It’s the shame that the game itself gets a bit samey after a while, although you get to fight different types of enemy, they can all usually be dispatched quickly by the use of one move – the belly flop.
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As you progress through the stages you are able to upgrade these skills and learn new ones using the gold you collect during each mission, shaping the progression of Po from noodle boy to dragon warrior.Īs you traverse the different environments in the game you will be able to see some impressive graphics, I was most impressed by the way water behaved, on a level where you jump from lily pad to lily pad and create ripples and waves, it seemed so realistic and is probably the best water I have ever seen in a video game. Although he is no hero yet, he has watched a lot of Kung Fu movies and so is familiar enough with the concept of chop, kick and block to allow you to defeat minor opponents. The first of thirteen levels sees you controlling Po and learning all the basic fighting moves at his disposal.
In addition to the single player story mode there are some multiplayer minigames and a host of unlockable extras to offer value for money. Although ultimately quite easy for competent gamers, I would imagine that for the younger gamers at whom the title is aimed the learning curve is steep enough to allow completion yet provide a challenge. The game play is very easy to access, combining combat, platform exploration and basic puzzle solving – imagine if you will a cross between Crash Bandicoot and Devil May Cry. You won’t be sanding decks and painting fences in this dojo Additionally, the voice talent is incredible and will definitely fool you for quite a while into believing it really is Jack Black narrating and providing vocal effects for the panda, instead of the slightly less well known Mick Wingert.
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The game follows the movie plot pretty closely, but with some additional content to bulk it out a bit, so that you get more than two hours of play.įrom its opening scenes you are instantly aware of how much this game visually resembles the movie, huge attention to detail has been made to get the look and feel of the environments and character art spot on. This unassuming hero bumbles his way into the stadium where the tournament is being held and is chosen by the sagely turtle Oogway to be the new Dragon Warrior, to the dismay of the Furious Five and their trainer, Master Shifu, who all believe the destiny of the land to be forsaken. Each of the members of elite fighting squad The Furious Five believe it will be them, but little do they know of the ambitions of a lowly noodle-seller’s son.
The Valley of Peace is normally a peaceful place, hence the name, but a disturbing vision leads kung fu master Oogway to hold a tournament to see which of the valleys inhabitants is destined to become the Dragon Warrior, a fabled hero that will hold incredible power and defeat the menacing villain, Tai Lung. The Xbox version, developed by Luxoflux and published by Activision, loosely follows the storyline of the film and is a fun and easy to grasp platform adventure game suitable for all ages. Jack Black was the voice of this animated hero, Po, also known as the Kung Fu Panda.Īround the same time, video game adaptations appeared on Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS and PC. In the summer of 2008, DreamWorks Animation brought to the silver screen a new breed of action hero, one who is clumsy, lazy, overweight and extremely hairy.
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