<s>
Kong	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
1984	B-Application
platform	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
in	O
1984	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Kong	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
clone	O
,	O
Kong	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Mr.	B-Application
Do	I-Application
's	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Ride	I-Application
with	O
Donkey	O
Kong-inspired	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
graphics	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
while	O
its	O
gameplay	O
is	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
Mr.	B-Application
Do	I-Application
's	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Ride	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
EU	O
in	O
mid-November	O
1984	B-Application
,	O
and	O
TV	O
advertisements	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
aired	O
around	O
Christmas	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Kong	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
!,	O
Ocean	O
ran	O
a	O
caption	O
contest	O
in	O
Home	O
Computing	O
Weekly	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
winners	O
receiving	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
either	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
or	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
appears	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
1986	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
Off	O
the	O
Hook	O
,	O
which	O
donated	O
all	O
proceeds	O
to	O
the	O
charity	O
The	O
Prince	O
's	O
Trust	O
to	O
help	O
fight	O
drug	O
abuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kong	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Amstrad	O
Action	O
gave	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Kong	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
gave	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
73%	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
backstory	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
further	O
expressing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
are	O
"	O
old	O
fashioned	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
quite	O
plain	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
criticizing	O
the	O
damsel	O
's	O
"	O
ugly	O
"	O
sprite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crash	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
"	O
fast	O
"	O
movement	O
and	O
'	O
intuitive	O
 '	O
controls	O
,	O
further	O
calling	O
Kong	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
Programs	O
gave	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
65%	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
gameplay	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
difficulty	O
,	O
further	O
calling	O
Kong	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
