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Combat Core is a game funded on Kickstarter for PC. From the official Kickstarter page:

"Combat Core is a 3D arena fighting game that borrows elements from classic games like Power Stone, Custom Robo, and other fighters. The fighting mechanics focus on fast-paced combat, strategic use of your environment, and weapons in the arena. Here are the key features (more depending on stretch goals!):

  • High-Powered Combat from 1v1 to 4 player battle royale or team modes
  • Physics-based environment destruction and interactive ragdolls
  • Original Characters with fun, unique movesets and strengths
  • Combat Cores can boost fighter stats and grant special attacks to fit your play style!
  • Local Multiplayer + Online Multiplayer using Exit Game's Photon Networking Framework
  • Interactive Arenas with a variety of mechanics and hazards
  • Weapon Pickups ranging from lazer swords to energy grenade launchers, with multiple attacks and uses
  • Full Character Editor to create custom fighters with different gear, stats, and skills
  • Oculus Rift Compatible - The first fighting game with native Oculus Rift support!"

This game seeks to be the successor to such games as Power Stone. The voice acting was done by both mainstream voice actors and noted internet celebrities. The Kickstarter compaign goal was reached with only an hour to spare.

After three years of development, it was released on Steam on August 18, 2016.

Steam trailer https://youtu.be/e6yVZ0J40wQ


Combat Core contains examples of:

  • Action Girl: The original cast contains a healthy mix of women and men, while the character editor supports girls as well as guys.
  • Expy: Fitting its Power Stone inspiration, spotlight character Bruizer looks just like Edward Falcon.
  • Guest Fighter: Two of the characters are Kizuna and Zetto from TOME. There's also Ares from A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda.
  • Guys Smash, Girls Shoot: Mostly inverted, as all of the male characters except Squaz have at least one ranged attack built into their kit, while the only female character that has any such ranged attacks by default is Kizuna. However, all characters, regardless of gender, can be equipped with the Energy Wave Beam and Vortex Bomb attacks, allowing the player to give ranged coverage to an otherwise exclusively Close-Range Combatant like Ember or Pugi.
  • Shout-Out:
    • As a nod to the game's "special backers", there are costume pieces that let you turn your custom character into Matt McMuscles, Woolie, The Baz, or the Scrublord.
    • The achievement for beating Arcade Mode as Mist is called "Dead or Alive", a nod to that series’ influence on her design.

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