Out of Pod Experience

Costas Zarifis, who worked for five years at Lionhead on the Fable 2, Fable 3 and Fable: The Journey, before leaving in 2011 to create his own independent studio, Kinesthetic Games, uses Kickstarter to raise money for their new, motion control, Kung Fu simulation.

The Kung Fu Superstar is designed to teach players Kung Fu moves and transports them into fantastic movies.

Now, with the launch of the Kickstarter UK, Zarifis asking for £ 200,000 to make his dream a reality. As he says: "It has been over a year since we left our jobs and started working on the Kung Fu Superstar. Since then, we live on our economies. Whatever you see and have seen and will see in our video, we have done with zero funding and a lot of hard work, passion and love for the vision. Why mention this? Because if you think that is impressive, wait until you see what we can do with a real budget. I think that says a lot about the our ability to continue the project, more than any-inconsiderable-portfolio of past securities in which we work."

In Kung Fu Superstar players take on the role of Danny Cheng, who dreams of becoming the next Bruce Lee. The player learns Kung Fu actual movements in the local dojo of Danny, before set sail for Hollywood.

While there is no confirmed platform currently, the title developed with "Fight Choreography Engine", which in turn uses Unreal Engine. It supports motion control peripherals like Kinect, touch screens and traditional gamepads.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kostaszarifis/kung-fu-superstar-become-the-ultimate-martial-arts

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