Kung Fu Rider
{{Short description|2010 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Kung Fu Rider
| image = Kung Fu Rider.png
| caption = Official North American cover art
| developer = Japan Studio
| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|September 7, 2010{{Cite web |last=Totilo |first=Stephen |date=September 1, 2010 |title=Kung Fu Rider Review: Tony Hawk Suggestive Jam |url=https://kotaku.com/kung-fu-rider-review-tony-hawk-suggestive-jam-5626924 |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=Kotaku |language=en}}|EU|September 15, 2010|AUS|September 16, 2010|UK|September 17, 2010|JP|October 21, 2010}}
| genre = Platform
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
| platforms = PlayStation 3
}}
Kung Fu Rider, known in Japan as {{nihongo foot|Matchi Suberi|街スベリ|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha|Matchi Suberi|extra=lit. "Town Slippery"}}, is a 2010 platform video game developed by Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The game was for use with the PlayStation Move controller.{{cite web |url=https://blog.playstation.com/archive/2010/03/10/introducing-playstation-move/ |title=Introducing PlayStation Move |author=Mark Hardy |date=March 10, 2010 |website=PlayStation Blog |publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment |access-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318155653/https://blog.playstation.com/archive/2010/03/10/introducing-playstation-move/ |url-status=live }} It was officially unveiled at the 2010 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, with strong criticism for its controls and gameplay and praise for its humor.
Plot
Players take the role of private investigator Toby or his secretary Karin as the two escape from Triad members in Hong Kong.
Gameplay
Kung Fu Rider is a platformer akin to Sonic Unleashed where players have to utilize the Move controller to navigate through the crowded streets of Hong Kong on a sliding office chair. Players can move the controller up and down to increase speed while tilting it left and right would turn the chair while tapping the Move button would cause the character to spin and kick items out of the way. Players can cruise through the streets hopping over cars, juke left, right and pick up money along the way which act as points in the game and sliding through onscreen ticket outlines which will boost the game's meter which can trigger a burst of speed by jabbing at the PlayStation Eye. Despite its title, kung fu is not utilized in any way in the game.
The game features realistic physics similar to the PlayStation Network game, Pain, where the player character will be sent off the chair in slow motion upon crashing or being hit by an enemy. As players proceed deeper into the game, Triad enemies begin appearing on the way and attempt to attack the player using Bō staffs.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/12/gdc-10-slider-hands-on |title=GDC 10: Slider Hands-on |author=Greg Miller |date=March 11, 2010 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325160938/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/12/gdc-10-slider-hands-on |url-status=live }}
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Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 36/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/kung-fu-rider/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Kung Fu Rider for PlayStation 3 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Fandom |access-date=April 20, 2018 |archive-date=May 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517030925/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/kung-fu-rider |url-status=live }}
| 1UP = C{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/kung-rider-review |title=Kung Fu Rider Review |author=Ray Barnholt |date=September 1, 2010 |website=1Up.com |publisher=Ziff Davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602150050/http://www.1up.com/reviews/kung-rider-review |archive-date=June 2, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2023}}
| Edge = 4/10{{cite magazine |title=Kung Fu Rider |author=Edge staff |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future plc |issue=220 |date=November 2010 |page=94}}
| EuroG = 3/10{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-move-roundup-review?page=3 |title=PlayStation Move Roundup (Page 3) |author=Ellie Gibson |date=December 22, 2010 |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325160939/https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-move-roundup-review?page=3 |url-status=live }}
| Fam = 27/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=14296&redirect=no |title=街スベリ |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |access-date=March 25, 2023}}
| GI = 3.5/10{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/kung_fu_rider/b/ps3/archive/2010/09/09/less-fun-than-a-kung-fu-kick-to-the-groin.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912183717/http://gameinformer.com/games/kung_fu_rider/b/ps3/archive/2010/09/09/less-fun-than-a-kung-fu-kick-to-the-groin.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=September 12, 2010 |title=Kung Fu Rider Review |author=Jeff Marchiafava |date=September 9, 2010 |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |access-date=April 20, 2018}}
| GameRev = D+{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/48479-kung-fu-rider-review |title=Kung Fu Rider Review |author=Blake Morse |date=October 20, 2010 |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908062216/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/kung-fu-rider |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=March 25, 2023}}
| GSpot = 4/10{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/kung-fu-rider-review/1900-6274966/ |title=Kung Fu Rider Review |author=Tom McShea |date=September 2, 2010 |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |access-date=April 20, 2018}}
| GT = 4.8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=13401 |title=Kung Fu Rider Review |date=September 9, 2010 |website=GameTrailers |publisher=Viacom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925220805/http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=13401 |archive-date=September 25, 2010 |access-date=March 25, 2023}}
| Joystiq = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010-09-01-kung-fu-rider-review.html |title=PlayStation Move review: Kung Fu Rider |author=Randy Nelson |date=September 1, 2010 |website=Engadget (Joystiq) |publisher=Yahoo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904081933/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/01/kung-fu-rider-review/ |archive-date=September 4, 2010 |url-status=live |access-date=March 25, 2023}}
| PSM = 6/10{{cite magazine |title=Review: Kung Fu Rider |magazine=PlayStation: The Official Magazine |publisher=Future plc |issue=38 |date=November 2010 |page=70}}
| TELE = 1/10{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7986878/PS-Move-launch-titles-review.html |title=PS Move launch video games review |author=Tom Hoggins |date=September 7, 2010 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909155311/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/7986878/PS-Move-launch-titles-review.html |archive-date=September 9, 2010 |url-status=live |access-date=March 25, 2023}}{{subscription required}}
| rev1 = Metro
| rev1Score = 1/10{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2010/09/16/games-review-kung-fu-rider-513585/ |title=Games review – Kung Fu Rider falls flat on its face |author=David Jenkins |date=September 16, 2010 |newspaper=Metro |publisher=DMG Media |access-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325174810/https://metro.co.uk/2010/09/16/games-review-kung-fu-rider-513585/ |url-status=live }}
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Kung Fu Rider received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, however, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.
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References
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation 3-only games
Category:PlayStation Move-compatible games
Category:PlayStation Move-only games
Category:Sony Interactive Entertainment games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Video games set in Hong Kong
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