Summary
GameMill Entertainment and Odaclick Game Studio have announcedThe Karate Kid: Street Rumble, a brand-new game that takes players through the originalKarate Kidfilms in the style of a 1980s retro side-scrolling beat-‘em-up.The Karate Kidhas seen a bit of a resurgence in the 2020s thanks to the hit success of theCobra KaiTV show being brought onto Netflix. The show focuses on the cast of theKarate Kidfranchise, specifically antagonist Johnny Lawrence as an adult after the events of the original trilogy.Cobra Kaiis entering its sixth and final season, and will be getting a new video game to celebrateThe Karate Kid’s 40th anniversary.
The Karate Kidfilm trilogy has only a couple of video games to its name, which include a game based on the second film, and an NESKarate Kidgame developed by Atlus and published by LJN. In 2021 and 2022, GameMill Entertainment publisheda duology ofCobra Kaivideo games, with both being beat-‘em-up side scrollers that loosely adapt each season of the show, allowing players to play as any of the fighters from Miyagi-Do, Eagle Fang, or Cobra Kai dojos. GameMill Entertainment is publishing a new game based on this franchise, taking things all the way back to the 1980s.
An announcement trailer forStreet Rumblewas first uploaded to IGN’s YouTube channel, revealing the game to be a 16-bit-styled multiplayer side-scrolling beat-‘em-up. Unlike the aforementionedCobra Kaigames,The Karate Kid: Street Rumbleuses 2D pixel art and sprites, as opposed to 3D models. As such, this game appears to be a send-up of otherretro-styled throwback beat-‘em-up titles likeTMNT: Shredder’s RevengeorRiver City Girls.The Karate Kid: Street Rumblewill be launching June 09, 2025 for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch systems.
Who Is Playable in The Karate Kid: Street Rumble?
As this is a game set during the originalKarate Kidfilms in the 1980s, fans get to control a young Daniel LaRusso as he contends with antagonists from the original film, including Johnny Lawrence, John Kreese, and Terry Silver. Players will also get the choice of different co-op partners, including Mr. Miyagi, Ali Mills, and Kumiko, with thisbeat-‘em-up game supporting four player local co-op.
The game will have 12 different stages inspired bythe originalKarate Kidtrilogy, including West Valley High, Cobra Kai’s dojo, and more. To compliment the intentionally retro look, it has a chiptune-style soundtrack and 16-bit styled graphics. Many fans ofCobra Kaiand the original films were incredibly impressed with the trailer, as it was a stylistic throwback in the same vein as the aforementionedTMNT: Shredder’s Revenge, but applied to theKarate KidIP.
