Body Blows

March 1, 1993 Team17 Team17
Fighting
Commodore CDTV DOS Amiga
About

Body Blows is an Amiga versus fighting game. It was released in 1993 by Team17. The game is compatible with all Amiga systems, including the CDTV system with joystick support. It was followed by Body Blows Galactic and Ultimate Body Blows.

"Experience super fast, hard hitting fight action like you have never seen before... Choose one of four hero characters to combat the increasingly evil computer controlled opponents in Arcade Mode. Take on a freind (or enemy!!) in the highly competetive two player mode or go for broke in the Body Blows Ultimate Challenge, where upto eight players select their favorite character from the ten available to compete for the
Champions Belt."
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Release Date March 1, 1993
Developer Team17
Publisher Team17
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective Side view