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megaman79 on 08 February 2010

THQ Reveals First All Star Karate Details and Screens for Wii

Monday, 08 February 2010 09:54 Jonathan Lynch-
http://www.gofanboy.com/go-fanboy-news/1618-thq-reveals-first-all-star-karate-details-and-screens-for-wii/

THQ today announced that All Star Karate is currently in development exclusively for Wii and is scheduled for release this spring. All Star Karate, the first extension in the company’s All Star franchise, which debuted with the All Star Cheer Squad cheerleading video game in 2008, will challenge players to punch, kick and chop their way through the game with play features based on real karate moves.

With optional Wii MotionPlus compatibility, the game offers a true full-body experience by allowing players to experience the life of a karate trainee who is under the guidance of a wise, but humorous sensei, and is on the path toward attaining a black belt, the highest achievement level in karate.

In All Star Karate, players will follow the life of a young, martial arts novice whose noble attempt to save an elderly man from a pack of ninjas brings him face-to-face with a true karate master. The sensei, a cantankerous old-timer, offers his services and teaches his new protégé the proper techniques and disciplines of karate and guides him toward achieving the black belt. In single-player, Career mode, players will execute and master various karate moves utilizing the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, or two Wii Remotes, in order to attain the seven different colored belts or achievement levels in karate, including the black belt. Additionally, players can show off their hand, kicking and blocking techniques by sparring with a friend in Challenge mode or by creating their own move sequences to perform with the Kata Editor.

 

--- Well, it COULD be better than Cheerleader but is it better than Cheerleader?



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killeryoshis on 08 February 2010

karate? win! I want to know how to be a ninja!



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Bamboleo on 08 February 2010

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megaman79 on 08 February 2010
killeryoshis said:
karate? win! I want to know how to be a ninja!

Totally agree. They certainly took their sweet time deciding when to make a fighting game eh?

And two wiimotes? With wiimotion plus compatability?

 

Please be online THQ. DO NOT F--K THIS UP.



“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.

uno on 08 February 2010

Cool!! A Family Matters Wii game!!!! Graphics look like they are using the Quantum 3 engine!!!



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alfredofroylan on 08 February 2010

Karate is so 80's so for me is a fail

Damn you Hollywood....



trestres on 08 February 2010

MEH... This doesn't look interesting in the slightest to me. In fact it looks terrible and I wonder if they haven't learned the lesson from that crappy Ninja Reflex game.

Is this what 3rd parties really think Wii owners are looking after for? Dumbed down games for kids and the entire family? Isn't there a bit of self respect inside their companies anymore?



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CommonMan on 08 February 2010

Awesome! I'm not sure how this will pick up your leg movements, but this is what I'm talking about. I



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megaman79 on 08 February 2010
alfredofroylan said:

Karate is so 80's so for me is a fail

Damn you Hollywood....

I know what you mean, but Wii beggers can't be choosers.



“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.

megaman79 on 08 February 2010
CommonMan said:
Awesome! I'm not sure how this will pick up your leg movements, but this is what I'm talking about. I <3 me some martial arts.

Off Topic-ish: I think this is one area where Natal might actually work a little better than the Wii. For the most part I think the Wii-mote will probably be superior, but this has Natal written all over it.

EA Fit did/does track leg movement, although i never played it and im pretty sure it never tracked specifically where your leg was.

edit> and there is this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXCjCF_OvCI


Again, i have not played it.



“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.