Kung Fu Chaos

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Kung Fu Chaos
Kung Fu Chaos.jpg
Developer(s) Just Add Monsters
Publisher(s) Microsoft Game Studios
Golden Marvellous Productions
Designer(s) Tameem Antionades
Nina Kristensen
Mike Ball
Artist(s) Antonio Paliman
Writer(s) Kami Back
James Richardson
Composer(s) Andrew Barnabas
Paul Arnold
Platforms Xbox
Release date(s)
          Genre(s) Fighting
          party
          3-D
          Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

          Kung Fu Chaos, known as Kung Fu Panic (カンフーパニック?) in Japan, is a 3D fighting/party game developed by Just Add Monsters and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It was released worldwide for the Xbox in 2003.

          Plot

          Kung Fu Chaos often breaks the fourth wall. The entire game is about the player controlling a selection of characters making a kung fu film. The actions of these characters are then processed as films and the player can watch them. Although the game is centered on a classic kung fu film, it has certain characters and levels that do not belong in a martial arts film (such as a city under attack by aliens).

          Characters

          Original main

          • Master Sho Yu: An elderly martial arts master.
          • Ninja Fu Hiya: A blue ninja. Prized possession is his signed poster of Bruce Lee.
          • Monkey: A parody of the Monkey King from Journey to the West. Became immortal after urinating on the Mountain king's favorite tablecloth.
          • Lucy Cannon: A parody of blaxploitation heroes such as Foxy Brown and Cleopatra Jones. Prized possession is Babydoll, her shotgun.
          • Xui Tan Sour: A young martial artist who seeks to avenge her parents, who were killed by members of a rival circus, parodying the idea that in martial arts films, the hero/heroine is avenging their families' death from a rival, often a rival clan.

          Original recurring

          • Chop & Styx: A samurai and baby pair that parodies Lone Wolf and Cub.
          • Candi Roll: A roller-skating blonde.
          • Captain Won Ton: An overweight luchadore. Wrestler by day, justice avenger by rest of the day.
          • Shao Ting: The film's loud and obnoxious director. He also serves as the final boss of the game. He sees himself as a womanizer, and after creating Kung Fu Chaos the Movie, with no plot whatsoever, he creates an experimental art film where he runs around naked for two hours chased by zombie nurses.

          Development

          Kung Fu Chaos is the first game developed by the Cambridge-based developer Just Add Monsters. The game's concept was co-created by design director Tameem Antoniades, producer Nina Kristensen, and technical director Mike Ball once the company was founded.[1] According to Antoniades, the game was prototyped in three months using four to eight people.[2]

          Production

          In early 2003, Just Add Monsters began working on a more mature-styled sequel to the game titled Kung Fu Story. However, realizing it would be a difficult idea to sell an existing IP to prospective publishers, they shifted their focus on developing for the next-generation of consoles. Specifically, they started work on a new IP, Heavenly Sword for the PlayStation 3.[2] The company resurfaced in 2004 under the name Ninja Theory after it was purchased by former Argonaut Games CEO Jez San.[3]

          Reception

          Reception
          Aggregate scores
          Aggregator Score
          GameRankings 75.71%[4]
          Metacritic 68/100[5]
          Review scores
          Publication Score
          AllGame 2.5/5 stars[6]
          Edge 7/10[7]
          EGM 5/10[8]
          Eurogamer 8/10[9]
          Game Informer 6.5/10[10]
          GamePro 4/5 stars[11]
          Game Revolution B[12]
          GameSpot 6.5/10[13]
          GameSpy 3/5 stars[14]
          GameZone 6.6/10[15]
          IGN 6.3/10[16]
          OXM 6.9/10[17]
          Maxim 8/10[18]
          The Village Voice 8/10[19]

          Reviews of Kung Fu Chaos range from positive to average. It currently has a score of 76% and 68 out of 100 according to GameRankings and Metacritic.[4][5]

          The game was included among the best Xbox party games by IGN in 2005.[20]

          References

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          External links

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