Funko Fusion

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Funko Fusion
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Developer(s) 10:10 Games
Publisher(s) 10:10 Games
Series Funko
Engine Unreal Engine 5
Platform(s)
Release
  • PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows
  • September 13, 2024
  • Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
  • December 6, 2024
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Funko Fusion is a 2024 action-adventure crossover video game developed and published by 10:10 Games. The game is based on the "Funko Pop!" toy line created by Funko.

Contents

Funko Fusion was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on September 13, 2024. The game was also released for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on December 6. [1] [2] It received mixed reviews from critics.

Gameplay

Funko Fusion is a third-person action-adventure video game supporting up to four players, in which the player takes control of various Funko Pop! figures. Following the rise of the malevolent Eddy Funko, the player character travels across the WonderWorlds—levels based on settings and scenarios from different pop culture properties—completing missions, battling enemies, and collecting vinyl to manufacture new Pop!s and tools the player can use to progress through the game. Playable characters are equipped with both a melee weapon and a long-range weapon for use in combat and destroying objects in the surrounding environment. The player character can be swapped at Funko Pop! display boxes located throughout a level's map and in the game's hub world. The game includes various characters from different Universal Pictures films and television series, as well as characters from Invincible , Valve's Team Fortress 2 , Capcom's Mega Man , Scott Cawthon's Five Nights at Freddy's , Colonel Sanders from KFC, and Big Boy from Big Boy Restaurants. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Intellectual properties

The game features characters from more than 20 properties, with more to come, including those from Universal, Capcom, Valve, Mattel and Skybound Entertainment consisting of: [7] [8] [9]

Reception

Funko Fusion received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. [10] IGN gave the game a "bad" rating of 4 out of 10, stating: "Funko Fusion's dull combat and repetitive missions means that just like your Funko Pop collection, it's probably best left on the shelf." [11]

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