Wait...Jackie Chan had his own video game? Awesome!
This is going to be a very fun series for me to do. This time around, there will be five intermissions and an epilogue, bringing this series to twelve entries.
Why?
Because this is Jackie Chan, that's why.
See, after each video in the play-through, I'll post another entry the following day that has a fight scene from one of Jackie Chan's many movies that I've happened to find on YouTube. Yeah, you're welcome.
The demo begins with Jackie Chan and some lovely Hong Kong beauty. Suddenly, some weird Chinese demon appears and zaps Jackie before stealing the girl. This is the explanation why, according to the manual:
Jackie Chan and his twin sister, Josephine, were two of China's best kung fu fighters. Trained together from birth, they were a formidable team. All was fine, until their Master's arch enemy, the Sorcerer returned from behind the Great Wall to seize power and rule China. The Sorcerer put a spell on Josephine and made her disappear, believing that neither twin would be strong enough to defeat him without the other.
Along the way, the Sorcerer sends his henchmen to try to destroy Jackie. Watching over the young Kung Fu master, his master guides and instructs him through the action-packed ordeal.
Jackie must now rescue his sister and save China by defeating the Sorcerer and the evil monsters created by the Sorcerer's magic.
The game begins rather easily enough. You bow to the Master before heading off to fight...
Now the game begins. You'll soon see a frog. Frogs will carry power-ups, so hit them whenever you can. They're mostly random, though some abilities are more common than others. The enemies here aren't really that hard. They leave green balls Bonus Jades when they die - collect as many as possible as getting 30 replenishes both your life and Psycho Wave bars fully. After a while, you'll approach some platforms that will take you across some mud. Ride those to the other side, then walk right until a bell appears in mid-air from out of nowhere. Grab it and you'll be taken to a bonus stage.
You'll be right back where you left off, which is just before a spike pit with platforms above it. Ride the platforms, and after a while you'll find another frog. The two tigers up ahead can be defeated with three punches, but a power-up has the strength of two punches. Do whatever you need to to defeat them.
You'll soon go into a temple. On your way through it, you'll see nunchaku flying in mid-air and fish jumping out of the water. You'll see a frog afterward.
You'll also be seeing snakes between stone platforms. Crouch and kick them to get them out of the way. You'll soon see the source of the flying nunchaku...a pot. Destroy it so you can go further.
You'll now be running across wooden floors while jumping spike pits. There are tilting platforms that will shift one direction or the other when you stand on them. The first enemy you see here appears to be some red ninja hiding in a ramen bowl that shoots arrows at you, which is easily beatable.
There are slopes of some sort that appear to have water or syrup or something sliding downwards into a small bowl at the end. They act somewhat like conveyor belts that send you into the spikes, so be careful when you're on them. There are also spiked balls that move up and down...avoid those, since you can't destroy them.
The next section moves scrolls quickly. You'll have to move to the right pretty fast or else you'll die. This area may take a few tries, but it is beatable. You'll be jumping from platform to platform, avoid spikes and attacking enemies only when you have to. If you hit the spikes or get crushed by the screen, you lose a life point. That's interesting...not dying when the scrolling screen crushes you...that'll take some getting used to.
After a while, the screen stops scrolling and you get to jump up some platforms. When you make it to the top, head on to the right.
You'll have to keep walking on the top of the waterfall to keep your balance on it. There's a frog down there too, and if you do go down there, there will be a log at the end that will help you get back up to the top.
Near the end of this section is another bonus bell that will appear at the top of the screen. Go grab it!
Why?
Because this is Jackie Chan, that's why.
See, after each video in the play-through, I'll post another entry the following day that has a fight scene from one of Jackie Chan's many movies that I've happened to find on YouTube. Yeah, you're welcome.
The demo begins with Jackie Chan and some lovely Hong Kong beauty. Suddenly, some weird Chinese demon appears and zaps Jackie before stealing the girl. This is the explanation why, according to the manual:
Jackie Chan and his twin sister, Josephine, were two of China's best kung fu fighters. Trained together from birth, they were a formidable team. All was fine, until their Master's arch enemy, the Sorcerer returned from behind the Great Wall to seize power and rule China. The Sorcerer put a spell on Josephine and made her disappear, believing that neither twin would be strong enough to defeat him without the other.
Along the way, the Sorcerer sends his henchmen to try to destroy Jackie. Watching over the young Kung Fu master, his master guides and instructs him through the action-packed ordeal.
Jackie must now rescue his sister and save China by defeating the Sorcerer and the evil monsters created by the Sorcerer's magic.
The game begins rather easily enough. You bow to the Master before heading off to fight...
Now the game begins. You'll soon see a frog. Frogs will carry power-ups, so hit them whenever you can. They're mostly random, though some abilities are more common than others. The enemies here aren't really that hard. They leave green balls Bonus Jades when they die - collect as many as possible as getting 30 replenishes both your life and Psycho Wave bars fully. After a while, you'll approach some platforms that will take you across some mud. Ride those to the other side, then walk right until a bell appears in mid-air from out of nowhere. Grab it and you'll be taken to a bonus stage.
After Bonus Stage 1
You'll be right back where you left off, which is just before a spike pit with platforms above it. Ride the platforms, and after a while you'll find another frog. The two tigers up ahead can be defeated with three punches, but a power-up has the strength of two punches. Do whatever you need to to defeat them.
You'll soon go into a temple. On your way through it, you'll see nunchaku flying in mid-air and fish jumping out of the water. You'll see a frog afterward.
You'll also be seeing snakes between stone platforms. Crouch and kick them to get them out of the way. You'll soon see the source of the flying nunchaku...a pot. Destroy it so you can go further.
You'll now be running across wooden floors while jumping spike pits. There are tilting platforms that will shift one direction or the other when you stand on them. The first enemy you see here appears to be some red ninja hiding in a ramen bowl that shoots arrows at you, which is easily beatable.
There are slopes of some sort that appear to have water or syrup or something sliding downwards into a small bowl at the end. They act somewhat like conveyor belts that send you into the spikes, so be careful when you're on them. There are also spiked balls that move up and down...avoid those, since you can't destroy them.
The next section moves scrolls quickly. You'll have to move to the right pretty fast or else you'll die. This area may take a few tries, but it is beatable. You'll be jumping from platform to platform, avoid spikes and attacking enemies only when you have to. If you hit the spikes or get crushed by the screen, you lose a life point. That's interesting...not dying when the scrolling screen crushes you...that'll take some getting used to.
After a while, the screen stops scrolling and you get to jump up some platforms. When you make it to the top, head on to the right.
You'll have to keep walking on the top of the waterfall to keep your balance on it. There's a frog down there too, and if you do go down there, there will be a log at the end that will help you get back up to the top.
Near the end of this section is another bonus bell that will appear at the top of the screen. Go grab it!
After Bonus Stage 2
The last section is just a quick stroll to the boss. He is easily beatable with five Psycho Waves. To use them, just hold down the B button until the red light on your fist flashes quickly, then release the button. Jump on the platforms on either side and release the Psycho Waves so that they hit the statue in the face. Run away when his fists extended towards you, and you'll get through this unharmed. Easy win!
You'll then drop through the floor and into Stage 2.
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