Foul Play (video game)

Foul Play

Developer(s) Mediatonic
Publisher(s) Devolver Digital (PC)
Mastertronic Group (Xbox 360)
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Release date(s) Windows, OS X, Linux, Xbox 360
  • WW September 18, 2013
PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Genre(s) Brawler, action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Foul Play is a 2013 brawler action-adventure developed by UK-based indie studio Mediatonic and published by Devolver Digital for PC and by Mastertronic Group for Xbox 360.[2][3][4]

Plot

In Foul Play the player follows the daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth and his sidekick Scampwick, performing on-stage in a theater where something has gone wrong and he must discover the origin of the foul play.[2][3][4]

Gameplay

Foul Play is a side-scrolling co-op brawler set on-stage in a theatre in front of the theater's crowd. The player may perform shattering takedowns and reversals to amuse the audience and perform devastating linked attacks.[2][3][4]

Reception

Foul Play was released to mixed reviews. IGN gave it 8.1/10, stating that it "stages one of the most imaginative brawlers around, with bonus points for style in more ways than one."[5] GameSpot gave the Xbox 360 version 6/10, praising its art style and plot, but criticizing the repetitive nature of the game.[6] Gaming Nexus rated the game 9.0/10, praising its sense of humour and art style.[7]

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
Metacritic69/100 (PC)[8]
69/100 (Xbox 360)[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer5/10 (PC and Xbox 360)[10]
Game Revolution80/100 (Xbox 360)[11]
GamesMaster75/100 (Xbox 360)[12]
IGN8.1/10 (PC and Xbox 360)[5]
Joystiq4/5 (Xbox 360)[13]
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)6/10 (Xbox 360)[14]
Polygon7.5/10 (Xbox 360)[15]
CD-Action75/100 (PC)[16]
Eurogamer Germany7/10 (PC and Xbox 360)[17]
Eurogamer Spain6/10 (PC and Xbox 360)[18]
Gaming Nexus9.0/10 (PC)[7]
IGN Italia6.5/10 (Xbox 360)[19]

References

  1. ↑ 2014-03-06, Foul Play coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita, Gematsu
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Foul Play". Mediatonic. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Foul Play on Steam". Steam Store. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Foul Play". Devolver Digital. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Corbett, Richard (17 September 2013). "Foul Play Review". IGN. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Peele, Britton. "Foul Play Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lachel, Cyril (17 September 2013). "Foul Play – Review". Gaming Nexus. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Foul Play for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Foul Play for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  10. ↑ Whitehead, Dan (26 September 2013). "Foul Play review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  11. ↑ "Foul Play review". Game Revolution. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Foul Play review". December 2013. Games Master UK. 19 October 2013. p. 63.
  13. ↑ Conditt, Jessica (17 September 2013). "Foul Play review: A midsummer night's demon". Joystiq. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Foul Play review". December 2013. Official Xbox Magazine UK. 6 November 2013. p. 91.
  15. ↑ Riendeau, Danielle (24 September 2013). "Foul Play review: standing ovation". Polygon. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  16. ↑ "Foul Play review". December 2013. CD-Action. 14 November 2013. p. 67.
  17. ↑ Bohn, Alexander (26 September 2013). "Foul Play – Test". Eurogamer Germany. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  18. ↑ Algaba, Pablo (18 September 2013). "Análisis de Foul Play". Eurogamer Spain. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  19. ↑ Castelli, Stefano (18 September 2013). "I ceffoni teatrali di Foul Play". IGN Italia. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

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