Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
You are Pseudo, a powerful warrior living as a recluse in the strange land of Zenozoik. When you become embroiled in a quest for the Artifacts of Chaos, everything changes. Explore the world and defeat your enemies, but never forget the sacred rules of the Ritual.
The Mysteries of Zenozoik
You are about to enter a strange and inhospitable world. During your quest you will meet unusual characters, travel across breath-taking landscapes, and discover ancient secrets.
The Protector and the Protected
Pseudo is a formidable warrior. Despite his outer stoicism, he is haunted by his memories and chooses to live apart from civilization. This quiet existence is upheaved when he meets a small orphaned creature whose incredible healing powers have attracted the attention of Gemini, the terrible mistress of the Artifacts. Unable to leave the boy to face this threat alone, Pseudo decides to protect him – not realizing that larger forces are at play.
The Only Law
In Zenozoik, there is only one law. According to an ancient custom, the rules of combat are determined by a game of dice using artifacts with special properties. To succeed, you will have to search for the most powerful of these artifacts, fighting your battles according to the ever-changing rules of the Ritual.
Martial Arts
To succeed in hand-to-hand combat, you must master all the ancient techniques. Every warrior, no matter how strong, has weaknesses that can be exploited. Grab your enemies, block their hits, stun them, dodge attacks… every opportunity seized takes you closer to victory, but mistakes can be fatal. To bring down the toughest opponents, you will have to perfect your skills.
One Night, Infinite Stars
Every night, Pseudo’s dreams are so vivid that they literally come to life. Enter his mysterious dreamscape and embark on a multiplayer adventure. Play co-op with up to three players or challenge other players in arena combat.
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SaberStyle
Saber Style is an immersive melee game with simple and easy-to-understand game mechanics, which is easy for anyone to pick up and play! A large number of styles, learn the mystery of martial arts in the hearty battle and continue to improve, climbing on the road to the martial artist! Ps:When the speed is too fast, the double sword block can increase the success rate。
Movements：Many kinds of martial arts moves are still increasing
Action：Coherent attacking moves, real close combat experience
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Dextrissimi
With multiple character archetypes to choose from, beautifully crafted 2D art, and a simplified attack system that allows players to focus on reading their opponents rather than memorizing combinations, Dextrissimi allows beginners to face-off against veteran fighters on an even playing field in a true test of instinct and skill!
Seven fighters from different nationalities come forth to prove their skill. Each character has a different play style, but they all follow the same conventions allowing players to explore their options and pick what feels best for them.
There are a couple of game modes to explore:
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Arcade pits players against the toughest of champions from their respective regions.
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Versus tests players' skills against each other in a battle to determine the strongest champion (and of course, bragging rights).
This game is heavily neutral based; You have 4 face buttons that each execute attacks accordingly, leading to an easier to understand approach when engaging the opponent. Furthermore, there are no health bars. That’s right, in this game if you get hit once, you’re dead. This leads to high-octane, fast-paced and intense matches where one move can assure certain victory, or ultimate despair.
Key Features:
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Play as characters from around the world with distinct abilities
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Quick, engaging battles for anything from a casual session to fierce tournaments
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Manuscript aesthetic and hand-drawn characters/scenery
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Straightforward battle system with ruthless one-hit elimination creates exciting moments of tension
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Absolver
There’s something about it. the fighting style and technique is well done. I like the soundtracks the most. Looking at the ruins you feel like a part of it.
– Real player with 379.4 hrs in game
Its not always about victory.
Its about the mets baby, cmon baby love the mets. Lets get a home run, love the mets.
– Real player with 52.7 hrs in game
Fighters Legacy
Having been a major fan of Shaolin Vs. Wutang Vs. The World, I found a home with this game. As with Shaolin Vs. Wutang, the martial arts depiction is solid, maybe even more so than previously. The fighting mechanic is a little bit different, but the same in regards to it being easy to grasp. People who don’t frequent fighting games very much should have little trouble picking this up and learning any fighter. Combat is responsive an satisfying, especially when you figure out how to string along each character’s combos. Colorful, lively stages, a killer independent soundtrack, and 15 playable characters that will scream familiarity to old- school Martial Arts film fans. If you enjoyed Shaolin Vs. Wutang, grab this game! Mr. Jae Lee has taken what he’s built in that game and made it even better! As of this review, the game is still in Alpha stages, but if it looks and feels this good early- on, one can only assume it will only get better from here!
