<s>
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
fighting	O
party	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Just	O
Add	O
Monsters	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
multiplayer	O
brawler	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
comedic	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
title	O
with	O
a	O
stylistic	O
presentation	O
inspired	O
by	O
kung	O
fu	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
,	O
a	O
Cambridge	O
studio	O
formed	O
by	O
former	O
staff	O
of	O
Millennium	O
Interactive	O
to	O
pursue	O
an	O
independent	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
development	O
was	O
self-funded	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
to	O
eight	O
and	O
pitched	O
to	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
receiving	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
tone	O
,	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
whilst	O
also	O
receiving	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
limited	O
depth	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
fighting	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
disappointment	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
developer	O
attributing	O
poor	O
sales	O
performance	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
marketing	O
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
a	O
cancelled	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Kung	O
Fu	O
Story	O
,	O
influenced	O
the	O
direction	O
by	O
Just	O
Add	O
Monsters	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
action	O
title	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
tone	O
,	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
shooting	O
of	O
a	O
fictional	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
director	O
Shao	O
Ting	O
acting	O
as	O
narrator	O
and	O
guide	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
in	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
combos	O
on	O
the	O
controller	O
to	O
perform	O
different	O
attacks	O
,	O
including	O
fast	O
and	O
heavy	O
attacks	O
,	O
tripping	O
opponents	O
,	O
picking	O
up	O
and	O
throwing	O
items	O
,	O
jumping	O
and	O
jump	O
kicking	O
,	O
and	O
spin	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
features	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
three	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Johansen	O
Monkey	O
An	O
immortal	O
monkey	O
and	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
monkey	O
king	O
in	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Won	I-Application
Ton	I-Application
A	O
overweight	O
luchador	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
dabbles	O
in	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
super	O
hero	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
the	O
debut	O
game	O
of	O
Just	O
Add	O
Monsters	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
Cambridge	O
based	O
games	O
studio	O
founded	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
expanded	O
upon	O
the	O
ideas	O
presented	O
under	O
the	O
Moon	O
Warrior	O
concept	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
influences	O
from	O
kung	O
fu	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
development	O
of	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
over	O
three	O
months	O
in	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
"	O
four	O
to	O
eight	O
people	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
prototype	B-Application
with	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
developed	O
on	O
a	O
highly	O
restricted	O
budget	O
from	O
a	O
bedroom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
duo	O
Paul	O
Arnold	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Barnabas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
disappointment	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
European	O
sales	O
charts	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
peaked	O
at	O
6	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
36	O
for	O
combined	O
full	O
price	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antoniades	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
tanked	O
at	O
retail	O
"	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
limited	O
marketing	O
budget	O
with	O
"	O
no	O
ads	O
(	O
and	O
)	O
no	O
support	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
position	O
shared	O
by	O
outlets	O
including	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
who	O
speculated	O
that	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
experienced	O
low	O
sales	O
"	O
given	O
the	O
fact	O
it	O
has	O
devoted	O
a	O
slim	O
marketing	O
budget	O
to	O
the	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
68%	O
across	O
41	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christian	O
Nutt	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
spot-on	O
,	O
clever	O
and	O
attractive	O
"	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
the	O
developers	O
have	O
crafted	O
some	O
really	O
imaginative	O
and	O
clever	O
levels	O
that	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
depth	O
and	O
flavor	O
of	O
an	O
old-school	O
Final	O
Fight-style	O
brawler.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Evan	O
Shamoon	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Nation	O
praised	O
the	O
levels	O
as	O
"	O
notable	O
achievements	O
,	O
offering	O
an	O
impressive	O
degree	O
of	O
dynamic	O
interaction	O
and	O
a	O
constant	O
stream	O
of	O
eye	O
candy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Rees	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
wild	O
atmosphere	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
added	O
depth	O
in	O
how	O
you	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
objects	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
your	O
advantage.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
were	O
simplistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
received	O
negative	O
reception	O
upon	O
and	O
following	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Asian	O
in	O
its	O
representation	O
of	O
Asian	O
characters	O
and	O
culture	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
Shao	O
Ting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evan	O
Shamoon	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Nation	O
described	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
ill-conceived	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
not	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
inherently	O
racist	O
game	O
,	O
rather	O
,	O
it	O
simply	O
wields	O
its	O
satire	O
with	O
such	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
grace	O
and	O
humor	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
difficult	O
to	O
rally	O
behind	O
"	O
,	O
critiquing	O
the	O
"	O
poor	O
impressions	O
"	O
of	O
Shao	O
Ting	O
's	O
voice	O
actor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
publications	O
praised	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
after	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
describing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
overlooked	O
and	O
cult	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Play	O
,	O
Dave	O
Halverson	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
sleeper	O
"	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
ultimate	O
melding	O
of	O
action	O
and	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
stands	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
SD-style	O
games	O
ever	O
built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
described	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
cult	O
classic	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
feel	O
good	O
gameplay	O
,	O
superb	O
technical	O
grace	O
,	O
hilarious	O
voiceovers	O
and	O
general	O
madcap	O
melee	O
combat	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
largely	O
"	O
went	O
ignored	O
"	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2003	O
,	O
Just	O
Add	O
Monsters	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
an	O
unreleased	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Kung	O
Fu	O
Story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2003	O
,	O
Just	O
Add	O
Monsters	O
completed	O
concept	O
work	O
for	O
Kung	O
Fu	O
Story	O
,	O
including	O
prototype	B-Application
videos	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
desired	O
art	O
style	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
commercial	O
performance	O
of	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
not	O
to	O
commission	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
a	O
"	O
next-generation	O
"	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
serious	O
and	O
realistic	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antoniades	O
stated	O
that	O
Kung	O
Fu	O
Story	O
concept	O
"	O
evolved	O
into	O
"	O
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
would	O
never	O
have	O
been	O
possible	O
without	O
the	O
experience	O
we	O
gained	O
from	O
making	O
(	O
it	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
lessons	O
of	O
learning	O
"	O
how	O
to	O
make	O
combat	O
work	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
game	O
with	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
"	O
and	O
develop	O
fighting	O
games	O
with	O
"	O
object	O
interaction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heavenly	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Ninja	O
Theory	O
in	O
September	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
