The Way of the Exploding Fist

Starting a Game

One or Two Controllers

To play the game using a controller, press the Control options button to open the in-game menu. Once this has been opened, press the One player button to begin configuring the controls for player one, then press the Select joystick button.

If two controllers are being used, press the Two player button on player 1’s controller to begin the game. Alternatively, press the One player button to begin playing against the computer.

Keyboard

Press the Control options button, or 0 on the keyboard to open the in-game menu, and follow the on-screen instructions to configure the controls for player 1 and 2.

Gameplay

Hit your opponent using a combat action once to win a round.

Win two full points to win a match. If, at the end of a round no player has hit two full points and the game timer has reached zero, the judge will determine which player performed better and award the victory accordingly.

In two-player mode, the winner is the player with the most points after four rounds of play.

Points are scored based on how well the action was executed - a perfect hit which connects with your opponent will grant more points than a hit which only just makes contact with your opponent. To get a perfect hit, try and land your connecting hit with your opponent as close as possible to the center of their sprite.

Combat

There are two layers of control for your character - moving without pressing the Fire key, and moving while pressing the Fire key.

Fire pressed:

Control	Action
	Flying kick
+	High back kick
+	High kick
	Roundhouse
	Mid kick
	Forward sweep
+	Backwards sweep
+	Short jab kick

Fire not pressed:

Control	Action
	Jump
+	Forward somersault
+	High punch
	Walk backwards/block
	Walk forwards
	Crouch/low punch
+	Back somersault
+	Jab

Interface

1. Player 1 score
2. Timer
3. Game mode
4. Player 2 score