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With Karateka, Ariolasoft releases what has to be one of its best games. Yes, it's another martial arts extravaganza.

But Karateka is graphically brilliant. The scrolling is slick and sliky smooth.

The plot is simply. Your bride to be, Princess Mariko, is captured by an oppressive warlord called Akuma and has been imprisoned in his mountain fortress. You have to rescue her.

There you are confronted by the first of a series of guards, each one with a different fighting style. You must defeat each one.

The release of Karateka probably comes too late to challenge the supremacy of The Way Of The Exploding Fist on the Commodore. But if you're still making up your mind whether to buy a martial arts game, it's certainly worthwhile considering Karateka.