Rag Doll Kung Fu Coming Soon

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Rag Doll Kung Fu is coming to Steam! ...on October 12th. Ok, so it's an early announcement, but here ya go. Rag Doll Kung Fu was designed by the lead artist of Lionhead, and is a very visually appealing piece of work. The [mini?] game will cost $13.

Rag Doll Kung Fu, a wildly entertaining new game from designer Mark Healey, will be made available to gamers everywhere on October 12, 2005 via Steam.



Featuring a wide collection of single and multiplayer games, either online or with multiple mice, Rag Doll Kung Fu provides players with one of the most creative and unique game experiences delivered in years. Additionally, between game rounds, the challenges of an aspiring Kung Fu master are revealed via outlandish cut scenes inspired by classic Kung Fu cinema.

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The game is the brainchild of artist and designer Mark Healey (who moonlights as a lead artist at Lionhead Entertainment). During last year's Game Developer Conference, Healey presented Rag Doll to industry colleagues. Immediately after this presentation, several Valve employees invited Healey to visit Valve and discuss Steam distribution of Rag Doll Kung Fu.



"Rag Doll was originally just an idea for me and some friends to have some fun making an old style Kung Fu movie," said Healey. "It's amazing to think that a tongue in cheek film project has now evolved into a full game being distributed via Steam. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as my friends and I enjoyed making it."



Steam offers developers and publishers a direct distribution channel to over 5.5 million customers. Rag Doll Kung Fu will be made available for purchase via Steam on October 12, 2005 for $12.95. For more information on Steam, please visit www.steampowered. For more information on Rag Doll Kung Fu, please visit http://www.ragdollkungfu.com.

Exciting!

[RavenGT]

Jesus christ...THIRTEEN DOLLARS?

[KuRRupT]

Only if 5 dollars would I buy this crap.

[Vlux]

It's a pretty dull looking game for 13 bux. I rather use that for DOD.

[FL!P]

I cried when I read this.

[[Mage]wildwest]

That is five dollars? And the codename gordon thing was free? These little add-ons shouldnt cost money. Looks like something you would mess around w/ a few times then uninstall.

[HowlinMadMurphy]

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I guess I'm in the minority, but I think it looks kinda cool. If you can use it to stage your own little animated movies in addition to kung-fu fighting, I just might give it a whirl. The website is kinda ambiguous on this point, making it seem like there's more to it than just fighting without coming right out and saying so. I'll have to hear some good reviews before I pull the trigger, but it certainly looks original and I think it could be a lot of fun.



EDIT: After reading the "Progress" section of their website, it sounds like there's a lot more to it than just a silly kung-fu fight with ragdolls. I really think it has promise. And it's nice to see small developers being able to get exposure and distribute their work to so many people through Steam. It certainly can't hurt.

[FL!P]

The game does seem to offer alot, but the trailer they released was utterly ridiculous. It turned me off like bloody hell, and now I'm going to have to see MUCHO positive feedback in order to justify having to pay $13



It's fun to defend but I don't think it's going to launch very well with a price.. They should/could have released it for free, get people to like it, THEN charge if they insisted on leeching off us?..