Rag Doll Kung Fu
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| Developer(s) | Qi Studios (Mark Healey) |
| Publisher(s) | Valve Corporation NA Merscom EU Zoo Digital Publishing |
| Designer(s) | Mark Healey |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | 12 October, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature PEGI: 18+ |
| Media | Download |
| System requirements | 800 MHz P3, 256 MB RAM, GeForce 2 graphics card |
| Input methods | Mouse, Gamepad |
Rag Doll Kung Fu is a fighting/party computer game, created predominantly by artist Mark Healey, while working for Lionhead Studios, along with other Lionhead employees, such as David Smith and Alex Evans. Rag Doll Kung Fu is available from Valve's Steam content delivery platform. A new version, called Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic was available for download over the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 on 9 April, 2009[1].
The game features string puppets that allow for complete control over their hands, arms, and the like. The game is written in C++ and Direct3D though it is only played in two (and a half) dimensions and exclusively with the mouse. RDKF uses multiple mice to implement multiplayer on a single machine, but this feature is limited to Windows XP due to the use of this Raw input code to implement this idea. An online multiplayer feature has been added to the game as well.
Healey's description of the game (from RagDollKungFu.com):
Imagine having a Kung Fu Fight with string puppets, except you don’t have to worry about getting the strings tangled up, and you don’t have to have a kung fu fight.
You control the characters on screen with the mouse – there are no pre-scripted animations in the game – it’s all up to you – to walk, you have to literally pick up one foot, then place it in front of the other.
Sounds tricky maybe, but it doesn’t take long before you're spinning through the air like a Russian gymnast.
This means you get to create your own style, and can act out whatever you feel like, and of course, if you really feel like it, you can have a fight.
It’s about Chi power.
The project was first announced during an interview with Healey by LHTimes. In the interview, Healey explained that the game was started after he and a few friends made a £50 kung fu movie, and Mark felt a game should go along with it. A trailer is available on the interview site, and is mirrored on many game-related sites around the Internet. Since then, he has put up a site dedicated to RDKF on the Lionhead server, and it can be found here, and the trailer and other RDKF media are hosted there.
In late 2005 Mark Healey left Lionhead Studios to form Media Molecule.
Rag Doll Kung Fu was nominated in the 2006 Develop awards for "New PC IP" and "Innovation". It has also been nominated in the GameShadow Innovation in Games Awards 2006
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| Developer(s) | Tarsier Studios AB (PSN) |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Designer(s) | Björn Sunesson |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
| Release date(s) | 9 April, 2009[1] |
| Genre(s) | Fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone 10 PEGI: 12+ |
| Media | Download |
| Input methods | Gamepad |
Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic, based upon the original Rag Doll Kung Fu game designed by Mark Healey, is a PSN exclusive downloadable game that was released for the PlayStation 3 on April 9, 2009[1].
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- ^ a b c "Rag Doll Kung Fu". Media Molecule. http://www.mediamolecule.com/2009/03/12/rag-doll-kungfu/.
