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Jordan Mechner Confirms Return of Karateka For Console Networks
Game Designer Jordan Mechner (The Last Express, Prince of Persia) confirmed today that he is working on a remake of his 80’s classic game, Karateka.
Karateka was published by Broderbund back in 1984.
For the first time since the making of Ubisoft’s bestseller Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Mechner is taking an active role in the day-to-day game development process as Karateka’s Creative Director. Like Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the new Karateka is a remake that reinvents Mechner’s classic gameplay for this generation.
On his website Mechner said:
Eight years is a long time between games, even for me. Since Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time shipped in 2003, I’ve been busy writing movies, TV, graphic novels, and other non-game projects. It feels great to be hands-on making a game again, and I can’t wait for you to be able to play it.
It’s closer than the 2003 POP:SOT was to the original, side-scrolling Prince of Persia. But it’s a more radical reinvention than, say, the 2007 XBLA Prince of Persia Classic. The new Karateka is much more than a port; it’s both a remake and a re-imagining of the original game for today’s consoles.
"Making the original Karateka was a labor of love. To have so many people embrace it and share the impact that game had on them has been incredibly fulfilling," Mechner said. "In remaking Karateka, I want to honor the original with a compact, pick-up-and-play game that is fluid, atmospheric and beautiful."
Karateka will be downloadable later this year on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. You can read more about Mechner’s plans for the game on his personal site.
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