Developed by Silver Dollar Games
Released for Xbox Live Indie Games (6/2013)
Also on iOS/PC
I recall seeing One Finger Death Punch in the XBLIG storefront when it was released, but I purposely went out of my way to avoid it due to the fact that I was less than impressed with Silver Dollar Games' previous offerings on the service. What a mistake that was as this ended up easily being the developers best (and last) offering. Silver Dollar Games released 10 titles in 2011 and from the trials I played they were standard fare XBLIG garbage. It looks like they took a year off and actually put some effort into One Finger Death Punch, which could honestly have been an XBLA title.
One Finger Death Punch is a kung-fu action title but with a twist. The game uses only 2 buttons, X to attack left and B to attack right. You stand on a 2D plane and enemies come from either side and you need to press the appropriate button before they get close enough to attack you. Enemy variety comes in the form of different colored enemies that react differently. Some need to be attacked multiple times, others from multiple angles and so on. The characters are all stick figures, which struck me as stupid at first but when the action is going down you don't even really notice. There is a giant world map for you to explore with a variety of scenarios for you to encounter. You are also able to unlock abilities to give you a slight boost, found by completing certain spots on the map. This is a very addictive title and stands high on any list of top Xbox Live Indie Games ever made!
Final Verdict: I'd recommend everybody give One Finger Death Punch a shot. There is a trial available (at the time of this writing at least) so there's really no excuse not to! Fans of old martial arts movies make sure to give this one a try!
Related Links:
One Finger Death Punch - Steam
One Finger Death Punch - GameFAQs
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