Halfbrick Studios announced Thrill of the Fight 2 this weekend, which the workplace volition co-develop alongside the original’s sole developer Ian Fitz.
The archetypal Thrill of the Fight, developed by Ian Fitz, is 1 of the astir engaging and palmy boxing games disposable connected VR headsets. Three years ago, Fitz said that helium was successful the precise aboriginal stages of “trying to commencement a sequel” to Thrill of the Fight, but said it was inactive excessively aboriginal to cognize what it mightiness look like. The sequel is present being co-developed by Fitz and Halfbrick Studios. The second is chiefly known for fashionable mobile releases specified arsenic Jetpack Joyride and Fruit Ninja, alongside Fruit Ninja VR and the upcoming sequel, Fruit Ninja VR 2.
In a video announcing Thrill of the Fight 2 (embedded above), Halfbrick stated that it volition beryllium “co-developing with the archetypal creator Ian astatine each measurement until motorboat and beyond” and that the concern volition spot them “combining [their] associated knowledge, passionateness and imaginativeness of wherever the crippled needs to spell to guarantee it’s a worthy sequel.”
Six years connected from the original’s release, Halfbrick says that “players needs person evolved.” The workplace outlined plans to enactment existent to the original’s authentic mechanics successful the sequel, portion besides making immoderate adjustments:
“Although what makes the archetypal crippled large is the authentic quality of the gameplay, we consciousness there’s plentifulness of country to amended the mechanics to marque fights consciousness much just and much realistic. If you are landing the bigger combinations and blows, you should beryllium winning the match. Improving the audio and ocular feedback successful the crippled volition fto players cognize however efficaciously they’re dealing strikes, allowing them to marque adjustments mid-fight to get the win.”
The different large summation successful the sequel volition beryllium enactment for multiplayer, allowing players to virtually vie against each different successful the ring.
Halfbrick Studios gave nary details connected platforms oregon a merchandise model for the upcoming sequel – support your eyes peeled for much details successful the future.