<s>
Sifu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
French	O
studio	O
Sloclap	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
modern-day	O
China	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
child	O
of	O
a	O
martial	O
arts	O
school	O
's	O
sifu	B-Application
(	O
master	O
)	O
who	O
seeks	O
revenge	O
on	O
those	O
responsible	O
for	O
their	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
February	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
on	O
8	O
November	O
2022	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
28	O
March	O
2023	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sifu	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Bak	O
Mei	O
kung	B-Application
fu	I-Application
,	O
includes	O
over	O
150	O
unique	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
visit	O
the	O
"	O
wuguan	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
kung	B-Application
fu	I-Application
school	O
,	O
to	O
practice	O
their	O
skills	O
in	O
between	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
students	O
,	O
Yang	O
confronts	O
the	O
school	O
's	O
sifu	B-Application
(	O
his	O
former	O
master	O
)	O
and	O
strikes	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
chest	O
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
suffer	O
a	O
fatal	O
heart	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
searching	O
through	O
the	O
sifu	B-Application
's	O
belongings	O
,	O
Yang	O
finds	O
the	O
sifu	B-Application
's	O
only	O
child	O
hiding	O
nearby	O
and	O
orders	O
Fajar	O
to	O
slit	O
their	O
throat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
adult	O
,	O
the	O
sifu	B-Application
's	O
child	O
,	O
now	O
a	O
skilled	O
martial	O
artist	O
,	O
begins	O
their	O
quest	O
for	O
revenge	O
,	O
tracking	O
down	O
and	O
executing	O
each	O
of	O
Yang	O
's	O
former	O
accomplices	O
after	O
besting	O
them	O
in	O
combat	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Kuroki	O
,	O
who	O
runs	O
an	O
art	O
gallery	O
as	O
a	O
front	O
for	O
organized	O
crime	O
and	O
can	O
create	O
superhuman	O
illusions	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
kunai-wielding	O
dark	O
self	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yang	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
sifu	B-Application
abandoned	O
him	O
when	O
his	O
loved	O
ones	O
were	O
close	O
to	O
death	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
him	O
to	O
turn	O
against	O
his	O
former	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
martial	O
artist	O
sees	O
two	O
graves	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
Yang	O
tried	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
talisman	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
dying	O
wife	O
and	O
daughter	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
stopped	O
from	O
doing	O
so	O
by	O
the	O
sifu	B-Application
,	O
who	O
declared	O
that	O
Yang	O
lost	O
his	O
worthiness	O
by	O
dishonoring	O
his	O
oath	O
and	O
expelled	O
him	O
from	O
the	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
shows	O
the	O
martial	O
artist	O
,	O
now	O
a	O
sifu	B-Application
in	O
their	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
training	O
new	O
students	O
at	O
their	O
father	O
's	O
former	O
school	O
,	O
implying	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
somehow	O
resurrected	O
(	O
possibly	O
by	O
the	O
talisman	O
for	O
mastering	O
Wude	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Sloclap	B-Application
,	O
who	O
previously	O
released	O
their	O
debut	O
fighting	O
game	O
Absolver	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Absolver	B-Application
,	O
Sifu	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
multiplayer	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
need	O
not	O
to	O
spend	O
time	O
developing	O
the	O
infrastructure	O
necessary	O
for	O
online	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
kung	B-Application
fu	I-Application
movies	O
starring	O
Jackie	O
Chan	O
,	O
where	O
Chan	O
was	O
shown	O
defeating	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
single-handedly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
sifu	B-Application
"	O
(	O
)	O
refers	O
to	O
"	O
master	O
"	O
in	O
Cantonese	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
combat	O
style	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Bak	O
Mei	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
consulted	O
Benjamin	O
Colussi	O
,	O
a	O
Bak	O
Mei	O
kung	B-Application
fu	I-Application
master	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
authentic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
emphasizes	O
"	O
mastery	O
through	O
practice	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
key	O
value	O
of	O
kung	B-Application
fu	I-Application
which	O
is	O
reflected	O
through	O
the	O
aging	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sloclap	B-Application
officially	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
State	O
of	O
Play	O
livestream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sifu	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
February	O
2022	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
with	O
players	O
who	O
purchase	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
having	O
access	O
the	O
game	O
48	O
hours	O
earlier	O
,	O
and	O
receive	O
a	O
digital	O
art	O
book	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
composed	O
by	O
Howie	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Sifu	B-Application
:	O
Vengeance	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
publisher	O
Microids	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sloclap	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
content	O
updates	O
in	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
new	O
outfits	O
,	O
an	O
advanced	O
training	O
mode	O
and	O
difficulty	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
easy	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Student	O
"	O
where	O
enemies	O
are	O
more	O
forgiving	O
and	O
the	O
ageing	O
mechanic	O
is	O
significantly	O
downplayed	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
hard	O
mode	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
ingame	O
as	O
"	O
Master	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
players	O
a	O
challenge	O
far	O
more	O
punishing	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
,	O
which	O
still	O
remains	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Disciple	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Sloclap	B-Application
released	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
which	O
added	O
new	O
outfits	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
scoring	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sifu	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
most	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
utterly	O
uncompromising	O
in	O
its	O
design	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
controller	O
haptics	O
,	O
environments	O
,	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
structure	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
minor	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
constant	O
uphill	O
battle	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
intensely	O
rewarding	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
,	O
"	O
Sifu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
challenge	O
worth	O
taking	O
on	O
and	O
overcoming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sifu	B-Application
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
within	O
48	O
hours	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
for	O
Sifu	B-Application
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
2022	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
PlayStation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Game	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
2023	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Story	O
Kitchen	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Sloclap	B-Application
to	O
make	O
a	O
live-action	O
feature	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Sifu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
