Kung Food

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Kung Food
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Developer(s) Lore Games
Publisher(s) Atari Corporation
Programmer(s) Christian Urquhart [1]
Steven A. Mitchell
Composer(s) Tim Harper
Platform(s) Atari Lynx
Release1992
Genre(s) Beat 'em up
Mode(s) Single-player

Kung Food is a video game developed for the Atari Lynx handheld by Christian Urqhart and Steven Mitchell and published by Atari Corporation in 1992. The player controls a protagonist who uses martial arts to overcome mutant vegetables that have invaded his freezer.

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Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot

Plot

The main character is a researcher at a top secret ODnet videogames center, the experiments conducted create Rynoleum, "A compound that deforms all life it contacts." the protagonist discovers that ODnet plans to use Rynoleum in their latest videogame, risking millions of lives. the protagonist decides that their plans need to be stopped. The main character takes the samples of Rynoleum and brings it to their house, the compound is only stable when frozen so the protagonist stores it in his kitchen freezer. Later at night the main character hears strange noises coming from the kitchen, when they go to investigate they discover that their freezer has been left open and the temperature has risen. The protagonist attempts to shut the freezer to stop the Rynoleum from becoming unstable, but is instead transformed by the Rynoleum. The main character must now fight the monsters created by the Rynoleum spreading. The protagonist travels throughout his kitchen now shrunken, going through the freezer, fridge, floor, counter, window planter box, and finally the outside. After defeating the last enemy, the main character uses a sprinkler to wash the Rynoleum off and is returned back to his original state.

Development and release

Reception

On July 7, 1999, Robert A. Jung reviewed Kung Food for IGN in his final verdict he wrote "Take away the story, and Kung Food comes across as a very average fighting game that breaks no new ground. The game's controls and minor quirks may irritate some players, but fight fans with Lynxes should look past the silliness and give the title a try." Rating the game 6 out of 10. [6] In 2011, Winston Wolf reviewed the game for HonestGamers, giving it a rating of 3 out of 10. [10]

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