Fight Crab
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| Developer(s) | Nussoft |
| Publisher(s) | Playism (Steam) Calappa Games (Itch.io/Booth) Mastiff (Switch) Winning Starters (Android) Pujjia8 (iOS) |
| Platform(s) | Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Windows |
| Release | Windows
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Fight Crab (カニノケンカ) is a 2020 3D fighting video game developed by Nussoft. It is a weapons-based fighter involving crabs in the real world, with the player's goal being that of flipping their opponents onto their backs to deliver a finishing blow.[2]
Gameplay
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There are 23 different spieces of crustacean as well as a multitude of weapons and a number of game modes as the player's giant-sized crab battles against rivals.[3] Fight Crab also has a multiplayer mode.[4]
Development and release
[edit]The game was developed by Japanese indie studio Calappa Games, or Nussoft, under Masafumi Onuki. Onuki has stated that the game was inspired by Dark Souls.[5] Fight Crab was released as early access on the Steam platform in August 2019[2] before its full release on July 30, 2020. It was later ported and released on the Nintendo eShop, and later on the App Store and Play Store.
Reception and legacy
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| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 60/100[7] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Famitsu | 29/40[6] |
Fight Crab received "mixed or average" critical reviews according to aggregator Metacritic.
A sequel, Fight Crab 2, was released as early access on Steam in February 2024.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20211203155659/https://ucngame.com/news/fight-crab-now-available/
- ^ a b Baird, Scott (2019-08-13). "Fight Crab Is Now In Early Access, In Case You Like Games With Fighting Crabs". TheGamer. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ Murray, Sean (2020-07-30). "Fight Crab, The Game Where You Play As Giant, Violent Crabs, Leaves Early Access On Steam". TheGamer. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Review: Fight Crab (Switch) - The First Rule Of Fight Crab Is That It's Fine To Talk About Fight Crab". Nintendo Life. 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ Crowley, Nate (2020-08-24). "Fight Crab, the game about fighting crabs, was inspired by Dark Souls". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/38662/reviews/
- ^ "Fight Crab Reviews". Metacritic.
- ^ Ogilvie, Tristan (2023-09-22). "Fight Crab 2 is a Clumsy, Chaotic, and Utterly Compelling Clash of Crustaceans". IGN. Retrieved 2024-10-28.