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Foul Play
Developer(s)Mediatonic
Publisher(s)Devolver Digital
Platform(s)Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
ReleaseWindows, Xbox 360
18 September 2013
OS X, Linux
28 October 2013
PlayStation 4,PlayStation Vita
23 February 2016
Genre(s)Beat 'em up, action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Foul Play is a 2013 brawler action-adventure developed by UK-based indie studio Mediatonic and published by Devolver Digital.[1][2][3] It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on 18 September 2013 and for Mac OS X and Linux on 28 October 2013.[4] After a port to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita was announced in mid-2014, the PlayStation 4 received its early version of the game on 1 September 2015 in North America as part of the PlayStation Heroes charity campaign,[5] while both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions were actually released on 23 February 2016.

Gameplay[edit]

Foul Play is a side-scrolling co-op brawler set on-stage in a theatre in front of the theatre's crowd. The player may perform shattering takedowns and reversals to amuse the audience and perform devastating linked attacks.[1][2][3]

Plot[edit]

InFoul Play the player follows the daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth and his sidekick Scampwick, performing on-stage in a theatre where something has gone wrong and he must discover the origin of the foul play.[1][2][3]

Reception[edit]

Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PC, X360) 69/100[6][7]
(PS4) 66/100[8]
(Vita) 62/100[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
4Players(PC, X360) 70%[10]
Destructoid(PC) 5.5/10[11]
Eurogamer(X360) 5/10[12]
GameRevolution(X360) 8/10[13]
GameSpot(X360) 6/10[14]
IGN(PC, X360) 8.1/10[15]
Joystiq(X360) [16]
Official Xbox Magazine (US)(X360) 6.5/10[17]
PCGamesN(PC) 6/10[18]
Polygon(X360) 7.5/10[19]

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[6][7][8][9] IGN said that the game "stages one of the most imaginative brawlers around, with bonus points for style in more ways than one."[15] GameSpot praised the Xbox 360 version's art style and plot, but criticised its repetitive nature.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Foul Play". Mediatonic. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ a b c "Foul Play". Steam. Valve. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  • ^ a b c "Foul Play". Devolver Digital. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ "Foul Play Now Available on OSX [sic] and Linux". Steam. Valve. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ Richardson, Shelly (1 September 2015). "Win a Trip to PlayStation Experience with PS Heroes". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ a b "Foul Play for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  • ^ a b "Foul Play for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  • ^ a b "Foul Play for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ a b "Foul Play for PlayStation Vita Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ Oertel, Mathias (30 September 2013). "Test: Foul Play (PC, X360)". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  • ^ Hancock, Patrick (21 November 2013). "Review: Foul Play (PC)". Destructoid. Gamurs. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  • ^ Whitehead, Dan (26 September 2013). "Foul Play review (Xbox 360)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ Tan, Nicholas (17 September 2013). "Foul Play Review (X360)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ a b Peele, Britton (17 September 2013). "Foul Play Review (X360)". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  • ^ a b Corbett, Richard (17 September 2013). "Foul Play Review (PC, X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ Conditt, Jessica (17 September 2013). "Foul Play review: A midsummer night's demon (X360)". Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ Lewis, Cameron (16 September 2013). "Foul Play review". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ Benson, Julian (20 September 2013). "Foul Play PC Review [date mislabeled as "May 29, 2014"]". PCGamesN. Network N. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  • ^ Riendeau, Danielle (24 September 2013). "Foul Play review: standing ovation (X360)". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
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