Overview
Body Blows Galactic developed and published in 1994 by Team 17 is a sequel to the fighting game Body Blows. Compared with its predecessor it has greater graphics with better drawn and shaded figures, sadly it is slower than the original Body Blows and the collision detection is extremely frustrating.
The game was released in two different versions, as an AGA version for machines like Amiga 1200/4000 which makes use of the machine's 256-colour capability. The other version is for ECS machines like Amiga 500/600 and features the standard 32-colour mode graphics. The AGA version has better graphics and better sound but the ECS version is more playable because it runs a bit faster than the AGA one.
Gameplay
The game offers three distinct game modes:
- One player mode: This is a kind of a tournament where the player can choose one of the twelve characters and fight through six different planets and win the coveted title "Galactic Champion". On each planet the player will face the two best fighters a planet has to offer.
- Two player mode: Single fight against a human opponent or a cpu opponent
- Tournament: 4 or 8 human players can contest against each other.
The player can choose between 10 new massivley diverse characters all with new moves and special abilities plus two old ones(Dan and Junior) taken from Body Blows.
The fighting places are located on planets. There are six different planets to choose from and each planet is represented by two of the twelve characters.
| Planet | Description | Representatives |
|---|
 Earth | Sometimes referred to as the Blue Planet. A terrestrial planet located in the Solar System. | Dan, Junior |
 Eclipse | This planet does not rotate but still revolves arround it's sun. So one side of the planet is hot and the other side is frozen. | Inferno, Warra |
 Feminion | A planet dominated by women. Men inhabit this planet are only known as lesser beings who have no say in governmental issues. | Azona, Kai-ti |
| Gellorn-5 | This planet can be compared with the Earth in its Prehistoric age when dinosaurs ruled. Gellorn-5 is very humid and consists mainly of rainforest. | Dino, Dragon |
| Miasma | A comet landed a direct hit on Miasma and the planet shattered. Since the comet's impact every living thing on Miasma became an individual energy mass. | Phantom, Puppet |
| Titanica | Located in the periphery of the known universe this planet is the most advanced of any of the other planets. | Lazer, Tekno |
Characters
| Name | Description | Special Moves |
|---|
| Azona | Blonde warrior girl from the planet Feminion. She fights on a hover board and most of her moves involve jumping or swingig around on her board. | Forward Flipper Back Flipper Dive Bomb Flying Saucer |
| Danny | Fighter from the Earth with a fairly standard set of moves, except the impressing Inner-Energy Bolt which sends a charged fireball into the opponents. | Power Punch Roundhouse Deflector Bolt Inner-Energy Bolt |
| Dino | Inhabitant of the planet Gellorn-5 with a small little rider on his back. With his special move called "Slingshot" he attacks opponents by throwing his backing friend into them. | Dino Blast Maul Jaw Snap Super Swish Slingshot |
| Dragon | Like Dino he is also from Gellorn-5. Not the fastest but one of the strongest characters in the game. His special move called "Dambuster" is a bouncing bomb attack. | Grab & Crush Bull Charge Superflip Dambuster |
| Inferno | He is a human fireball from the planet Eclipse with a long fiery tail. His special move named "Heatseeker" is a burning Catherine wheel he coverts into and hits his opponents with. | Flame Hook Flying Flame Heatseeker |
| Junior | The second earthling in the game who uses a powerful fireball called "Fists Of Fury" as his special move. Junior is a fast British boxer and is named after one of the programmers of Body Blows. | Iron Uppercut The Blitz Fists Of Fury |
| Kai-ti | The second female from the planet Feminion. She is the fastest character in the game with her almost invincible move called "Jaw Breaker". | Headhunter Jaw Breaker Triple Kick Finger Press |
| Lazer | A visor wearing karateka from the the technologic advanced planet Titanica. His punches and kicks are fast and he can shoot "Laser Beams" at his opponents. | Lightning Strike Flying Kick Flying Lightning Strike Laser Beam |
| Phantom | A leg-less and ghost-like inhabitant of Miasma wearing a robe. He has a good set of special moves and the ability of energy-matter transformation allows him to dissappear and appear on various points in the fight area. | Rising Death Deathbutt Sonic Wave Super Swoop |
| Puppet | Another fighter from the shattered planet Miasma. He is built out of a collection of cones and energy orbs and has a Venetian mask as face. His special move "Disarmer" gives him the longest reach of all characters in the game. | Stab Loco-Motion Super Stretch Disarmer |
| Tekno | Full metal robot from the planet Titanica. With his special move "Thunder Shot" he can fire missiles at his opponents. Altogether Tekno is a slow and awkward fighter. | Power Pull Retro Thrust Retro Blast Thunder Shot |
| Warra | From the frozen side of the planet Eclipse. With his special move "Big Freeze" he freezes his opponents with his icy breath. Warra has also a good range of punches and kicks. | Ice Fist Ice Pick Spinnin Scythe The Big Freeze |
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