GameMill is bringing the Karate Kid spin-off series Cobra Kai to the Switch this year in video game form, it has been revealed.
A side-scrolling brawler in the same style as Streets of Rage and Final Fight, Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues features an all-new storyline which is told from two sides – Daniel and his students at Miyagi-Do Karate and Johnny Lawrence and his disciples at Cobra Kai. Playing through both will reveal the full story.
The game will boast an RPG-style progression system which allows you to unlock 40 different moves and upgrade your stats. You'll be able to swap between characters, too, including Miyagi Do’s Daniel, Robby, Sam and Demetri; or Cobra Kai’s Johnny, Miguel, Hawk and Tory. 28 missions are included, and the game will feature the voices of William Zabka, Ralph Macchio, and other cast members. It will also have an exclusive soundtrack from the creators of the TV show.
Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues hits Switch, PS4 and Xbox One on October 27th.
[source gematsu.com]
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Might seem fun. I will need to know the price before I get it though to see if it's worth it.
Whose been axin' for these games, fam?
I couldn't tell if that was any good, but, that property seems like a good match for a brawler/fighter. I like Karate Kid, so I'll probably pick it up eventually if it's cheap enough.
Very surprised by this reveal, not sure if I'd play it though. Did watch the show itself last year when it was a YouTube exclusive, it was excellent IMO. Worth a watch if anyone remembers the old Karate Kid movies.
Love the series and yes please for this day one.
The first two series are great though the big fight at the end of the second series strecthes credibility a bit too far. After an event like that the town would introduce a Footloose style ban on katate!
Amazing show. Horrible looking game.
Should have gone 8 bit or retro look if you couldn’t make it play smooth...
#fail
Oh my goodness, so much jank from the trailer alone. No wonder they showed so many live action scenes. 🤮
just me or is the animation look awfull
I wonder if they’ll have the original music classic “you’re the best around” by Joe Esposito? Or maybe the Randy alternative....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OW1gXT4Azq8
Dammit, you made me excited that Switch was finally getting Netflix there for a sec...
This is the first time i laughed for real at a trailer, horrible gameplay wow.
But i will watch the series on netflix. But this game, no.. just no.
Karate Kid Game with bullet time? Wtf? Why is it not smooth gameplay? Playing this on co-op.wkll make your partner crazy...
Love Cobra Kai bit this looks awful.
Okay I'm getting this. Hopefully I'll be able to play out my own Johnny v Daniel match ups.
Karate kid nes all over again.
Whoa, I was excited for the news, took a look at the game video and came away highly unimpressed. Looks terrible!!!
This looks legitimately bad. I'm not sure why they couldn't have done a pixelated style if they couldn't get 3d down.
No kneed to buy this one...
Doesn’t look very good in my opinion. I’ll stick with my MK11 when I crave a fighter. I’m a very casual fighting game player so I don’t need to add another unless it’s really good.
Love the Karate Kid though.
Did we really need this?! Don't get me wrong, I like the show, I probably like it better than the movies themselves and the soundtrack is amazing, but a game is not something I expected or wanted. I'm all for more beat 'em ups, but in all honesty, this looks like a bad mobile game...An easy pass for me...Now where's that Season 3...
Fond memories of the Karate Kid movies in my childhood. Looking fwd to the Netflix spinoff series.
From the trailer the video game looks a quite ropey. I hope I am wrong.
I’m not watching this series yet, but the original movies are great!
Part of my childhood!
Mister Myagi is fantastic!
The karate kid movies have always been special to me. As a kid i was bullied like Daniel and i really identified with the character. It even inspired me to take Karate classes myself. I never got that good at it but it sure did wonders for my self esteem!
As for this game yeah I'll probably wait for some reviews but if it gets anything close to a decent score I'll likely check it out. Oh and for those on the fence about the show don't be. It's totally respectful to the movies and you might as well call it Karate Kid 4 unless you count the one with the girl. Doesn't feel like a spin off at all. Now bring on season 3!
“From the tv show”
It’s a youtube show/series turned netflix original right? Neither are classified as tv shows to my knowledge.
EDIT: comments made it seem like the footage was awfull but IMO it didn’t look bad at all.
Grew up in the 80's so Karate Kid was part of my childhood for sure! That said, don't know about this one...looks kind of 'tell tell meets street fighter' to make a quick cash grab...pass; like Jaws, enjoyed the original, but there comes a point when it is time to retire the saga.
Play this music to feel the Karate Kid vibes.
This does not look good.
To me it looks like it was something else entirely and last minute they scored the license and are quickly converting it over to the theme. In short it will be a mess.
Wax off. The game looks bad and clunky.
Some bad looking human models
Coming from a company called GameMill you know it's gotta be good. Because when you think quality, you think sweat factory...
Bet it will be better then the NES Karate Kid Game.
The show itself is fine (actually rewatching it right now and aside from the teen storyline, which bugs the hell out of me) and a fun/cheesy time but this looks pretty unpolished. Might pick it up on a sale though, seeing as I grew up with the NES game and actually like that game way more than anyone else seemed to back in the day
I love the show(and the original trilogy of movies), but the game looks like junk.
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