Toribashis afree-to-playturn-basedthird-personfighting gamecreated by Singaporean developer Nabi Studios and published byNicalis,which released onMicrosoft Windowsin 2006. A port for theWiiwas released in July 2010,[1]and forOS XandLinuxin May 2014.[2]A sequel, titledToribash Next,was released in January 2024.[3]
| Toribash | |
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| Developer(s) | Nabi Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Nicalis |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows,OS X,Linux,Wii |
| Release | Windows
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player,multiplayer |
Gameplay
editThe game is mainly played by manipulating the variousjointson the player's doll-like character over turn-based sequences to execute movements. These movements primarily include relaxing, holding, contracting and extending of the player model'sneck,pecs,elbows,wrists,abdomen,glutes,hips,kneesandankles;raising and lowering theshoulders,tilting thelumbarandchestleft and right, and grabbing and un-grabbing of thehands.
The game features singleplayer and multiplayer, where movements are executed in turn-frames of varying lengths within set match-frames. The game is heavily sand-box based.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | WII: 53/100[4] |
Toribashhas been reviewed byPC Gamer UK,PC GamerandPC Format,receiving 87%, 68% and 90% respectively.[5]
References
edit- ^"Toribash for the WiiWare".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-01-30.Retrieved2009-01-27.
- ^"News: Toribash Released on Steam, Launch Video/Screens Available".gamershell.com.Retrieved2014-05-26.
- ^Romano, Sal (2024-01-04)."Free-to-play fighting game sequel Toribash Next announced for PC".Gematsu.Retrieved2024-06-27.
- ^"Toribash: Violence Perfected for Wii Reviews".Metacritic.Retrieved2020-12-06.
- ^"Toribash for PC Reviews".Metacritic.Retrieved2020-12-06.