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2006 · Bottlerocket Entertainment · Adventure · Beat 'em up

Xiaolin Showdown

Lead a kung fu monk and his three martial arts warriors on an action packed quest to search and protect the Shen Gong Wu. Omi, a Kung Fu monk leads three young dragons-in-training on their globetrotting adventures to search and protect the Shen Gong Wu, mystical power objects that gives its possessor super powers, from a band of villains led by Evil Boy Genius Jack Spicer, his army of robots and an ancient witch Wuya. They fight for the Shen Gong Wu one showdown at a time, where the universe transforms itself into a mystical, hyper-reality world. Our heroes have to rely on their superb martial arts skills, wits, and the mystical powers of the Shen Gong Wu to fight evil.

Released
14 November 2006
Platforms
Nintendo DSPlayStation 2PlayStation PortableXbox
Genres
AdventureBeat 'em upFightingPlatformer
Developers
Bottlerocket Entertainment
Publishers
Konami
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third personBird view / Isometric
Themes
Action
Country
United StatesUnited Kingdom
Age ratings
PEGI 7ESRB E10+
Languages
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian

About

Xiaolin Showdown is a beat 'em up and fighting video game based on the animated television series of the same name. It was released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox on November 14, 2006, in North America and in Europe on June 29, 2007. The game was released for the Nintendo DS on November 28, 2006, in North America and in Europe in February 2007. Players are able to play as the Xiaolin Apprentices. The game can be played with up to four players locally.

This was the last game to be released for the Xbox in Europe.

Keywords

  • cartoon network
  • brawler
  • multiple protagonists
  • kung fu
  • teleportation
  • boss fight
  • licensed game
  • bonus stage
  • special attacks
  • unlockables
  • save point
  • a.i. companion

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The gameplay is reminiscent of that of Power Stone and the Super Smash Bros. series. The player's main goal is to be the last man standing. One of the game objectives is to get the Shen Gong Wu. The Shen Gong Wu require the use of "Chi Energy" from the player.

There are six playable characters in the game: Omi, Raimundo Pedrosa, Kimiko Tohomiko, Clay Bailey, Jack Spicer and Chase Young, the latter two of which must be unlocked first. When Xiaolin Showdowns take place, the competitors get transported to an arena where they face off in a random mini-game. Master Fung appears in some parts of the game, giving tips for the player. Players can use Shen Gong Wu to aid them in battle. The player uses an in-game currency called "blessing coins" to buy Wu.

Development

The game was first exhibited in May 2006 at E3, and an updated prototype was exhibited at Konami's 2006 Summer BBQ event. The PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Xbox versions were developed by BottleRocket Entertainment, and the Nintendo DS release by Razorback Developments.

Reception

Xiaolin Showdown received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Many reviews compared it unfavorably to other, better four-player brawlers such as Super Smash Bros. or Power Stone. Eurogamer gave the PlayStation 2 version of the game an overall score of 2 out of 10, calling it "unfun", criticizing its "unimpressive" graphics and "ridiculously easy" gameplay, and bluntly calling it an "atrocious excuse for a video game", further stating that "Everything about it is just wrong. To be able to put out a title this broken with so many great modern and retro games from which to draw influence is a hell of an achievement."

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
Xbox14 November 2006Worldwide
PlayStation Portable14 November 2006Worldwide
PlayStation 214 November 2006Worldwide
Nintendo DS14 November 2006Worldwide · North America 28 November 2006 · Europe 2 March 2007

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
Nintendo DSAXLPEurope—
AXLENorth America—
PlayStation 2SCES-54486Europe—
SLES-54486Europe—
SLUS-21405North America—
PlayStation PortableULES-00711Europe—
ULUS-10164North America—
XboxKN-056North America—

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