{"product_id":"karateka-ps3","title":"Karateka - PS3","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eESRB Rating:\u003c\/strong\u003e T (Teen)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12-18-2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritic Score (1-100): \u003c\/strong\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Action, Martial arts, Fighting, 3rd-person (Other), Direct control\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia Type(s): \u003c\/strong\u003ePhysical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarateka is a reboot of the 80s title \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/1268\/karateka\/\"\u003eKarateka\u003c\/a\u003e with the original creator \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/person\/295\/jordan-mechner\/\"\u003eJordan Mechner\u003c\/a\u003e at the helm. The new Karateka is more than just a high-resolution update of the original, featuring new (if broadly similar) gameplay mechanics and the same emphasis on non-verbal cinematic storytelling, except with much more advanced graphics and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game follows three protagonists in their simple quest to save Princess Mariko from the evil warlord Akuma in a feudal Japanese setting. It is a linear, rhythm-based brawler in which the player takes on a succession of increasingly difficult enemies and mini-bosses until meeting Akuma himself. The entire game takes roughly half an hour to complete and uses a unique twist on the concepts of game difficulty and \"lives\" \u0026amp; the player starts with the relatively weak True Love character, and if he fails, the next protagonist (the Monk, and after him the Brute) comes up to continue where the previous fighter left off. 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