Slick kung fu brawler Sifu is getting a bodily version on PS4 and PS5 someday in Spring 2022, developer SloClap has introduced.
The sport captivates each time it debuts a brand new trailer, like this one from GamesRadar’s Future Video games Present earlier within the 12 months. Its fight appears frantic and fast-paced but in addition fluid and intentional, and there are some actually promising mechanics within the works.
For instance, when you die in Sifu it noticeably ages your character, and you’ll solely die so many instances earlier than a semi-permade
ath kicks in and sends you again to the start of the chapter you are on. It also deviates from the traditional difficulty structure in some interesting ways. The distinctive artwork fashion and basic kung fu revenge story add to Sifu’s broad enchantment.
“We have partnered up with [publisher] Microids to launch bodily editions for Sifu in Spring 2022 on PS4 & PS5,” reads a tweet from the official Sifu Twitter account. “Extra data on the editions content material and launch coming quickly!”
We have partnered up with @Microids_off to launch bodily editions for #sifugame in Spring 2022 on PS4 & PS5 🔥🔥Extra data on the editions content material and launch coming quickly! pic.twitter.com/Du49qeix4FDecember 17, 2021
SloClap and Microids have not revealed what Sifu’s boxed editions appear like, or what kind of further options that may come packing, however it appears like we’ll be taught extra on these fronts quickly. The game was originally planned to launch this year, however it’s now scheduled to launch on PS4, PS5, and PC on February 8, which is someway just a few weeks from now. This is hoping it would not get hit with one other delay earlier than then.
Sifu positive is promising, however it’s too early to know if it will make our checklist of the best fighting games.