– Real player with 38.3 hrs in game
Overall a nice concept. Each character represents a martial art/combat sport and they’re based on popular figures such as Mike Tyson, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Tong Po, etc.
PROS:
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Cool graphics.
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Simple strings and combos.
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Nice animations.
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For martial arts enthusiasts.
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Compelling AI!
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All the typical single play modes: arcade, survival, team mode, time, etc.
CONS:
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Zero interaction with stages.
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Some of the reported bugs found in practice mode were never patched.
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No multiplayer whatsoever.
– Real player with 6.8 hrs in game
Kings of Kung Fu
Here it is! My follow-up review is finally ready:
Video Transcript:
Hello viewers! Welcome to a special episode of A Bird’s Eye View. My name is Endeavor, and today we are revisiting Kings of Kung Fu. It’s been six months since I first reviewed this game, and now that it’s out of Early Access, let’s see how it holds up.
The story mode in Kings of Kung Fu remains largely unchanged. The player takes control of a stunt-person looking to become an action star. A man named Red Ronin organizes a tournament that offers the winner that very opportunity. All you have to do is defeat the other fighters.
– Real player with 10.1 hrs in game
Yes at time of this review I’ve only played 15 minutes but I just had to write a quick review now to counter the last 2 reviews that were negative (before that most were all positive). There was some mention of it being like a platforming game and too much jumping. Well before I bought this game I did look at some u-tube videos of it and I could see no evidence of that. On the contrary, when playing this game it has less jumping than most other martial arts fighting games that I have played. The ususal cheap trick is to somersault in kick punch and back out. That doesn’t work here. In Kings of Kung Fu there is a lot of side to side punching it out and blocking more like the movies it’s based on. It thus plays a lot better. The other great thing about this game was how close the contests can be, right down to the wire. Makes for some nerve racking fights. First time in on normal difficulty level and using a keyboard I won my first 2 fights (second one very close) and the third against a monk, kicked his butt in first round and then he won the next 2 in very close shaves. It was pure fun and a pleasure to play. I will definitely be going back for more. A great game and it’s not even finished yet! I highly recommend this game if you like fighting games. If you love kung-fu then don’t even think twice, just buy it. It plays superbly.
– Real player with 8.1 hrs in game
Kung Fu Strike - The Warrior’s Rise
Not a walk in the park, but even better than the Arkham series if you master everything and I LOVE the Arkham games (check my vids). This is not for the weak-willed. You must be Contra/Dark Souls experienced when coming into this. Definitely needs an online coop option. Mostly goes on sale for $2.50 (As of 2017 I’ve seen it for $.99). Overall underrated and it seems the company’s webpage disappeared recently so we may not see a sequel :(
### Pros:
- There is a demo. If you enjoy the demo the game is 10x better. If not, no money wasted!
– Real player with 160.3 hrs in game
I absolutely LOVE this game.
Is it very deep? Not terribly so. Is there a huge amount of content? Eh, not really. Are all levels fun? Definitely not (bomb levels in specific). But, if the stars align, this is one of the most silly fun games i’ve ever played.
The Swordsman is the absolute pinnacle of my enjoyment. I went from getting absolutely demolished the first 40-50 times, to being able to beat him with no health on the hardest difficulty. You will realize his script. You will know what he is doing, when, and how. And then you will beat him in your sleep. And you would think this is a bad thing, but it really isn’t. Because you actually feel skillful when you get to that point. It won’t be frustrating. It won’t feel cheap.
– Real player with 128.5 hrs in game
Lugaru HD
Even if you don’t read any more of this review, just read the next sentence. The GAMEPLAY of this game is INCREDIBLE.
