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Kick-Ass: The Game is a beat 'em up

Beat 'em up

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developed by Frozen Codebase

Frozen Codebase

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and published by WHA Entertainment in 2010. It is based on the movie and comic book Kick-Ass.

Development

Ben Geisler, the executive producer of Frozen Codebase

Frozen Codebase

, said in a Gamespot

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interview that they decided to create a fictional social networking website called "Facespace" instead of using the real Myspace

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that is used in the Kick-Ass film because of "licensing issues."

Story

Unlike the comic book and movie, the video game story line introduces all three characters from the start. When Kick-Ass first tries to be a superhero, the thugs beat him. Hit Girl and Big Daddy appear and attack the thugs. The game begins after Kick-Ass is freed from the thugs. The circumstances of the storyline differ depending on which character the player selects. For instance in the film Frank D'Amico's men kidnap Kick-Ass and Big Daddy. In the game's storyline, this would not be possible if the player selects Big Daddy as his or her character, so in that event the game would instead have Hit Girl be kidnapped.

Gameplay

The gameplay of Kick-Ass is an arena-style beat 'em up

Beat 'em up

. Players can choose to play 1 of 3 characters (Kick-Ass, Hit-Girl or Big Daddy) in either single player or co-op mode. Weapon upgrades as well as environment finishers are always available in the game. The game utilizes both joysticks on the PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

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and is a "Twin-stick shooter" for the iPhone.

Characters

Playable characters

Kick-Ass (Dave Lizewski) is the main character in the comic and movie. He uses his twin batons to clobber his enemies in an unorthodox yet effective fashion.
Hit-Girl (Mindy Macready) may only be 11 but she packs quite a punch. She was trained by her father, Big Daddy, in several fighting arts and special weaponry from a young age.
Big Daddy (Damon Macready) is the father of Hit-Girl and the most experienced one of the trio. He uses an array of gadgets and weapons to clear out massive amounts of thugs.

Non-playable characters

Red Mist (Chris D'Amico) is another superhero who in fact is the son of a mafia boss. Red Mist betrays Kick-Ass and Big Daddy.
Frank D'Amico is a mafia boss and Big Daddy and Hit Girl's arch-nemesis.
Katie Deauxma is Dave's love interest. Dave convinces her to e-mail Kick-Ass as she is being harassed by Rasul, her ex-boyfriend.

Release and Reception

The iPhone/iPad/iPod version of the game was released on April 17, 2010 and is available for download from the Apple Store at $2.99. Kick-Ass was released on April 29, 2010. It will be available for download on PlayStation Network for $14.99. The worldwide version of the game was released mid May. The game has received negative reviews among the gaming community. It holds a metacritic rating of 33/100 and a user rating of 2.7/10.

External links

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