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Game entry

Spartan X

1984 · Beat 'em up · Arcade · Data East USA

Spartan X is ranked no. 3,619 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,426 and 33% of duels won.

World rank

no. 3,619

ELO score

1,426

Wins

33%

Duels played

30

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About Spartan X

Spartan X, known in North America by the Kung-Fu Master port, is a 1984 beat 'em up arcade game developed and published in Japan by Irem. It was later published in North America by Data East, without the movie license. The Japanese version was based on the Jackie Chan movie Wheels on Meals, known as Spartan X in Japan, and credited "Paragon Films Ltd., Towa Promotion", who produced the film upon which it was based. The game is considered by many to be the first beat 'em up video game, and contains elements of Bruce Lee's Game of Death.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,426 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Spartan X sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,616 Quake II 1,426
  2. 3,617 Bridge Constructor 1,426
  3. 3,618 Battle Realms 1,426
  4. 3,619 Spartan X 1,426
  5. 3,620 Batman Begins 1,426
  6. 3,621 Microsoft Flight Simulator X 1,426
  7. 3,622 Madden NFL 16 1,426

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