| Toribash | |
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| Developer(s) | Nabi Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Nicalis |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Wii |
| Release | Windows
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Toribash is a free-to-play turn-based third-person fighting game created by Singaporean developer Nabi Studios and published by Nicalis, which released on Microsoft Windows in 2006. A port for the Wii was released in July 2010, and for OS X and Linux in May 2014. A sequel, titled Toribash Next, was released in January 2024.
Gameplay
The game is mainly played by manipulating the various joints on the player's doll-like character over turn-based sequences to execute movements. These movements primarily include relaxing, holding, contracting and extending of the player model's neck, pecs, elbows, wrists, abdomen, glutes, hips, knees and ankles; raising and lowering the shoulders, tilting the lumbar and chest left and right, and grabbing and un-grabbing of the hands.
The game features singleplayer and multiplayer, where movements are executed in turn-frames of varying lengths within set match-frames. The game is heavily sand-box based.
Reception
Reception| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | WII: 53/100 |
Toribash has been reviewed by PC Gamer UK, PC Gamer and PC Format, receiving 87%, 68% and 90% respectively.
References
- "Toribash for the WiiWare". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- "News: Toribash Released on Steam, Launch Video/Screens Available". gamershell.com. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- Romano, Sal (2024-01-04). "Free-to-play fighting game sequel Toribash Next announced for PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- "Toribash: Violence Perfected for Wii Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
- "Toribash for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-12-06.