| Genre: | Arcade Game: Beat-em-up/Solo |
| Series: | Number 56 in Arcade Collection (Spectrum) |
| Publisher: | The Hit Squad |
| Cover Art Language: | English |
| Machine Compatibility: | Spectrum 48K, Spectrum 128K, Spectrum +2, Spectrum +3 |
| Release: | Professionally released on Cassette |
| Available For: | Amiga 500, Amstrad CPC464, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, Game Boy, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive (EU Version), Sega Mega Drive (JP Version) & Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3 |
| Compatible Emulators: | ZXSpin (PC (Windows)) Nutria (PC (MS-DOS)) |
| Original Release Date: | 1st January 1992 |
| Original Release Price: | £2.99 |
| Market Valuation: | £0.74 (How Is This Calculated?) |
| Item Weight: | 64g |
| Box Type: | Cassette Single Plastic Clear |
| Author(s): | Jonathan Broggy & Matt Furniss |
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Arcade Collection (Spectrum)
Crash
1st January 1992
You've got to be joking. Come on, Domark, what are you playing at? I know the Spectrum doesn't have the graphic capabilities of 16-bit machines but its games don't have to be this bad. Read Review
Sinclair User
17th November 1992
Although a touch awkward at first, character control soon becomes second nature and beating the living blazes out of the computer, or even better a friend, is very satisfying. Read Review
Sinclair User
4th July 1991
Excellent intro animation screens set the scene for an excellent conversion against all the odds. One of the few two player games out that is just as much fun played alone. Read Review
Your Sinclair
1st November 1991
A simplistic but largely enjoyable beat-'em-up which owes much to International Karate. Read Review
Your Sinclair
1st March 1993
Make yourself very happy... leave Pit-Fighter on the shelf. I've scarcely recovered from the shock. Read Review
Full Instructions
The Game
Pit-Fighter - The World's favourite illegal sport, is back for another season, this time in more locations and more popular than ever before. Join Ty, Kato and Buzz in a no holds barred brawl against eight different opponents, all of whom have their own techniques and methods of foul play.
Getting Started
A game for one or two players, Pit-Fighter is a battle to the death in an attempt to become the new Pit-Fighting world champion. You have the choice of being one of three fighters:
- Ty - Kickboxer. His greatest asset is agility, whilst his special moves are the spin kick, the flying kick and the roundhouse.
- Kato - 3rd Degree Karate Black Belt. His greatest asset is speed, whilst his special moves are the Combo Punch, the Flip Kick and the Backhand.
- Buzz - Ex pro Wrestler. His greatest asset is power, whilst his special moves are the body slam, the headbutt and the piledriver.
You can select your chosen fighter from the title screen in the game. In a two-player game, you may, if you wish, select the same two fighters.
Your task is to defeat each of the seven different fighters who stand between you and the final duel, the Championship Match, against the Ultimate Warrior. Every third match you face is a grudge match, where in two player mode you will fight the second human player, in one player mode you must face a computer-controlled clone of yourself.
Bonus points are awarded at the end of each round for Knock Outs. A KO is awarded to the player who delivers the final blow to the opponent.
Along the way you will find various objects strewn around the floor of the pit which you may pick up and use against your opponent - you can even try picking up and throwing your opponents.
The objects you will find in the pit are:
Throwing Stars/Crates/Kegs and Barrels
Stand a distance from your opponent and use the 'punch' move to throw the weapons. They can only be used once unless they miss their intended receiver, in which case they will fall to the floor to be used again.
Sticks - Use the "punch" move to crack the stick against your opponent. The stick will break after a few hits.
Inside some of the barrels you will find power pills. When you see one of these fall out, grab it immediately. The lucky owner of the power pill will have, for a limited time only, extra powers which double the power of their blows and halve the power of their opponent's blows.
At the end of each round you will be awarded bonus points according to how you performed in that round.
The bonuses are a Fight Purse, a standard amount awarded for each round, a KO Bonus, for how many KOs you achieved in the round and a Brutality Bonus for how brutal you were in the round.
Game Controls
Without the Fire Button pressed, your fighter will move in one of the eight directions.
With Fire Button Pressed:
Up/Left - Special Move, Up - Jump, Up/Right - Jump Kick
Left - Defend Punch
Left/Down - Pick Up, Down - Duck, Right/Down - Kick
These moves apply when you are facing right, the controls are reversed when facing left.
Double tap the joystick in the direction you are currently facing to evade; very useful for getting out of tight spots.
Player 1: Joystick or keys. Player 2: Joystick or keys.
In a two player game, one player must play on the keyboard, one on the joystick.
Loading
LOAD"" (ENTER)
128K users, use Loader.
Due to the size of Pit-Fighter, a multi-load system has been incorporated to load additional data at certain points in the game. Please leave the game tape in at all times. Start and stop the tape according to the on-screen instructions.
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