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developed by Tamtex and published by

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exclusively in Japan for the

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. It is a sequel to Irem's

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coin-operated video game ''

Spartan X ''Wheels on Meals'' () is a 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, with action choreographed by Jackie Chan. The film stars Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lola Forner, Benny Urquidez and ...

'' (released internationally by

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under the title of '' Kung-Fu Master''), which was later ported to the Family Computer by Nintendo in

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. In turn, ''Spartan X'' was originally a tie-in to the 1984

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film ''

Wheels on Meals ''Wheels on Meals'' () is a 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, with action choreographed by Jackie Chan. The film stars Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lola Forner, Benny Urquidez and José ...

'' (released as ''Spartan X'' in Japan). It was originally planned to be released in North America as ''Kung Fu II'' in the fall of 1991, but ended up not being released there. ''Spartan X 2'' did not receive a North American release until 2016, when it was included as a built-in title for the Retro-Bit Generations

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under the name ''Kung-Fu Master 2''.

Plot

''Translated from the game's manual'' The city has been corrupted by

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s for some time. Johnny Thomas, a man who lost his mother and sister as a result of his father being used as an experiment for a new kind of drug, is the only man who opposes the drug

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s. After the incident, Thomas left the corrupted

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he was working for and became a private

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in order to investigate the illegal trafficking routes in his city. During his investigation, he learns that an international criminal organization known as "Hawk" is responsible for the majority of the drugs that have sneaked into the country.

Gameplay

The player takes control of Johnny Thomas, an undercover investigator tasked with fighting a drug syndicate. There are a total of six stages in the game, each with its own

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. Whereas the original game was set entirely in a five-story

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, the stages of ''Spartan X 2'' consist of different locations which include a

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, a

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, a

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, an

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, a

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, and a drug plant. When the player clears a stage, only a certain portion of the player's vitality will be restored. However, the player can also restore their vitality during the course of each stage by picking up the Stamina X potions left behind by certain enemies. In addition to all of Thomas's moves from the original game, the player can also perform two new moves while crouching for an extended period: an uppercut and an over-the-shoulder throw.

References

External links

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