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Rag Doll Kung Fu to flail retail

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jun 20, 2006 4:30 pm PT

Merscom announces deal to put Mark Healey's independently developed fighter onto store shelves in August.

Like Darwinia and Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates before it, Rag Doll Kung Fu is making the jump from being a digitally distributed, independently developed hit to being a boxed product bound for brick-and-mortar sales. North Carolina-based publisher Merscom LLC today announced that it had picked up the lighthearted PC fighting game for an August release in the US.

Described by Healey as "a kung fu fight with string puppets in which you don't have to worry about getting the strings tangled up or even having a kung fu fight at all if you don't feel like it," Rag Doll Kung Fu was the first wholly independent game to be digitally distributed through Valve Software's Steam when it went live on the service last October. Merscom's retail edition will actually come with two different versions of the game: a non-Steam build for players who can't connect to the Internet and just want the offline game, and a Steam-enabled version that will allow for updates, patches, and online multiplayer.

Rag Doll Kung Fu will retail for $19.99. It is currently available over Steam for $14.95, but Merscom is promising to include some extras in the boxed version.

26 Comments

  • snake289

    Posted Aug 28, 2006 6:09 am PT

    this game could be perfect for nintendo ds and wifi because all you would need is the bottom screen

  • Johnny156

    Posted Jul 3, 2006 10:23 pm PT

    The fun part about this game was to make characters...it's hilarous to see yourself in a game, all you need is a digital camera and PS or MSPaint.

  • Kravyn81

    Posted Jun 22, 2006 10:14 am PT

    Meh...I can find something better to spend $20 on.

  • jaefrmbk2k

    Posted Jun 21, 2006 11:01 am PT

    this game sounds like poo but i've never tryd it but i would if i don't waste my money on carck

  • Reetesh

    Posted Jun 21, 2006 6:57 am PT

    THe game sounded pretty cool, But I played it and it got a little bit..............boring at the second stage itself.

  • skitzocyko

    Posted Jun 21, 2006 6:37 am PT

    ok?

  • sup3rsnail

    Posted Jun 21, 2006 4:20 am PT

    Heh, this is going to be like those crappy budget games made by Valusoft.

    Nobody will really buy it.

  • big_squig

    Posted Jun 21, 2006 3:04 am PT

    Dosen't this game control with the mouse?...if so, be cool on DS with wifi.

  • Zilch06

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 10:38 pm PT

    This game was a blast, so I might pick it up down the road.

  • ragingoptimistu

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 9:09 pm PT

    I find it awesome that an independently developed game can make it to the store shelves.

  • NeoJedi

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 9:02 pm PT

    Might actually try this game out.

  • CLDragonCL

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 8:18 pm PT

    xbox live arcade? This game uses the mouse the whole time.. they are going to have a hard time trying to port it. . .

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 8:00 pm PT

    2d fighting on the pc.....

  • GamingDisgrace

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 7:42 pm PT

    It's really not important, physics are nice, gameplay and graphics are lacking. It's a "Don't Play This Game" nominee.

  • nintendorocks

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 7:18 pm PT

    Sounds like a good way to make some extra cash.

  • rynmls

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 6:44 pm PT

    is this game important?

  • Maquis_UK

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 5:36 pm PT

    nope, i think they meant flail.

  • -BC-Soldier91

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 5:31 pm PT

    You mean fail into retail....this game didn't impress me much. Maybe as an Xbox Live Arcade Game, it would prosper more but I don't think many people would buy it at a retail store.

  • Dawg605

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 5:15 pm PT

    This game would be great for Xbox Live Arcade!

    I'd buy it!

  • jasonmacrillo

    Posted Jun 20, 2006 5:09 pm PT

    samurai showdown is sweet

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