Console Corner XBox:
Full-on Feng fighting furor

Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
Microsoft Games Studios
www.xbox.com/en-AU/taofeng/

Sim Tao Feng’s characters have almost 100 moves from throws through to head butts and broken glass is the tamest thing you’ll see.

Graphic from the web site

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GAMES GRAB

We have a copy of Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus (XBox) up for grabs this edition. Entries should be e-mailed to: ADFgamesmen@telstra.com with the name of the game you would like to win in the subject line. Please only one entry per person, subsequent entries will be discarded. Include your full name and mailing address in the e-mail or your entry won’t be accepted.

Brutal is probably an understatement in describing Tao Feng. Unlike Microsoft stable mate Kung Fu Chaos, Tao Feng is not about humour or silliness.

Instead it is a vicious martial arts bloodfest that has players breaking their opponents limbs, leaving them bleeding like stuck pigs and with their clothes
(and features) torn to shreds - sound like your type of game?

It is a game that has won both critical acclaim and player acceptance (just check on how much a second-hand copy can sell for) since it’s release with its bold move on the fighting genre.

Tao Feng includes full interactive environments that allow you to throw opponents through walls, mash their face against floors or swing off a pole for a brutal kick to the head.

Game characters have almost 100 moves – from throws, kicks and punches through to nose breaking head butts and Streetfighter-inspired special moves to induce maximum damage.

Players earn Chi, a magical power, through successful attacks allowing them to enhance skills or repair their battered bodies before embarking on a new round.

It is a fast-paced, violent and ultimately enthralling game that stands as an example for the rest of its genre. It is also a good reason why consoles are no longer just kids toys. In the US it has a R rating, here it’s MA 15+.