Divekick is a comedic parody of fighting game motifs and contains many humorous references to games (especially those in the Street Fighter franchise) as well as inside jokes from within the competitive fighting game community. [4] A major balance update to the game, titled Divekick: Addition Edition, was released in April 2014, and a port of the game for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, titled Divekick: Addition Edition +, was released on October 7, 2014.[5].
The Kickstarter project was … Divekick is a 2D competitive fighting game originally developed by One True Game Studios, an independent collective made up of a group of competitive gamers.
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I WOULD use the Divekick forums for this...if registration, and therefore my abillity to post on the forums, wasn't disabled. [6][7], Official PlayStation Magazine said it was "A fighting game with subpar graphics and just one attack should not get more than 10/100, but it actually is pretty fun. Like most novelties, the fun of Divekick is short-lived." ", a reference to one of the competitive, One of Uncle Sensei's pre-fight "tips" is, Another "tip" is "Sir, I have never once had a curly mustache. After Diving, the player can press the Kick button to perform a diving kick, with each character kicking at a different speed and angle. This is noted by the player glowing yellow in the earlier builds, or by a dizzy animation in the final release. In addition, his item-gathering gimmick is a reference to, Stream's name is a pun on "stream monster" (someone who. Divekick is an independent Fighting Game co-developed by Adam "Keits" Heart's One True Game Studios and Iron Galaxy Studios. Maybe the hardcore tournament set really does want a fighter so barebones that it's basically marrow. Mr. N is the embodiment of one of these, aimed at Marn and, One of the loading screen tips says to play without items and exert dominance over players who do otherwise. But the lack of online lobbies drastically limits those opportunities.
In Divekick, matches are settled in a single blow, contrary to most fighting games that require intricate combos and heavy memorization of patterns, cancels and skill-based timing. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. A demo of the game was showcased at several competitive events, and after a positive reaction, the group created a Kickstarter campaign to fund the creation of a full version for release on Microsoft Windows.
Super Smash Bros community's most famous after-tournament streams. A second upgrade, Divekick: Addition Edition + released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 7, 2014, while exisiting owners of the game received AE+'s changes as a free update. The game features a health bar for each player, but it is only there for humorous and stylistic purposes, as the round is lost after being hit only once. It was released for Playstation 3, PlayStation Vita and Steam on August 20, 2013. Mob boss Don Luo is pretty much, Arguably, The Baz fits this, being a staple of.