{"id":11826,"date":"2011-04-01T17:05:56","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T07:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=11826"},"modified":"2011-04-01T17:05:56","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T07:05:56","slug":"embrace-your-inner-po-with-the-kung-fu-panda-2%e2%84%a2-video-game-from-thq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=11826","title":{"rendered":"EMBRACE YOUR INNER PO WITH THE KUNG FU PANDA 2\u2122 VIDEO GAME FROM THQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>This June, Players Get Trained by Po; <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Immerse Themselves in the World of Kung Fu<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 1, 2011:<\/strong> THQ today announced its plans to release the\u00a0<em>Kung Fu Panda 2\u2122 <\/em>video game on Kinect\u2122 for Xbox 360\u00ae, PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, uDraw GameTablet<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2122 for the Wii\u2122 system and the Nintendo DS\u2122 handheld system, in conjunction with the theatrical debut of the eagerly anticipated movie from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA).<\/p>\n<p>Players will find all-new ways to enter the world of\u00a0<em>Kung Fu Panda\u00ae<\/em> in the video game, including the unique ability to use Kinect to \u201cbecome\u201d Po on screen, as they seek to restore the balance of power and save kung fu forever.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kung Fu Panda 2<\/em> the video game begins where the movie leaves off, as Po and the Furious Five venture out to save kung fu from a new evil threat.\u00a0 Only with\u00a0<strong>Kinect for Xbox 360<\/strong> will Po teach players key kung fu moves and train them for impending battles against new, never-before-seen enemies, co-created by THQ and DreamWorks Animation.\u00a0 Utilizing Kinect, players will then seemingly transform into Po as they block, dodge, duck, punch and kick, no controller required.\u00a0 Onscreen, Po follows their every move as the game takes them into some new terrains and environments.<\/p>\n<p>Kung fu requires strategy and acumen, so on the\u00a0<strong>PlayStation<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>3 <\/strong>system,\u00a0<em>Kung Fu Panda 2 <\/em>lets players battle with moves such as \u201cacu-punches,\u201d \u201cthunder strikes\u201d and \u201ckung fu curls\u201d that incorporate problem-solving skills to help players master their talents under Po\u2019s tutelage.<\/p>\n<p>On THQ\u2019s\u00a0<strong>uDraw GameTablet<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2122<\/strong> for Wii, players will control Po with their stylus to fight and defend Gongmen City in story mode.\u00a0 The epic battles against old and new enemies will happen amidst a backdrop that players themselves will bring to life.\u00a0 In drawing mode, players can color various pieces of character art and objects which will in turn populate the story mode, making the game unique to the player.\u00a0 There are also several awesome mini-games that players can enjoy playing as the adorable baby Po.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0<strong>Nintendo DS<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Kung Fu Panda 2 <\/em>will allow players to command Po using the stylus and unleash awesome kung fu moves against enemies alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, the Furious Five: Tigress, Monkey, Crane, Viper and Mantis.\u00a0 In addition, the Nintendo DS version offers an addictive card game called \u201cFive-Card Fu\u201d, which can be played either alone or with a friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This June, Players Get Trained by Po; Immerse Themselves in the World of Kung Fu April 1, 2011: THQ today announced its plans to release the\u00a0Kung Fu Panda 2\u2122 video game on Kinect\u2122 for Xbox 360\u00ae, PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, uDraw GameTablet\u00ae\u2122 for the Wii\u2122 system and the Nintendo DS\u2122 handheld system, in conjunction with<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=11826\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11832,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11826\/revisions\/11832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}