Deadly Moves

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Power Athlete/Deadly Moves

Publisher: Kaneko

Developer: Kaneko

Genre: Action

Release	Date	RRP	Code

Power Athlete (パワーアスリート) is a 1992 fighting game for the Sega Mega Drive and SNES by Kaneko released in Japan and the US. In the US, the Mega Drive version was renamed Deadly Moves and the SNES version Power Moves. The versions are identical in terms of content and gameplay. Graphics are also very similar.

The protagonist Joe aims to become the world’s strongest fighter by challenging Ranker, the game’s final boss. Joe is the only playable character in single player mode.

The game feels like a typical pre Street Fighter 2 era fighting game.

Gameplay

punches, kicks, and jumps. Pushing and moves the character to a higher or lower plane, similar to side scrolling games like Streets of Rage. Special moves don’t cause any block damage unless your character is highly leveled up. Combos akin to e.g. Street Fighter 2 aren’t possible. In RPG fashion, enemies can be challenged multiple times to level your character up. There are two long bonus stages that can be used to collect extra points.

Progress is recorded through a password system.

Trivia

Due to the ability to rechallenge opponents, the score system can be exploited easily
The final boss can be easily defeated by fully leveling up your character and throwing projectiles from the other side of the screen. Ranker will block all of them, slowly succumbing to the block damage taken.

Promotional Material

DeadlyMoves MD US PrintAdvert.jpg

US print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[3]

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

70

^[4]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[5]

Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

NTSC-U

84

^[6]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[7]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

60

^[8]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[9]

Game Power (IT)

80

^[10]

GamesMaster (UK)

NTSC

35

^[11]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[12]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

81

^[13]

Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

80

^[14]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[15]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-J

54

^[16]

Mega (UK)

54

^[17]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

79

^[18]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

77

^[1]

Play Time (DE)

62

^[19]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-J

54

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

71

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

71

^[22]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

71

^[23]

Sega Force (UK)

NTSC

57

^[24]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[25]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

63

^[26]

	63
Based on 25 reviews

Deadly Moves

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

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↑ File:SegaForce15UK.pdf, page 72
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 56
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 30
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "March 1993" (US; 1993-02-09), page 64
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 305
↑ Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 43
↑ Game Power, "Febbraio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 45
↑ GamesMaster, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 81
↑ Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 84
↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 82
↑ Joystick, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 186
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59
↑ Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 56
↑ Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 35
↑ MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 56
↑ Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 106
↑ Sega Power, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-04), page 34
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 60
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Zone, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-xx), page 28
↑ Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 72
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 48

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[:File:SegaForce15UK.pdf_p72-2] File:SegaForce15UK.pdf, page 72

[3] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 22

[4] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 56

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-12.pdf_p30-5] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 30

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_06.pdf_p64-6] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "March 1993" (US; 1993-02-09), page 64

[7] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 291

[8] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 305

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0206.pdf_p43-9] Famitsu, "1992-11-27" (JP; 1992-11-13), page 43

[:File:GamePower_IT_14.pdf_p45-10] Game Power, "Febbraio 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 45

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_004.pdf_p81-11] GamesMaster, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 81

[12] Hippon Super, "January 1993" (JP; 1992-12-04), page 84

[:File:Joypad_FR_016.pdf_p82-13] Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 82

[:File:Joystick_FR_035.pdf_p186-14] Joystick, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 186

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1993-03.pdf_p59-15] Mega Drive Fan, "March 1993" (JP; 1993-02-xx), page 59

[:File:Mega_UK_07.pdf_p56-16] Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 56

[:File:Mega_UK_10.pdf_p35-17] Mega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-17), page 35

[:File:MegaTech_UK_16.pdf_p56-18] MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 56

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1993-05.pdf_p106-19] Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 106

[:File:SegaPower_UK_41.pdf_p34-20] Sega Power, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-04), page 34

[:File:SegaPro_UK_17.pdf_p60-21] Sega Pro, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-11), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-22] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SegaZone_UK_08.pdf_p28-23] Sega Zone, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-xx), page 28

[:File:SegaForce_UK_15.pdf_p72-24] Sega Force, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-04), page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-25] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[26] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 48

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Contents

Gameplay

Trivia

Promotional Material

Physical Scans