Lugaru is pretty much my favourite game. I was gifted it in Humble Bundle 2 and I spent at least thirty hours playing it before I added it to Steam. The combat is absolutely awesome and I keep finding little tricks and moves I had no idea about even after playing 25+ hours, like spinning and throwing a weapon at the same time. The campaign is pretty straightforward but the challenge levels are where I’ve spent the largest amount of time. Because the gameplay is so excellent, I keep coming back again and again and again because it’s so much fun. The hand-to-hand combat requires different strategies depending on whether you’re facing off against a rabbit (easier) or a wolf (harder) and the weapons are a lot of fun.
– Real player with 24.8 hrs in game
(I tried to make this as spoiler free as I could while still expressing my recommendation)
Lugaru is honestly one of the best and most powerful games I have ever played. Believe it or not, I actually fell in love with Lugaru for it’s story primarily, aswell as it’s music, and it’s gorgeous visuals. This will come as a surprise to many I’m sure because Lugaru is famous for it’s excellent combat system, and make no mistake it’s combat system is the main focus of the game and the main draw for the most part, and for good reason. The combat system is fantastically complex all while using a grand total of about 7 buttons to control the character and the combat is wonderful.
– Real player with 15.1 hrs in game
Overgrowth
The game still feels somewhat unfinished, but they actually fixed the combat so that it’s fun again. That, and the amazing mod support means that I can’t but recommend the game. It’s a bit pricey, but it offers some of the most satisfying melee combat ever seen in a game. Perhaps even more satisfying than Dark Souls or the like. Despite it’s tragic state after a ridiculously long development time, it’s a cult classic and one of my favorite games for a simple reason; The combat is so good. It’s my go-to I-wanna-clap-some-people-to-death-or-die-trying game. If you love melee action combat games like me, you can’t pass this game.
– Real player with 27.2 hrs in game
Amazing. I got this from Humble Monthly, installed it, and in one sitting completed the main story. Now it’s 3 in the morning and I’m writing a review. The main story is indeed 3 hours long, but it held my attention by being so fun to play and look at that it passed by way too fast! I haven’t gotten to try the other 2 stories yet, but I can say a few things about the game, and from now on, I’ll be referencing the main story.
The good:
- Movement: it’s amazing. There’s so many ways to get around, it feels so fluid to get from place to place, and the best part: Moving around is FUN! If I can have fun just getting from place to place, it’s a game I’ll enjoy. I’ve seen a couple reviews saying that the movement doesn’t do what you want it to do, but I just don’t see that in this game. Everything is spot on. Whenever the character did something wrong, it was always my fault, not the game.
– Real player with 17.3 hrs in game
Shaolin vs Wutang 2
First off, i wanna say i am a big fan of classic Kung Fu flicks and martial arts films. The original Shaolin vs Wutang game
successfully captures the look and feel of classic martial arts films. Shaolin vs Wutang even captures the persona of many
martial arts icons by copying their likeness and fighting styles all the way down to the sounds they make! In fact, it captures the sounds and settings of classic Kung Fu movies making the whole experience filled with nostalgia! For instance, you have a character “Snake Style"that fits the likeness of “The Snake” from The Five Deadly Venoms! Master Killer is there, Golden Arms is there, Bruce etc.. At the same time you have persona reflections of Ip Man and other more up to date fighters making Shaolin vs Wutang the ultimate Kung Fu game. 30 fighters in all to pick from! That being said, Shaolin vs Wutang 2 is the sequel and i must say i am very impressed with how much attention has been paid to detail in this game.
– Real player with 64.6 hrs in game
Shaolin vs wutang is a game that revives the classic cinema
fights if you were, or still is, a fond of the films of Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Frank Dux among other Martial Arts Legends The Game Indie, Shaolin vs Wutang (I, II)., Searched there in the essence of the culture of classic Chinese films, bring all the elements that make up the cinematographic work into a fighting game. The aesthetic part as well as the sound, bring to memory images of some scenes from the kung-fu films of the 70s and 80s.
– Real player with 23.2 hrs in game