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Rising Thunder

Rising Thunder is a free-to-play fighting game that uses simplified controls in contrast to most 2D Fighting Games which utilize motion or charge commands. This is to make the game more accessible while still…

11 August 2015

Rising Thunder is a fighting developed by Radiant Entertainment, released 11 August 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Rising Thunder is

Rising Thunder is a fighting game developed by Radiant Entertainment and released in 2015. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Rising Thunder is a free-to-play fighting game that uses simplified controls in contrast to most 2D Fighting Games which utilize motion or charge commands. This is to make the game more accessible while still being deep and balanced, being capable of standing up to years of high level competitive play. There are eight buttons in total which consist of three normals, three specials, an Overdrive/Super, and a throw. Each character has a listed fighting style and level of difficulty.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction.

What it launched against

Rising Thunder launched on 11 August 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Until Dawn, Mad Max and Dishonored Definitive Edition.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Until Dawn, Mad Max, Dishonored Definitive Edition.

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Quick answers

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When did Rising Thunder come out?
Rising Thunder was released on 11 August 2015 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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