{"id":107262,"date":"2020-01-13T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/drunk-fu_wasted_masters"},"modified":"2020-01-13T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T20:00:00","slug":"mini-review-drunk-fu-wasted-masters-plays-like-smash-bros-after-a-few-too-many-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/13\/mini-review-drunk-fu-wasted-masters-plays-like-smash-bros-after-a-few-too-many-drinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Review: Drunk-Fu: Wasted Masters &#8211; Plays Like Smash Bros. After A Few Too Many Drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4819145573ed4\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/4819145573ed4\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture embed pictures\" id=\"screenshots\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/102026\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/screenshots\/102026\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Drunk-Fu: Wasted Masters Review - Screenshot 1 of 10\"><\/a><\/aside>\n<p>Fighting games are generally known for their slick, precise gameplay. Even something like <strong>Super Smash Bros.<\/strong>, well known for its accessibility, boasts a remarkable level of depth, perfect for competitive play. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/drunk-fu_wasted_masters\">Drunk-Fu: Wasted Masters<\/a><\/strong> doesn\u2019t quite match up (in fact, it <em>really<\/em> doesn\u2019t), but its bizarre, physics-based gameplay <em>does<\/em> entertain for a little while, and there\u2019s no denying that it\u2019s well-suited to the game\u2019s overall premise.<\/p>\n<p>Playable locally or online (with the option to add bots if you\u2019re not a fan of multiplayer), Drunk-Fu consists of a selection of customisable brutes battling it out for supremacy over a series of themed stages. Of course, the twist here is that the combatants are all <em>severely<\/em> under the influence of beer, whisky, vodka, and whatever other intoxicating liquid they happen to have laid their hands on. As a result, their movement is incredibly inhibited; their feet shuffle along the ground, and their hand-eye coordination is almost non-existent.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the default mode is to simply knock your opponents out of the arena, with the person scoring the most knockouts within the time limit winning the round. You have a standard attack that is primarily used for chipping away at your enemies\u2019 health bars, and a more powerful charge attack that is perfect for sending them flying across the stage. You can also dodge, double jump and run at a faster speed \u2013 though the actual effectiveness of any of these abilities is up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Actually <em>using<\/em> all of these abilities is also much easier said than done. The characters control like <em>literal<\/em> rag dolls, with the slightest turn or change in speed sending them tumbling to the ground. This is actually surprisingly amusing in practice, and is in no way a particularly bad thing, as they can pick themselves back up in no time at all. The problem, however, is that most matches tend to descend into button-mashing affairs, since developing any kind of strategy is next to impossible thanks to the unpredictability of the physics.<\/p>\n<p>The characters themselves are identical in general appearance to one another, but you can customise them enough to make your own fighter stand out in the crowd. There are a variety of skin tones to choose from, including more obscure ones like \u2018zombie\u2019 and \u2018scary clown\u2019, along with a vast selection of clothing and optional facial hair. It\u2019s pretty basic stuff on the whole, but there\u2019s definitely a lot of potential to create some <em>truly<\/em> ridiculous-looking characters.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re after a cheap and cheerful fighting game, Drunk-Fu: Wasted Masters more or less ticks the right boxes. At its low price, you shouldn\u2019t expect anything close to the level of depth seen in more well-known examples of the genre, and its potential online longevity will likely suffer as a result. Play it locally with a few friends, however, and you\u2019re almost guaranteed to get a few laughs out of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fighting games are generally known for their slick, precise gameplay. Even something like Super Smash Bros., well known for its accessibility, boasts a remarkable level of depth, perfect for competitive play. Drunk-Fu: Wasted Masters doesn\u2019t quite match up (in fact, it really doesn\u2019t), but its bizarre, physics-based gameplay does entertain for a little while, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107262\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}