Ninja Theory's Fightback kicks its way onto iOS today

Ninja Theory makes its iOS debut today with Fightback, a free-to-play 80's-era beat-'em-up that's all about punching and kicking dudes in the face and in other body parts that aren't their face.

Ozzie Mejia

December 19, 2013 11:30 AM

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The studio behind DMC: Devil May Cry has punched its way onto mobile devices. Ninja Theory has released its touch-screen-based beat-'em-up, Fightback, on iOS today, giving players a chance to live out all their 80's-era action hero tough guy fantasies.

Our E3 preview explains some of the ideas of Fightback. The central premise sees players fighting through towers of thugs, dispatching each bad guy one-at-a-time using the touch screen to throw punches or kick in various directions. As the game goes on, players will be able to string together combos and unlock special moves.

Fightback is free-to-play and features eight towers' worth of baddies, with more to come later. You can download it on the App Store now. An Android version is expected later. Check out the trailer below for more on this 80's throwback.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?