3] The game features an entirely original soundtrack from the composers of the TV series, Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson. An official soundtrack album was released digitally on the same day the game was released.[4]

Reception

On Metacritic, the Nintendo Switch version of Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues has a score of 63% based on seven reviews, the PlayStation 4 version has a score of 67% based on eleven reviews, and the Xbox One version has a score of 60% based on seven reviews, all indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[6][7][8]


References
  1. Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues Video Game Revealed, Release Date Confirmed for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch - IGN, retrieved 2020-08-31
  2. "Cobra Kai (Announce Trailer) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. "Old School Gamer Magazine Exclusive: Inside 'Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues'". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  4. "Yup, There's a 'Cobra Kai' Video Game". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  5. "Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues Review (Switch)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  6. "Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  7. "Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  8. "Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

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