is a 2020 3D

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developed by Nussoft. It is a weapons-based fighter involving

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s in the real world, with the player's goal being that of flipping their opponents onto their backs to deliver a finishing blow.

Gameplay

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as well as 48 weapons and a variety of game modes as the player's giant-sized crab battles against rivals. ''Fight Crab'' also has a

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mode.

Development and release

The game was developed by Japanese indie studio Calappa Games, or Nussoft, under Masafumi Onuki. Onuki has stated that the game was inspired by ''

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''. ''Fight Crab'' was released as

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on the

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platform in August 2019 before its full release on July 30, 2020. It was later ported and released on the

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, and later on the

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and

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Reception and legacy

''Fight Crab'' received "mixed or average" critical reviews according to aggregator

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. A sequel, ''Fight Crab 2'', was released as early access on Steam in February 2024.

References

External links

*{{official website, https://www.neoaq.net/games-en/fightcrab/ 2020 video games 3D fighting games Mastiff (company) games Multiplayer and single-player video games Nintendo Switch games Playism games Video games about crabs Video games developed in Japan Windows games