Ka-Ge-Ki

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Ka-Ge-Ki
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: HOT-B (Japan), Sage's Creation (US)
Developer:
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Genre: Action[1][2]

















Number of players: 1
Official in-game languages:
  • English
  • 日本語
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Mega Drive
    JP
    ¥7,700 (7,931)7,700e[3] T-28013
    Sega Mega Drive
    US
    T-47026
    Non-Sega versions

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    Ka-Ge-Ki (火激), sold as Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel in the US, is a 1991 action game developed by HOT-B for the Sega Mega Drive, ported from an arcade game and arranged in certain aspects, made by Taito and Kaneko in the year 1988.

    Story

    Ken is a boxer who's girlfriend was captured by a gang of criminals and taken to the ninth floor of their hideout. He must defeat every enemy to rescue his girlfriend.

    Gameplay

    The player fights through 9 stages, represented as floors of a building. In each stage, the goal is to defeat a certain number of enemies that attack the player one at a time. The number of enemies that appear is based on the stage and difficulty level. After enough opponents are beaten, a boss appears. After the boss is defeated, gameplay continues on the next floor until the final boss is defeated on the ninth floor.

    Gameplay takes place in a small, square arena, where Ken and his opponent are free to move in all directions. Ken has a fast and a strong punch used to attack enemies, and can also jump to avoid enemies. Occasionally, one of three kinds of power-ups will appear in the arena, these will restore Ken's lost health or increase his attack power for a limited time.

    Controls

    A: Jump
    B: Weak Punch
    C: Strong Punch
    B + C: Dodge

    Versions

    • Voice data is different between the Japanese and US release.
    • Compared to the Arcade version, there are some significant differences, making this version an arranged version rather than a straight port.
      • The game takes place in a building with changing backgrounds while the original was locatet at a harbor with a single background
      • Gang members sitting in the background aren't there anymore, only their cheering for booing remains
      • Weaker mob enemies where added, possibly to extend the game's length
      • Enemies take more damage
      • Some colors indexing mistakes happened, certain characters have wrong shade graduations as a result

    Production credits

    Source:
    In-game credits
    Ka-Ge-Ki MD credits.pdf
    [5]


    Magazine articles

    Main article: Ka-Ge-Ki/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    Main article: Ka-Ge-Ki/Promotional material.

    Physical scans

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
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    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) NTSC-U
    30
    [6]
    ACE (UK)
    48
    [7]
    ACE (UK) PAL
    25
    [8]
    Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
    58
    [9]
    Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
    53
    [10]
    Games-X (UK)
    82
    [11]
    Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
    50
    [12]
    Joystick (FR)
    51
    [13]
    Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)
    20
    [14]
    Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC
    20
    [15]
    Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
    64
    [16]
    Mega (UK) NTSC
    40
    [17]
    MegaTech (UK) NTSC
    30
    [18]
    Power Play (DE)
    39
    [19]
    Raze (UK) NTSC
    86
    [20]
    Sega Power (UK) NTSC
    75
    [21]
    Sega Pro (UK)
    36
    [22]
    Sega Force (UK)
    30
    [23]
    Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
    43
    [24]
    Tilt (FR)
    55
    [25]
    Tricks 16 bit (RU)
    36
    [26]
    VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
    60
    [27]
    Sega Mega Drive
    47
    Based on
    22 reviews

    Ka-Ge-Ki

    Mega Drive, JP
    KaGeKi MD JP Box.jpg
    Cover
    Kageki MD JP CartTop.jpg
    KaGeKi MD JP Cart.jpg
    Cart
    Kageki md jp manual.pdf
    Manual
    Mega Drive, US
    KaGeKiGenesisUSFront.jpg
    Cover
    Kageki md us cart.jpg
    Cart
    KaGeKi MD US Manual.pdf
    Manual

    Technical information

    Main article: Ka-Ge-Ki/Technical information.

    References

    1. File:KaGeKi MD JP Box.jpg
    2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
    3. Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1990" (JP; 1990-08-XX), page 7
    4. GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 40
    5. File:Ka-Ge-Ki MD credits.pdf
    6. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 155
    7. ACE, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-08), page 64
    8. ACE, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-08), page 118
    9. Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-08), page 30
    10. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1991-0x-xx), page 1
    11. Games-X, "31st May 1991" (UK; 1991-05-24), page 37
    12. Hippon Super, "April 1991" (JP; 1991-03-04), page 42
    13. Joystick, "Juin 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 130
    14. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79
    15. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
    16. Mega Drive Fan, "July 1991" (JP; 1991-06-08), page 85
    17. Mega, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 77
    18. MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 78
    19. Power Play, "8/91" (DE; 1991-07-1x), page 120
    20. Raze, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 61
    21. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 53
    22. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
    23. Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 78
    24. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
    25. Tilt, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-xx), page 82
    26. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 100
    27. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "November 1990" (US; 1990-1x-xx), page 58
    Ka-Ge-Ki

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