Get working on your martial arts moves, as the Kung Fu action brawler Sifu is coming to Nintendo Switch on November 8th.
The Direct Showcase revealed a small trailer of the game (above), demonstrating the appealing hand-to-hand combat in all its crunchy action. Sifu will see you taking on hoards of opponents as you attempt to avenge your father, and looking at the trailer, it seems that this Switch port will not lose too much of the kinetic energy that the game holds on PlayStation. Which would be lovely, as our friends over at Push Square awarded it 8/10 and called it "brutal but brilliant".
In the summary from developer Sloclap, Sifu is framed as a race against time where every blow that you suffer will ensure that you get weaker (wait, isn't that just real life?) For a detailed taste of what is in store, check out the developer's description below:
By thrusting, tripping and parrying opponents, you’ll break their stance and gain the upper hand. Fall in combat, and you’ll get older and weaker. However, you’ll learn new techniques to help complete your mission. Can you exact revenge before time runs out?
The studio has also confirmed that the game will come in two different physical release packages - Vengence Edition and Redemption Edition — each containing a large collection of pre-order goodies including art books, pendants, physical copies of the soundtracks, and even a figurine.
We don't have long to wait until Sifu comes punching and kicking its way onto Switch, and the game is already available to pre-order for $39.99.
Will you be purchasing Sifu on the Switch? Punch up the keys in the comments to let us know!
Comments 35
I was waiting on this one. It has been hard resisting buying on another system...but the wait is OVER! If you could get an edition with the female sifu I would get the physical. For now Digital is fine for me.
This 1 looked like a hidden gem in the Direct!
This is unexpected.
That framerate though was....iffy 😬
I thought this was gonna stay a PlayStation 5 exclusive, guess the dev wants more sales.
Good news. I will probably insta-buy this one.
@Serpenterror I’m glad it’s coming to more consoles - the game is really fantastic and deserves to be played by many.
Nice, really wanted to play this after the initial buzz it got earlier this year.
Awesome game! Probably my second favorite of the year. Hope the Switch can handle it though. This is not a game to play with an inconsistent frame rate.
Ah I've been meaning to check this one out. Sounds interesting.
Is this any good? I don't know much about it to be honest.
This is cool and unexpected.
Was waiting for Steam release, but if its not too bad with the framerate, I'll go Switch
Hopefully this is a sign that it will come out on Series X.
Wanted to play this, but looks murky on Switch.
Dammit i just bought this on pc a couple weeks ago... Would be perfect for switch
@Serpenterror its on pc too
if you want to pre order now with a cheap price, change your location of eshop to Argentina country 39,99 pesos argentinos = 0,28 cents (dolar USA)
Looked kinda downgraded on Switch somewhat, but at least it's not a cloud version! Hopefully it runs well and looks okay come release time.
... Wun can only hope.
Really great game, switch owners are in for a treat. Definitely looked a bit down graded but hopefully it will run well.
Fantastic game especially with the updates, i might double dip considering its a GotY worthy game for me.
@ParadoxFawkes So was Horizon Zero Dawn.
Ooh yes! This game is try a gem! For those who havent played this, this game is a beast, and looks great on the switch, by looking at the trailer.
for me is the worst game of the direct. it looks so ugly
I already have the Vengeance Edition for PS5, so idk if I'll double dip. I do like that statue though!
I didn't know about this one.
Looks like Sleeping Dogs' best part, improved.
Hope switch owners are in for a treat and not a trick! Also i expect this to be perfectly playable but i don't see how this can happen without major sacrifices
So now that it's coming to Switch, will PS fans still act like this is amazing?
i heard of this a while back and it sounded very interesting, i love the art style and fighting animations! might pick it up once it's on switch
@uptownsoul yes, but is that hypocrisy or preference?
@uptownsoul on this site, or in general?
This game is amazing. There’s only been a few times in gaming where I felt like a complete badass, this is one of them.
The visuals look a bit more compromised than I expected (where are the volumetric effects?) but as the game already played nice on the other consoles, and this kind of continuous action traslates well to handheld gameplay, this port is looking like a must-have.
I hope there's a Steam release at some point.
Looking at videos of people playing as Kermit the frog has me more interested than just the base game on consoles.
On another note, looking at who's releasing this physical edition, it makes me glad that Limited Run Games didn't get their grubby hands on the rights to release a physical special edition of this since I've been hearing nothing but negative things about how they handle collectors editions releases.
@uptownsoul I'm excited for the game despite showing no interest in the past... because I had never heard of it prior to the Direct.
Mission accomplished?
"This site & in general...I'm seeing quite a few people excited for this game who have shown no interest in the past..."
It's OK, you're forgiven. We all make mistakes.
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