Karate Master 2 Knock Down Blow

Karate Master 2 Knock Down Blow

Steam Deck Verified

Crian Soft · 2D Fighter · Mar 20, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $6.49.

86%
Very Positive
741 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 741 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
36% of themes are praise46% are divided18% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The game manual is terrible but the gameplay is pretty fluid.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are large, detailed, very nice looking and overall just make the game very fun to watch.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Now if you actually want to try it, there are a few tips: 1) play with controller and only with controller 2) read achievement guide in advance, to know what you might miss 3) don't spam kumite for money, spam boxing stadium. it's much faster and less chances to get ichigeki hissatsued
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
After training up your stats, fights become too easy, only requiring several punches to end, and the story doesn't introduce more challenging tasks or complex events, making the replay value effectively zero.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay51 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Controls32 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters56 reviews
80%
Combat26 reviews
58%
Multiplayer11 reviews
91%
Audio11 reviews
91%
Crashes6 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs19 reviews
58%
Interface10 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
18
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.