Bikini Karate Babes
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Bikini Karate Babes is a digitized 2D fighting game
developed by Creative Edge Studios. It features an all-female cast of 19 fighters, all clad in bikinis and played by real actresses.
The game plays similarly to other 2D fighting games and has been likened to Street Fighter: The Movie
and Mortal Kombat
. There are 8 characters to select from initially and 11 more that can be unlocked. All the characters' names are based on goddesses of mythology
, and each character's traits correspond to that fact. Each character has a set of moves and combos, which can be performed by use of the directional buttons and the three basic attack buttons, Punch, Kick and Special. The Special button pressed alone produces a grab move which, unlike other fighting games, varies depending on the opponent.
Each character has an array of martial arts moves, a grab move and also a mystical move, which varies from firing a projectile
to invisibility
to teleportation
. Examples include Thalia's tickle grab, Lucina's mystic move which has her lowering her bikini top and shooting a laser beam from her breasts, Zaria's grab which has her turning her opponent around then pushing her backside away with her own, and Venus's grab in which she strips her opponent of her bikini top making her too embarrassed to fight. Several other moves make a fighter remove her bikini top/bottom, but the bare parts are always somewhat covered (in Lucina's aforementioned move, because of the flare of the laser); there is never full nudity shown in the game.
The grab sequences were recorded with both fighters together in the scene, a total of 342 unique sequences were filmed for the game.
scored the game 1.5 out of 10, an "abysmal" rating. Creative Edge Studios have stated that Bikini Karate Babes has been "a solid seller", despite the negative press.
Fighting game
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developed by Creative Edge Studios. It features an all-female cast of 19 fighters, all clad in bikinis and played by real actresses.
Gameplay
Street Fighter: The Movie (arcade game)
Street Fighter: The Movie is a head-to-head fighting game released as a coin-operated arcade game. The game is based on the 1994 live-action Street Fighter movie and uses digitized images of the films cast posing as the characters in the game...
and Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (video game)
Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting-game developed and published by Midway for arcades. In 1993, home versions were released by Acclaim Entertainment. Released in the Fall of 1994, the Microsoft Windows 3.1x version was released by Activision Interactive. It is the first title in the Mortal Kombat...
. There are 8 characters to select from initially and 11 more that can be unlocked. All the characters' names are based on goddesses of mythology
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
, and each character's traits correspond to that fact. Each character has a set of moves and combos, which can be performed by use of the directional buttons and the three basic attack buttons, Punch, Kick and Special. The Special button pressed alone produces a grab move which, unlike other fighting games, varies depending on the opponent.
Each character has an array of martial arts moves, a grab move and also a mystical move, which varies from firing a projectile
Projectile
A projectile is any object projected into space by the exertion of a force. Although a thrown baseball is technically a projectile too, the term more commonly refers to a weapon....
to invisibility
Invisibility
Invisibility is the state of an object that cannot be seen. An object in this state is said to be invisible . The term is usually used as a fantasy/science fiction term, where objects are literally made unseeable by magical or technological means; however, its effects can also be seen in the real...
to teleportation
Teleportation
Teleportation is the fictional or imagined process by which matter is instantaneously transferred from one place to another.Teleportation may also refer to:*Quantum teleportation, a method of transmitting quantum data...
. Examples include Thalia's tickle grab, Lucina's mystic move which has her lowering her bikini top and shooting a laser beam from her breasts, Zaria's grab which has her turning her opponent around then pushing her backside away with her own, and Venus's grab in which she strips her opponent of her bikini top making her too embarrassed to fight. Several other moves make a fighter remove her bikini top/bottom, but the bare parts are always somewhat covered (in Lucina's aforementioned move, because of the flare of the laser); there is never full nudity shown in the game.
Game modes
Bikini Karate Babes features 10 distinct game modes:- Arcade - 1-Player Story Mode.
- Battle Babes - 2-player Mode.
- Team Fight - Each player selects up to 8 characters. When one is defeated, the next takes her place.
- Marathon - The player attempts to defeat as many opponents as possible.
- Practice
- Challenge - The player challenges a specific fighter to get access to her Sweet Stuff (see note below).
- Spectacle - Two CPU-controlled fighters of the player's choice fight amongst themselves.
- Top Collector - The player plays as Venus against 5 specific fighters, and win if they use Venus' special throw to remove all her opponents' bikinis.
- Vegas - The player places bets as they watch the BKB fighters fight amongst themselves.
- Invincible Mode - Same as Arcade Mode but the player's life does not run out.
Development
Bikini Karate Babes was created in order to "poke fun at the state of fighting games of the day." This was in response to fighting games featuring women characters with increasingly revealing clothing while male characters appeared in full body armor.The grab sequences were recorded with both fighters together in the scene, a total of 342 unique sequences were filmed for the game.
Reception
The game generated media attention but reviews were largely negative. Video gaming website IGNIGN
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scored the game 1.5 out of 10, an "abysmal" rating. Creative Edge Studios have stated that Bikini Karate Babes has been "a solid seller", despite the negative press.