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Developer(s) | Vicious Cycle Software |
Publisher(s) | Little Orbit |
Producer(s) | DreamWorks Animation |
Series | Kung Fu Panda |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Xbox One Wii U Windows Nintendo 3DS |
Release | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
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Genre(s) | Fighting |
Mode(s) | Single-Player, Versus |
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends is a 2015 fighting game developed by Vicious Cycle Software and published by Little Orbit. It is based on the Kung Fu Panda franchise. The PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo 3DS, and Windows versions were released in Europe on November 27, 2015, and in North America on December 1. The Wii U version was later released on December 15, 2015.
Conrad Vernon, Steele Gagnon, Sumalee Montano, James Hong and Randall Duk Kim reprise their roles from the film series. Mick Wingert, Amir Talai, Max Koch and James Sie reprise their roles from the video game franchise and TV series. Fred Tatasciore reprises his roles from film series, video game franchise and TV series. [2]
It was the last licensed game to be released by Little Orbit as the company announced in May 2018 that it was moving away from licensed games in order to focus on creating original works. [3]
The game was removed from digital storefronts on January 1, 2019 due to the expiration of Little Orbit's Kung Fu Panda license. [4]
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends is a platform fighter similar to that of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros . It features characters across the first three films including Po, the "Furious Five" and all the villains.
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends received mixed to average reviews from critics with Metacritic giving the Xbox One version 68 out of 100 based on 4 critics. [5]
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