The Karate Kid (1987 Video Game) User Reviews

Horrible video game from LJN.

[Captain_Couth · 5 March 2004]

The Karate Kid (1987) (VG) is a terrible game with no redeeming qualities. When LJN started to make video games for the NES, they paid a lot of

money to make movie based video games. They were all horrible (except

Friday the 13th which was fun in a sadistic sort of way). The Karate Kid

was the worst of the lot. Man am I glad that I didn't waste my hard earn

money and buy this cartridge. If I did I would have tossed it into the

dustbin.

Dreadful, absolutely dreadful.

F-

Think of the game Kung Fu, but not as fun.

[Aaron1375 · 3/10 · 8 March 2009]

Of all the games released in this era of games my dad bought this one. I never asked for it, I was not really that into Karate Kid, but for some reason he picked this one when stuff like Punch Out, Kid Icarus and numerous other games could have been purchased. What do we get in this game you ask? Basically, the game Kung Fu only going to the right with a couple of Karate Kid mini games thrown in for no reason, granted they are the best part of the game. The game seems to be sort of based on the second film. Daniel walks the streets fighting a lot of thugs so no I guess that really is not in the film. Though you do have the hurricane level that was in the movie and it is most annoying in the game as this game like most games in this time features the death pit. You know the pit that if you fall in it your dead, it can be filled with water and your still dead and the hurricane level constantly pushed you back so you had a lot of cheap deaths in that particular level. It all culminates in the final battle that would be easy except for the girl who just has to keep edging closer to the water till she falls in...she consequently can not swim either. The mini games are somewhat fun though as you have catch flies with chopsticks, break the ice, and dodge the thingie.

This game is addicting.

[starlight4816 · 24 January 2004]

I've had this game for over a year, and I'm obsessed. I have a NES system [the original and obsolete version of Nintendo], and i play this game every day. It's hard to get used to, 'cause I spent all my time before that playing games on PS. And I'm royally p***ed because I always die halfway through the fourth level and I can't win the damn "Swinging Hammer" bonus stage. But I love this game, even though a lot of it is very different than the scenes it is supposedly taking from the movie.