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Inside Mac Games has posted a review of the movie tie-in for last year's animated hit Kung Fu Panda, namely Kung Fu Panda: The Game from Luxoflux, Activision, and Transgaming, Inc. In the game, you play as Po, as well as the others of the Furious Five, in an attempt to defeat the evil Tai Lung. Here's an excerpt from the review:

Where Kung Fu Panda stands out from normally weak movie tie-in games are the environments. The environments are rich with proper interactivity that doesn’t feel bolted on for the sake of movie tie-in. Levels aren’t repetitive, and have different themes and combat styles required for each level, rather than just being a straightforward button masher. The Rock-Paper-Scissors game balancing is appropriate with no one combo or move in Po’s arsenal overwhelming all others and being the go-to move for every instance of every enemy, which is a pleasant change of pace. Other members of the Furious Five are playable and featured on occasion, which is good as I periodically tired of the Jack Black sound-alike. There is a multiplayer of sorts, but sadly, it remains offline only, and the standard multiple players on one computer caveats apply- good luck having everybody crowd around the computer.

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