At first glance, Karateka doesn't look like a remake so much as a new game with the same name. Its cartoon visuals, 3D setting, and rhythm-based combat seem oceans apart from the 2D martial arts ...

With a stunning makeover and simplistic but compelling action, this terrific update brings Karateka into the 21st century in style. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews ...

Karateka has been criticised for its length and its unusual combat mechanics, but creator Jordan mechner has defended both saying they're kind of the point of it all. In an interview with TouchArcade, ...

Jordan Mechner's rhythmic Karateka remake is out on PC today, available through Steam for ten percent off its normal $10 price. The price will flip-kick back up after a week. It's still listed only as ...

Ah, 1984. We listened to Prince's When Doves Cry, watched Kevin Bacon dance in Footloose, and if you were lucky enough to own an Apple II, you played a groundbreaking martial arts game called Karateka ...

Revered game designer Jordan Mechner built his first game, Karateka, on an Apple II in his Yale University dorm room; it was released by Broderbund Software in 1984, during his sophomore year. Nearly ...