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Xiaolin Showdown
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The tale of Xiaolin Showdown is a story that begins long ago, before the game’s creation. It begins as a kid’s cartoon on the WB network. Ah, but what must happen with even the most remotely-successful of kid’s TV shows? Yeeeees, it becomes a videogame. And so it did. Of course, these such games are burdened by a terrible curse, one which has rarely been broken since the golden era of 80s cartoons like Ninja Turtles and Duck Tales.
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Xiaolin Showdown is a game based on the Kids WB cartoon of the same name. It was released on November 14, 2006. Players are able to play as the Xiaolin Apprentices, and one of the game objectives is to get the Shen Gong Wu. It is possible that new Shen Gong Wu was made specifically for this video game. The Shen Gong Wu requires the use of "Chi Energy" from the player.
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In a clever combination of kid's animated programming and martial-arts movie lore, the WB's Xiaolin Showdown debuted in November, 2003. The first episode, "The Journey of a Thousand Miles" laid out the premise and introduced the characters — Omi (voiced by Tara Strong) is a young would-be monk at the Xiaolin Temple, training under head monk Master Fung (Rene Auberjonois). Full of ego and certain of his superiority, Omi's world view is drastically shaken by the arrival at the temple of three new novices — volatile Japanese valley girl Kimiko Tohomiko (Grey DeLisle), burly cowboy Clay Bailey (Jeff Bennett) and Brazilian surf dude Raimundo Pedrosa (Tom Kenny). Oh, and there's a sarcastic, shape-shifting temple dragon named Dojo (Wayne Knight). Despite their relative inexperience, the four have been chosen by Master Fung to serve as Xiaolin Dragons, seeking out and protecting ancient magical artifacts called Shen Gong Wu, which are coveted by the forces of evil, called the Heylin. These forces of evil primarily present themselves in the form of an ancient witch named Wuya (Susan Silo) who acts through her comically egocentric protege, a boy genius with a penchant for the dark side named Jack Spicer (Danny Cooksey).
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The monks in Xiaolin Showdown dress in standard Gi at the temple and various martial arts outfits when using their powers, they ... wear street clothes when on the road. In each episode, Kimiko stands out in this area wearing a new colorful outfit in the style of Japanese Street fashion worn by teenagers that gather in shopping areas like the Harajuku district of Tokyo. This clothing style is displayed in Japanese magazines published under the title FRUiTS, and two collections of this photography have been released in the US by Phaidon Press titled FRUiTS (2001) and FRESH FRUiTS (2005).
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Xiaolin Showdown is based on the ancient mythical Xiaolin martial arts inspired by Chinese monks thousands of years ago. The keys to controlling the powers of good and evil are held within an assortment of sacred objects, called the Shen Gong Wu. These objects, each with unique supernatural powers, can only be captured after an extreme martial art-inspired "Double Dare" showdown occurs. From San Francisco to Paris, from Japan to Rio, from Monte Carlo to New York, there's a Xiaolin Showdown going down.
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Xiaolin Showdown is split into two modes, Adventure and Showdown, and can be played with up to four people on one TV. There is no online support and no need for split-screen because all characters appear on one screen simultaneously. A lot of people are going to like this concept. It's simple, easy, and since it plays like Smash Bros., it's like fun corked in a bottle. Mostly.
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