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Knuckle Bash
DEV
Toaplan
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Knuckle Bash is a professional wrestling themed brawler from Toaplan, who normally make space shooters. It's notable for its dual campaigns, unlockable extra fighters, boss-heavy gameplay, and digitized character portraits.

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Knuckle Bash was developed by Toaplan, who normally only develop bullet-hell shooters. A version of this game entitled Knuckle Bash 2 exists, but it's exactly the same game with a different title screen and possibly some bug fixes.

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Beat'em Up Bingo 1/25
Go!
Sunset Ending
Health Meat
Sleeveless Jacket
Boss With Gun
Fire Bombs
2-Word Title
Throwing Knife
Subway Stage
Ex-Pro Wrestler
Steel Pipe
Kidnapped Female
Special Drains Health
Oil Drums
Clowns
Yellow / Red Health Bar
Dominatrix
Power, Speed, Balance
Elevator Scene
Mansion Stage
Mohawks
Building Site
Fat Charging Men
Sharp Suits
Graffiti
Release Info
Developer
Toaplan
Publisher
Toaplan
Country
Japan
Released
unknown
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Series
Game
Players
2
Structure
Stage select
Difficulty
Medium
Gang size
Large (6)
Variety
Bonus stages
Playtime
0:50
Combat
Buttons
Attack, Jump
Combos
Static
Grabs
Close attack
Dashing
Button
Enemy H. Bars
Yes
Item Pickup
N/A
Item Stay
N/A
Weapons
N/A
Death-blow
Health
Friendly Fire
Yes
Char Switch
On death
Ground Hit
No
Revive
Invincibility
Restore
End of stage
Style
Art Style
Semi-realistic
Sprites
Huge
Setting
Urban
Focus
Hand-to-hand
Music
Rock
Tone
Humorous
Numbers
Fighters
6
Stages
Enemies
Bosses
Weapons
Lives
2
Continues
1
Extend
Slamson Sez
Combat
Enemy
Grafix
Sound
Flava

Knuckle Bash has the most intense-looking end boss I've seen in any brawler. On top of that, the other enemies and bosses are generally really memorable. Although the gameplay is solid, most enemies are fought in the same way and the combat feels sort of off. Also, the music is sparse and not that great. However, its insane style compensates for this.

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