The developer intends for the game to be played the way that players want to and this is evident by the game's level of customisation. KungFu Kickball is a fantastic game to fire up at family reunions and friend gatherings and it feels right at home on the Nintendo Switch with its easy button layout, meaning each player can just as easily play with a single Joy-Con. With each level's intricate platform design, anything can happen and you're only guaranteed to lose if you refuse to give it a red-hot go. The game is easy to pickup but difficult to master, as was WhaleFood Games's primary intention. The jumping and sense of timing may take some time and effort to get used to but once you get the hang of things, you'll soon find yourself kicking goals from downtown in mid-air Dragon Ball Z style! KungFu Kickball opts for the 2D platform approach and does so with responsive and addictive gameplay. ![]() Soccer games are a dime a dozen but many of them take an overhead view to recreate the experience. I'm from Australia and 28 years of calling it that is difficult to change. Rack up points and defend your bell in 1v1 and 2v2 matches in order to become the KungFu Kickball master.ĭisclaimer: I apologise ahead of time for my use of the word "soccer". KungFu Kickball is a platform action-fighting game where two opposing sides must duke it out to kick a ball into the opposing team's bell. In a mystical land to the east, martial artists gather from far and wide to compete in a traditional, and phsyical, sport. The free demo is available now as part of Xbox Summer Game Fest.We're partnered with Skillshare, where you can do unlimited online courses that'll help you create art, make games, and even help you with school/university! Click here for a free 1 month trial. And why is Kung Fu one word in the game’s title?Ī well-conceived new game with some not-so-minor pitfalls, KungFu Kickball comes to consoles and PC sometime this year. Appropriating Kung Fu for the game is already one thing, but the characters could have been not only just more creative, but as wacky as the game’s concept without being caricatures. As far as I can tell, the one-man development team Jonah Wallerstein is not Chinese, and the stereotyped models are borderline offensive. I’m a bit concerned with how deeply stereotypical the characters in the game are. Combining kicks, headers, teleports, and slides keep the games high-octane. Playing against the more difficult AI, it’s clear that a skilled player can combine the simple moves to maneuver quickly across the field and perform impressive offensive and defensive moves. It requires intense precision to hit the ball on the ground, let alone in the air, but when you do, it’s deeply satisfying. When it does work though, the gameplay is unique and quite fun. I also couldn’t tell whether my occasional use of special moves was ever tied to inputs or just random, because the game offers no instructions besides the three jump, kick, and teleport buttons. I would sometimes press jump or kick and not have any reaction, making me miss the ball completely. KungFu Kickball’s gameplay itself is not always entirely responsive. There are different walls, lips, and curves around their placement to make scoring and defending easier or harder. ![]() The location of the bell is also different on each stage. The ball will bounce all over the place at advantageous or dastardly angles. With three moves-jump, kick, and teleport-you have to learn to combine them, along with height and speed, to kick the ball and your opponents with just the right timing.Įach stage is also uniquely designed with different hills, valleys, and platforms to spice up the competition. Each character has slightly different moves, special attacks, and personality. There are four playable characters in the demo and several different stages, with more available in the full release. With a competitive spirit, I could see getting sucked into matches of this game for big chunks at a time. ![]() Off the bat, the premise of this game is genius. Jump, kick, and teleport your way around the field to make precise hits on other players and the ball as you try to score. With 1v1 or 2v2 action, players compete in an acrobatic game whose objective is to kick a ball into the opposing player’s bell on the opposite side of the stage. From developer WhaleFood Games and publisher Blowfish Studios comes KungFu Kickball, a unique new action-sports-platformer-fighting game.
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