Fighter Within

 Xbox One
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Nov 19, 2013
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  • Summary: Unleash your inner fighter to beat your friends with your bare knuckles. Discover Fighter Within, the next-gen game that provides you with the excitement of a real fight, throwing you into a total-body combat experience. Test your real fighting skills thanks to the next gen of motionUnleash your inner fighter to beat your friends with your bare knuckles. Discover Fighter Within, the next-gen game that provides you with the excitement of a real fight, throwing you into a total-body combat experience. Test your real fighting skills thanks to the next gen of motion recognition. Kinect for Xbox One arms the game with realistic fighting moves using 1:1 precision movement tracking. Enter a brutal, physical, and liberating world: Next-gen graphics, real-time wounds, sweat, and facial impacts in extreme arena environments and primal animations… Kinect allows you to dive into a realistic experience and really feel the fight. Enter a world of sweat, timing, and training.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 39
  3. Negative: 38 out of 39
  1. Digital Chumps
    Dec 4, 2013
    64
    Fighter Within has plenty of shortcomings, but more importantly, I'm having a lot of fun.
  2. Multiplayer.it
    Dec 3, 2013
    40
    With its shallow gameplay mechanics and flawed controls, Fighter Within fails to demonstrate the potential of the new Kinect 2.0 and, ultimately, to provide an entertaining experience.
  3. Xbox Achievements
    Nov 29, 2013
    35
    Better than Fighters Uncaged, but that wasn’t too hard. Fighter Within works, and that’s the only positive thing to say about it.
  4. Polygon
    Nov 26, 2013
    20
    The game that actually came out is broken, hampered by a control scheme that doesn't work more than half of the time. This, coupled with the weak writing, means that Fighter Within does a better job of emulating the pain and frustration of actual training — rather than its rewards.
  5. Official Xbox Magazine
    Dec 11, 2013
    20
    In every respect, Fighter Within feels hacked together and devoid of interesting ideas or precise execution. The result is a game that would’ve been lousy at the launch of the original Kinect, but on Xbox One it’s just embarrassing.
  6. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Nov 29, 2013
    20
    A shambolic demonstration of motion control you shouldn't allow within a hundred miles of your Xbox One.
  7. Gaming Age
    Dec 31, 2013
    0
    We have no idea what happened with The Fighter Within. There was probably a game here at some point, but instead we got a broken, modern day re-imagining of a game from our youth.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 13 out of 20
  1. niknokseyer
    Mar 11, 2014
    10
    Actually this game is ok and fun. I know it isn't the game of the year but I guess the purpose of this game is to play it with friends, sweatActually this game is ok and fun. I know it isn't the game of the year but I guess the purpose of this game is to play it with friends, sweat a little and having fun.… Expand
  2. Isoden
    Sep 16, 2014
    8
    There are many negative reviews, but may be it is true if you expecting another street fighter. But this game is another level of fitnessThere are many negative reviews, but may be it is true if you expecting another street fighter. But this game is another level of fitness training. Much more engaging then XBox Fitness. For me it reads movements quite accurate, although not perfect. There is plenty of different movements available, but lack of special possibilities of fighters. So I like this game, but for me it is fitness not the gaming.… Expand
  4. Soukou21
    Apr 4, 2014
    7
    I think this game is an ok game but it does have some bad points but I liked it. It might not be the best game of the year but it might not beI think this game is an ok game but it does have some bad points but I liked it. It might not be the best game of the year but it might not be the worst game of the year but I did have some problems with it but I thought the game was ok and alright with some bad points.… Expand
  5. storygamer
    Mar 8, 2021
    0
    Fighter Within isn´t a game. At least not a finished game. Got it, drank some beers with a friend and tested it out. Nothing worked right, butFighter Within isn´t a game. At least not a finished game. Got it, drank some beers with a friend and tested it out. Nothing worked right, but fun for an evening. Nevertheless pretty pathetic!… Expand
  6. Rahsmoove
    May 1, 2014
    0
    This game, is just stupid.
    It's Buggy.
    The fighters, never do anything you want them to do. This has to be the worst Kinect game I've    This game, is just stupid.
    It's Buggy.
    The fighters, never do anything you want them to do.

    This has to be the worst Kinect game I've played, don't waste your hard earn money on this crappy game.    … Expand
  7. RichieRich3
    Nov 22, 2013
    0
    Don't trust any of these reviews given this terrible game a 10/10. Nice try Ubisoft. This is the worst game ever on kinect and the worst xboxDon't trust any of these reviews given this terrible game a 10/10. Nice try Ubisoft. This is the worst game ever on kinect and the worst xbox one launch title.… Expand
  8. Perky
    Dec 6, 2013
    0
    Why is the kinect having so many issues with games? The worst part about it is we as consumers keep forgiving Microsoft for this garbage. ThisWhy is the kinect having so many issues with games? The worst part about it is we as consumers keep forgiving Microsoft for this garbage. This game is the last straw! I was hoping that the XBOX kinect 2.0 would actually work. I know its their first game, but they should have at least find the problems from the original kinect and make an attempt to fix them. The only thing that works in this game is punching. yay... Stupid story, combos don't even work half the time, and the menu navigation is even worse then sonic free riders from 2011. I'm done with kinetc games from now on and hope you are too.… Expand

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