The Way of the Exploding Fist (1985)

Game author(s): Gregg Barnett, Greg Holland, Steven Taylor, William Tang, David John Rowe

Publisher: Melbourne House

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The Way of the Exploding Fist was released in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum. It was published by Melbourne House and developed by Gregg Barnett, Greg Holland, Steven Taylor, and William Tang.

The game is an arcade beat-em-up supporting one or two players. It features flexible control options, including support for Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, as well as fully redefinable keys.

The cassette version cost £8.95.

The game holds an average magazine review score of 84.50% based on six reviews. It earned the Crash Smash award from Crash magazine and the Sinclair User Classic title from Sinclair User.

In Russia and the former USSR, the game was widely played. Players used POKE codes found in the Emulate magazine and read reviews in Burn the Lighter. The game was adapted for TR-DOS, including versions with support for the GS sound card. Cracked tape versions also circulated among users.

Found 3 cracked versions (releases) of the game