The Karate Kid: Street Rumble is a beat ’em-up rendition of the classic movie, due out this September

Classic
’80s
flick
The
Karate
Kid
is
getting
a
pixel
art
beat
’em-up
in
development
for

PC,

PlayStation,

Xbox,
and

Nintendo
Switch.
It’s
scheduled
for
release
on
September
20th.

Following
the
story
of
the
movie,
it’ll
let
you
play
as
Daniel
Russo,
Mr.
Miyagi,
Kumiko,
or
Ali
Mills
across
12
stages
of
1-4
player
action.

“Relive
the
adventures
of
The
Karate
Kid
while
facing
the
challenges
put
forth
by
Cobra
Kai
and
other
foes.
The
game
follows
the
narrative
of
the
original
trilogy,
allowing
you
to
experience
the
highs
and
lows
of
The
Karate
Kid
journey.”
reads
the
official
press
release.

“Master
the
art
of
karate
with
an
intuitive
and
responsive
combat
system.
Execute
powerful
combos,
perform
signature
moves
like
the
crane
kick,
and
defend
against
the
enemy
dojo’s
relentless
attacks.
Each
level
presents
new
challenges
and
enemies
inspired
by
the
films’
memorable
characters.”

Based
on
the
trailer,
it
looks
quite
good.
If
it’s
even
half
as
good
as
some
of
the
recent
beat
’em-ups
like
the
excellent

Streets
of
Rage
4
or
the
shell-tastic

TMNT:
Shredder’s
Revenge
then
it’ll
be
well
worth
playing.

Unfortunately,
the
game’s
developer
doesn’t
inspire
much
hope.
Street
Rumble
is
being
created
by
GameMill
Entertainment
whose
reputation
is….er,
a
bit
pants,
to
put
it
politely.
They’ve
put
out
such
treasures
as
the
truly
dreadful
Skull
Island:
Rise
of
Kong.
In
fairness
though,
Cobra
Kai:
The
Karate
Kid
Saga
Continues
was
a
beat
’em-up
they
published
in
2020
that
did
okay,
garnering
a

so-so
67
on
Opencritic.

I
also
reviewed
their
Nickleodeon
All-Star
Brawl
2
and
it
was
reasonably
fun,
so
perhaps
it’s
worth
being
cautiously
optimistic.