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- Team2Bit
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Fist Puncher
Released On: Jun 21, 2013
73
7.8
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
73
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
73
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Fist Puncher is really a standout example of how to do retro right, and is something that certainly deserves more attention.
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 User Ratings
7.8
56% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
32% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
12% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 25 User Ratings
7.8
56% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
32% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
12% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
This game is huge! I can't believe how much they packed in here tons of levels, characters, unlockable moves, achievements and a massive campaign make this a bargain. Reminds me of Castle Crashers but kind of funnier depending on your sense of humor. Controls are spot on, everything is smooth and fluid, especially when you play with a controller. Glad to see someone is still making this kind of game, there aren't many quality brawlers out there these days.
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Fist Puncher is a great game with some flaws.
This is a game that hardcore fans of the genre are more likely to want to spend some time with. Casuals are better off grabbing something like Castle Crashers or Chronicles of Mystara instead, as they are quite a bit better so far as beat 'em ups on the PC go.
Fist Puncher‘s name fits it well. It’s a game where you punch a great many things and will have a lot of fun doing so. While that fun is hampered a bit with navigation problems, when those don’t crop up, it’s impossible to not enjoy yourself.
With some occasionally impenetrable difficulty and lack of online co-op, it feels like quite the disappointment by the time you put the controller down. If the rest of the game had been better designed, could it have risen above its brawler genre constraints? That’s a question to which we’ll never know the answer.
At first Fist Puncher seemed like good, mindless fun, but the more I played, the more tired I grew of it. [CD-Action 10/2013, p.75]
Fist Puncher is a wild retro romp that returns you to the glory days of arcades and NES. The characters are outrageous and the levels absurd (a slaughterhouse? nude beach? **** birthday party?). Plus it manages to stay fresh by throwing in level ups and perks, card achievements, and hidden characters. Definitely a great game for those that like brawlers or retro gaming.
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After giving Fist Puncher a try I get the impression that the developers really didn't grow up in that era and sort of misses the essence of what old school fighting games are suppose to be like. Take out the nostalgic factor and imagine for a second that Fist Puncher came out at around the same time as Double Dragon or Streets of Rage. Most gamers at that time would have looked upon Fist Puncher as being okay but not great. First off Double Dragon and Streets of Rage looked a whole lot better on NES and Genesis. The pix-elated graphics here is overdone to say the least. Second, the fighting physics in those games was much more refined. Every move felt like it was actually connecting with the enemy. Here the fighting physics feels messy and unrefined! Third, I believe character leveling up is unnecessary in this genre. Game difficulty is what its all about. Fourth, is there a reason why weapons shouldn't last for more then 3 hits? Fifth, no online multiplayer. What! Finally, despite having some faults I still think that Fist Puncher is a pretty decent fighter overall. I would also recommend checking out Castle Crushers same genre better game if your interested.
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fun beat em up game repetative but fun just not worth the 10 or 15 dollars i paid. Like the humor and the story line is funny too but even though being a retro game it could've been done a lot cooler with a lot more options to it. would've def paid 5 bux for it but no more with that with how many other great games there are out there for same amount of money (go to steam they have 5 dollar specials a lot of times on games that were once 20 30 40 or 50 dollars and were rated well at that).
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Fist puncher leaves a lot to be desired, Streets of Rage-a game that came out over two decades ago- looks SIGNIFICANTLY better and plays better.
2Bit has said that their art style is supposed to be a throwback to those olden days, yet it doesn't look anywhere as good as a lot of them, it seems like their art style wasn't created out of a passion for the olden days, but more out of convenience and just say that they did it as a throwback, rather than actually bother to create a throwback art style.
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Button masher with SO MANY not very clever decisions in level designing. For example if player can't target enemies properly (most the time you simply mash buttons hoping you'll hit somebody) don't make level with lawsuits who you cannot hit.
Like leonlp12 said this game is unfair and repetitive.
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Summary Fist Puncher is a retro-styled, side scrolling beat em up with RPG elements and plenty of button mashing goodness. It follows a group of vigilantes as they fight their way through the streets of a lawless city. You can think of it as Double Dragon meets Castle Crashers.
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox 360
Initial Release Date: Jun 21, 2013
Developer:
- Team2Bit
Publisher: Team2Bit
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