Kung Food

Kung Food is a video game developed for the Atari Lynx handheld by Christian Urqhart and Steven Mitchell and published by Atari Corporation in 1992. The player controls a protagonist who uses martial arts to overcome mutant vegetables that have invaded his freezer. Earlier in his career, Urquhart authored a number of ZX Spectrum games.

Kung Food
Developer(s)Lore Games
Publisher(s)Atari Corporation
Programmer(s)Christian Urquhart[1]
Steven A. Mitchell
Platform(s)Atari Lynx
Release1992
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay
Gameplay screenshot

Plot

The main character has stored a top secret chemical in his kitchen freezer which he left open. This result was a mutation bringing all forms of foods to life and turned you into a little green man.[2] You then have to destroy all foods, make your way to the garden where there is a sprinkler system where you can wash off the contaminants to restore your human form.[2]

Development and release

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[3]
EGM23/10[4]
GameFan90%[5]
GamePro13/20[6]
IGN6.0/10[7]
Aktueller Software Markt3/12[8]
Consoles +40%[9]
GamesMaster72%[10]
HonestGamers[11]
Joypad90%[12]
Joystick64%[13]
Power Play59%[14]
Video Games58%[15]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment7/10[16]

On July 7, 1999, Robert A. Jung reviewed Kung Food for IGN in his final verdict he wrote "Take away the story, and Kung Food comes across as a very average fighting game that breaks no new ground. The game's controls and minor quirks may irritate some players, but fight fans with Lynxes should look past the silliness and give the title a try." Rating the game 6 out of 10.[7] In 2011, Winston Wolf reviewed the game for HonestGamers, giving it a rating of 3 out of 10.[11]

References
  1. Hague, James (May 11, 2020). "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". dadgum.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. Kung Food game manual (Atari Lynx, US)
  3. Williamson, Colin (1998). "Kung Food - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. Harris, Steve; Semrad, Ed; Alessi, Martin; Williams, Ken (September 1992). "Review Crew - Kung Food". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 38. Sendai Publishing. p. 30.
  5. Hands on Harry (October 1992). "Hands On Portable - Lynx: Kung Food". GameFan. Vol. 1 no. 1. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 51.
  6. Clever, Captain Meat (August 1992). "Lynx ProReview: Kung Food". GamePro. No. 37. IDG. p. 86.
  7. A. Jung, Robert (July 7, 1999). "Kung Food – An average fighting game that breaks no new ground. The full review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  8. Suck, Michael (August 1992). "Konsolen: Küchenschaben vs. Killer-Tomaten - Kung Food". Aktueller Software Markt (in German). No. 66. Tronic Verlag. p. 146.
  9. Axel (September 1992). "Lynx Review - Kung Food". Consoles + (in French). No. 12. M.E.R.7. p. 132.
  10. Lowe, Andy (January 1993). "Reviews (NES/Lynx) - Kung Food". GamesMaster. No. 1. Future Publishing. p. 83.
  11. Wolf, Winston (January 21, 2011). "Kung Food (Lynx) review". HonestGamers. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  12. Nini, Nourdine (October 1992). "Kungfood - Baston Dans Le Frigo!". Joypad (in French). No. 13. Yellow Media. p. 145.
  13. Karali, Olivier (October 1992). "Console News: Kung Food". Joystick (in French). No. 31. Sipress. p. 159.
  14. von Duisburg, Christian (December 1992). "Computerspiele / Tests: Kung Food". Power Play (in German). No. 57. Future Verlag. p. 161.
  15. Knauf, Andreas (November 1992). "Test: Vitaminsalat - Kung Food". Video Games (in German). No. 12. Future-Verlag. p. 123.
  16. Bieniek, Chris (September 1992). "Gaming on the Go - Kung Food (Atari) For the Atari Lynx". VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. No. 44. Larry Flynt Publications.


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