GAMES OF DEATH

More titles based on the life and works of Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee Datasoft, 1984

this action platformer was developed for the Atari computer range before being ported to most 8-bit systems of the day. It’s an absolute classic that introduced the Hong Kong-american martial arts master to an audience of gamers that were too young to watch Enter the Dragon.

Bruce Lee Lives software toolworks , 1989

this one-on-one fighter for the PC was closer to Karate Champ and the way of the Exploding Fist than Yie Ar Kung-fu. It was more strategic and less manic, and the AI ‘learned’ your playstyle so you couldn’t spam the same old moves. Good, but not great.

Dragon: The Bruce Lee story VIRGIN, 1994

Based on the 1993 biopic, this was another one-on-one fighter released for the Jaguar, Mega Drive and snes. Bizarrely, it harked back to the original Yie Ar Kung-fu in that you could only play as one character (Bruce in this case), even in versus battles.

Bruce Lee: return of The Legend VICARIOUS Visions, 2003

Here’s another one of those underrated gems that graced the GBA. Juggling platforming, fighting and stealth, it was greater than the sum of its parts. It was preferable to the awful Bruce lee game universal dropped on the Xbox.

Bruce Lee ii Bruno r Marcos, 2013

three decades after Datasoft’s Atari original, Bruno Marcos devised an unofficial follow-up for the PC that mimicked the gameplay and look of the original. Bruce even acquired some new skills, such as swimming. Partsequel, part-tribute, this effort was wholly excellent.