Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising is set to release at some point during the Fall of this year and is the direct sequel to 2020’s Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues. Unfortunately, despite the premise lending itself naturally to the video game medium, Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues was pretty much panned by both critics and fans alike. If Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising is going to stand out from the crowd, it’s really going to need to kick things up a notch.
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Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising Needs To Be More Than Its Predecessor
On paper, Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues sounds like a solid enough game. A side-scrolling beat ’em up fits the universe perfectly, and a returning voice cast with the likes of Ralph Macchio and William Zabka should be worth the price of entry alone for die-hard fans of the franchise. But in actuality, Cobra Kai ended up being a middling brawler that used its license to hide a plethora of technical issues and worn-out mechanics. When compared to the likes of Streets of Rage 4, which released in the same year a few months before it, Cobra Kai didn’t stand a chance.
The visuals were quite a major issue in Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues. While the game was going for an 80s-inspired retro look, that doesn’t excuse the game’s poorly-rendered and animated character models and doesn’t justify the blandness of each arena. After the player’s dropped an hour or two into Cobra Kai, they’ve pretty much seen the game in its entirety, with every environment, challenge, and opponent blending into one.
That all being said, the potential for a good Cobra Kai game is still there. By taking inspiration from beat ’em ups that have come after it, like the recently released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising can rise above its predecessor to really nail the mechanics and vibe that it set out to achieve in 2020. By introducing Eagle Fang Dojo, Cobra Kai 2 has a lot more to work with both opponents-wise and in terms of playable characters.
Apparently, Cobra Kai 2 will feature a whopping 28 playable characters, each with their own unique moveset. Hopefully, Flux Game Studio isn’t biting off more than it can chew once again. With more refined visuals, tighter controls and fighting mechanics, and the production value that the Karate Kid franchise deserves, Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising could be a great game.
Cobra Kai 2: Dojos Rising is set to release in Fall 2022 for the PC, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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