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Platform XBLA, PSN, Win, iOS Publisher D3 Publisher Developer Liquid Entertainment Release Date 11/07/2012

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Karateka Soundtrack Bundle headed to PSN May 7 with game, soundtrack and discount

By Dave Tach on May 06, 2013 05.06.13

Karateka, the recent rhythmic remake of Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner's karate game, is headed to PlayStation Network tomorrow, May 7, bundled with the game's soundtrack as the Karateka Soundtrack Bundle, according to the developer. The $7.99 bundle includes the soundtrack from Christopher Tin, composer of games like Civilization 4, whose composition "Baba Yetu" won a Grammy for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists" in 2011, and films like X2. Karateka will still be available solo on PSN and Steam for $9.99, on Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points and in the iOS App Store for $2.99. For more on the remake of Mechner's first game, be sure to check out Polygon's interview with its creator.

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Wii U version of Karateka 'never went into development,' says producer

By Samit Sarkar on Apr 22, 2013 04.22.13

The studio behind Jordan Mechner's 2012 remake of Karateka considered putting the title on Wii U, but that version "never went into development," assistant producer Heather D'Evelyn told Nintendo Everything. Liquid Entertainment released Karateka on Xbox Live Arcade last November, and on PlayStation Network, Windows PC and iOS in December. An ESRB listing from last August rated the title on those platforms as well as on Wii U. D'Evelyn said that Liquid thought about a Wii U version "at the beginning of the project but [it] never went into development." D'Evelyn added that Liquid has no plans to make a Wii U version at this time. We asked D'Evelyn in December about a potential Android version of Karateka; at the time, she told Polygon that Liquid had "no official plans right now, but...

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Karateka on iOS stays true to the '80s original, says creator Jordan Mechner

By Emily Gera on Jan 04, 2013 01.04.13

The iOS port of classic fighting game Karateka stays true to the 1980s original in terms of the size of the game and the simplicity of the platform, creator Jordan Mechner told Touch Arcade. Mechner discusses the differences between developing titles thirty years ago compared to the present day. While the original Karateka was released on a 143K floppy disk and designed for the Apple II, a platform with 48K and a 1MHz processor, the iOS release is roughly 1GB in size. According to Mechner: "I wanted to be true to the original Karateka in the size of the game. "We talked about, before, how there's now a gigabyte of data but, as a playing experience, the original Karateka was a game where you could experience a story from beginning to end in a single play session. Today there are games...

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Karateka remake on iOS is 'cosmically awesome,' says creator Jordan Mechner

By Samit Sarkar on Dec 20, 2012 12.20.12

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Sleeping Dogs and Rage DLC, Karateka remake coming to PSN on Dec. 18

By Samit Sarkar on Dec 14, 2012 12.14.12

Jordan Mechner's Karateka remake, as well as new downloadable content for United Front Games' Sleeping Dogs and id Software's Rage, will launch on PlayStation Network next Tuesday, Dec. 18, according to the most recent episode of Sony's PlayStation Blogcast. The Karateka remake, which Mechner developed with a small team at Liquid Entertainment, launched in November on Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points ($10) and earlier this month on Steam for $9.99. Sleeping Dogs will get its second campaign add-on, the Zodiac Tournament Pack, which publisher Square Enix announced in mid-November. The DLC pack adds a new island to the game's Hong Kong setting, the site of an exclusive invitation-only tournament in which combatants fight to the death. The Zodiac Tournament will feature a...

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Jordan Mechner explores creation and recreation of Karateka in new video series

By Dave Tach on Dec 03, 2012 12.03.12

Jordan Mechner, developer of Prince of Persia, released videos today about creating Karateka in its original Apple II incarnation and its recent remake, he revealed on his blog. "If you're interested in making games, you may enjoy this series of short videos about the creative and technical process of making Karateka, then (1982) and now (2012)," he wrote. "Each episode focuses on a different aspect of production: Inspiration, Animation, Sound and Music, and Gameplay." Check out the video above to learn about his inspirations, and the video below to learn how how he animated both games. Mechner plans to release other videos "later this week." Karateka's remake was released recently on Xbox Live Arcade and Steam. To celebrate its Steam release, the game is on sale for $8.99, a 10...

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Karateka coming to Steam Monday, discounted 10 percent first week

By Megan Farokhmanesh on Nov 30, 2012 11.30.12

Jordan Mechner's remake of 1984 8-bit classic Karateka will launch on Monday, Dec. 3, for Steam, along with ebook The Making of Karateka: Journals 1982-1985. Karateka is a rhythm-based fighter set in feudal Japan. In a recent interview with Polygon, Mechner explained that the remake will feature three playable characters with three different endings. Each character must fight to resuce and win the hand of the princess Mariko from evil warlord Akuma. The Making of Karateka is an ebook edition of Mechner's journal during the creation and publishing of Karateka. A print edition is expected to follow at an undisclosed date. Karateka is priced at $9.99, with a 10 percent discount during its first sale week. The remake launched on Xbox Live Arcade on Nov. 7, with a PSN and iOS version...

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Jordan Mechner's Karateka remake looks to modernize a classic story

By Samit Sarkar on Nov 07, 2012 11.07.12

The re-imagining of Karateka launches today on Xbox Live Arcade and later this month on PlayStation Network, Steam and iOS. Mechner's team hired Adam Lisagor and his Los Angeles-based production company, Sandwich Video, to create a promotional video for the game. As Lisagor explained in a phone interview with Polygon, the project was a great fit — he had developed a love for Karateka by playing it as a 6-year-old. Sandwich Video produced the commercial you see above, a charming, funny spot that brings character models from the 1984 original and 2012 remake into a real-world Japanese garden. "I was fixated on the idea of taking this rich, beautiful world that was created for the new game and trying to recreate it in the analog world," said Lisagor. Lisagor took the comedy further...

Karateka (2012) Releases
North America
  • Xbox Live Arcade
    • Released 11/07/2012
    • Publisher D3 Publisher
    • Developer Liquid Entertainment
  • PlayStation Network
    • Released 12/18/2012
    • Publisher D3 Publisher
    • Developer Liquid Entertainment
  • Windows
    • Released 12/03/2012
    • Publisher D3 Publisher
    • Developer Liquid Entertainment
  • iOS
    • Released 03/19/2013
    • Publisher D3 Publisher
    • Developer Liquid Entertainment
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