<s>
International	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
System	O
3	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1985	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
home	O
computers	O
over	O
the	O
following	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Epyx	O
in	O
1986	O
as	O
World	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
drew	O
controversy	O
for	O
its	O
similarities	O
to	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
Data	O
East	O
filing	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Epyx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
+	I-Application
,	O
a	O
successor	O
which	O
expanded	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
newer	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
starting	O
specifically	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
the	O
fights	O
take	O
place	O
against	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
backdrops	O
(	O
eight	O
in	O
total	O
)	O
representing	O
different	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
:	O
the	O
Mount	O
Fuji	O
(	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Sydney	O
Harbour	O
(	O
Sydney	O
,	O
Australia	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Statue	O
of	O
Liberty	O
(	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
USA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Forbidden	O
City	O
(	O
Beijing	O
,	O
China	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Christ	O
the	O
Redeemer	O
(	O
Rio	O
de	O
Janeiro	O
,	O
Brazil	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Palace	O
of	O
Westminster	O
(	O
London	O
,	O
England	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Parthenon	O
(	O
Athens	O
,	O
Greece	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Great	O
Pyramid	O
of	O
Giza	O
(	O
Cairo	O
,	O
Egypt	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
utilizes	O
the	O
standard	O
one-button	O
joystick	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
execute	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
karate	B-Application
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Archer	O
Maclean	O
,	O
initially	O
only	O
employed	O
by	O
System	O
3	O
to	O
create	O
graphics	O
routines	O
when	O
the	O
original	O
programmer	O
and	O
artist	O
walked	O
out	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
from	O
scratch	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
no	O
interest	O
in	O
porting	O
the	O
original	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
port	O
exists	O
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Andromeda	O
Software	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
featured	O
the	O
most	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
of	O
all	O
versions	O
as	O
the	O
16	B-Device
bit	I-Device
hardware	O
supported	O
more	O
colors	O
and	O
larger	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
to	O
IBM	O
PC	O
compatibles	O
,	O
published	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
uses	O
4-color	O
CGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
World	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
late	O
April	O
1986	O
,	O
Epyx	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
publisher	O
Data	O
East	O
for	O
infringement	O
of	O
copyright	O
,	O
trademark	O
,	O
and	O
trade	O
dress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dispute	O
was	O
about	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
1984	O
arcade	O
game	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
and	O
its	O
home	O
computer	O
adaptations	O
published	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
International	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
used	O
the	O
same	O
colored	O
fighters	O
and	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
points	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
decision	O
of	O
28	O
January	O
1987	O
,	O
the	O
court	O
dismissed	O
the	O
allegations	O
of	O
trademark	O
and	O
trade	O
dress	O
infringement	O
but	O
found	O
Epyx	O
guilty	O
of	O
infringing	O
upon	O
Data	O
East	O
USA	O
's	O
copyright	O
on	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
East	O
was	O
granted	O
a	O
permanent	O
injunction	O
against	O
Epyx	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
impoundment	O
was	O
also	O
ordered	O
to	O
restrain	O
Epyx	O
from	O
selling	O
or	O
distributing	O
World	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Epyx	O
was	O
also	O
required	O
to	O
recall	O
all	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
customers	O
and	O
distributors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Melbourne	O
House	O
did	O
not	O
sue	O
System	O
3	O
nor	O
Epyx	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Exploding	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
is	O
also	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
also	O
borrowed	O
heavily	O
from	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
European-developed	O
game	O
to	O
top	O
the	O
Billboard	O
software	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Ardai	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
an	O
original	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
clone	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
best	O
one	O
available	O
...	O
Great	O
scenery	O
adds	O
to	O
the	O
ambience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Sinclair	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
74%	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
86%	O
rating	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
underrated	O
but	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
game	O
that	O
got	O
overshadowed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
legal	O
controversy	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Exploding	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
releasing	O
on	O
home	O
computers	O
before	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
created	O
without	O
input	O
from	O
Archer	O
Maclean	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
International	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sported	O
some	O
enhancements	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
International	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
Advanced	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
C64	O
version	O
saw	O
re-releases	O
in	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
C64	B-Device
Direct-to-TV	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
2008	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	B-Application
Karate	I-Application
+	I-Application
,	O
a	O
successor	O
which	O
expanded	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
