Foul Play
Foul Play is a 2013 brawler action-adventure developed by UK-based indie studio Mediatonic and published by Devolver Digital. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on 18 September 2013 and for Mac OS X and Linux on 28 October 2013. After a port to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita was announced in mid-2014, the PlayStation 4 received its early version of the game on 1 September 2015 in North America as part of the PlayStation Heroes charity campaign, while both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions were actually released on 23 February 2016.
Foul Play
- Date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Foul Play was published by Devolver Digital.
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- action-adventure game
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Foul Play is a 2013 brawler action-adventure developed by UK-based indie studio Mediatonic and published by Devolver Digital. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on 18 September 2013 and for Mac OS X and Linux on 28 October 2013. After a port to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita was announced in mid-2014, the PlayStation 4 received its early version of the game on 1 September 2015 in North America as part of the PlayStation Heroes charity campaign, while both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions were actually released on 23 February 2016.
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• Title — Foul Play • Developer — Mediatonic • Publisher — Devolver Digital • Platforms — Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita • Released — Windows, Xbox 360 18 September 2013 OS X, Linux 28 October 2013 PlayStation 4,PlayStation Vita 23 February 2016 • Genre — Beat 'em up, action-adventure • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer
Gameplay
Gameplay
Foul Play is a side-scrolling co-op brawler set on-stage in a theatre in front of the theatre's crowd. The player may perform shattering takedowns and reversals to amuse the audience and perform devastating linked attacks.
Plot
Plot
In Foul Play the player follows the daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth and his sidekick Scampwick, performing on-stage in a theatre where something has gone wrong and he must discover the origin of the foul play.
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Reception
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN said that the game "stages one of the most imaginative brawlers around, with bonus points for style in more ways than one." GameSpot praised the Xbox 360 version's art style and plot, but criticised its repetitive nature.
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- 1.Foul Play. Mediatonic. 18 September 2013.
- 2.Valve. Foul Play. Steam. 18 September 2013.
- 3.Foul Play. Devolver Digital. 18 September 2013.
- 4.Valve. Foul Play Now Available on OSX [sic] and Linux. Steam. 28 October 2013.
- 5.Richardson, Shelly. Win a Trip to PlayStation Experience with PS Heroes. PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. 1 September 2015.
- 6.Fandom. Foul Play for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- 7.Fandom. Foul Play for Xbox 360 Reviews. Metacritic.
- 8.Fandom. Foul Play for PlayStation 4 Reviews. Metacritic.
- 9.Fandom. Foul Play for PlayStation Vita Reviews. Metacritic.
- 10.Oertel, Mathias. Test: Foul Play (PC, X360). 4Players. 4Players GmbH. 30 September 2013.
- 11.Hancock, Patrick. Review: Foul Play (PC). Destructoid. Gamurs. 21 November 2013.
- 12.Whitehead, Dan. Foul Play review (Xbox 360). Eurogamer. Gamer Network. 26 September 2013.
- 13.Tan, Nicholas. Foul Play Review (X360). GameRevolution. CraveOnline. 17 September 2013.
- 14.Peele, Britton. Foul Play Review (X360). GameSpot. Fandom. 17 September 2013.
- 15.Corbett, Richard. Foul Play Review (PC, X360). IGN. Ziff Davis. 17 September 2013.
- 16.Conditt, Jessica. Foul Play review: A midsummer night's demon (X360). Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo. 17 September 2013.
- 17.Lewis, Cameron. Foul Play review. Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. 16 September 2013.
- 18.Benson, Julian. Foul Play PC Review [date mislabeled as "May 29, 2014"]. PCGamesN. Network N. 20 September 2013.
- 19.Riendeau, Danielle. Foul Play review: standing ovation (X360). Polygon. Vox Media. 24 September 2013.
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