DOJOBORN: Karate Fighting Game

Portoferro, southern Italy, 1985. Nico Russo is sixteen and new in town. When he stands up for Sara against the bully Rocco Valli, he ends up with his back against the wall outside the arcade. He's rescued by Elena Vitale, who restores boats at the harbor boatyard: she doesn't hit anyone, she just turns the punches aside with a calm that stops everyone cold. She only agrees to teach him karate when he tells her he doesn't want revenge: he wants to stop being afraid. DOJOBORN is a pixel-art arcade karate game in the spirit of the classic 80s arcade fighting games: one-on-one matches where timing and control win. Around the fights there's a real career, a story to live, a week to plan and tournaments with pools and an elimination bracket. ★ STORY AND CAREER • Five chapters and 35 fights: the streets, belt tests, tournaments • Nico, Elena, Sara, his mom Anna, his friend Tommy and his rival Rocco, each with a secret • Nine choices that change your relationships, and four different endings • Short, skippable scenes you can reread in the diary ★ BLOCK FIRST, STRIKE LATER • Perfect block: block at the last instant to cancel the strike, charge your spirit and counterattack • Every opponent's technique has a visible windup: read it and respond • Vigor, breath, balance and spirit: swing at thin air and you wear yourself out • On the street the mentor's code applies: you never strike first. Hold out, protect a friend, escape • Tournament kumite: two minutes, first to 8 points wins; strikes that are too hard earn warnings, because control is what counts ★ TECHNIQUES AND TRAINING • 24 techniques in four families: punches, kicks, defenses, sweeps and throws • Four mastery levels per technique, with every effect shown in numbers • Minigames: the punching bag, Elena's staff, balancing on a rocking boat, kata from memory • Pick four special techniques before every match • Belts from white to black, each test with a kata and a fight ★ THE WEEK • Six afternoons: training with Elena, workouts, a job at the port, studying, rest, hanging out with friends • Keep an eye on fatigue and stress: overdo it and you'll get injured • Plan a week in seconds with "Repeat last week" • A tight budget: entry fees, belt tests, gloves, shin guards, karategi and shoes, every purchase with a measurable effect • A free sparring match at the boatyard is always available: you never get stuck ★ TOURNAMENTS • From the School Tournament to the Gran Trofeo del Sud: pools of four, then a single-elimination bracket to the final • 36 opponents in six styles, from the aggressor to the wall, each with a weak spot • Watch their matches in the bracket to unlock their scouting report ★ KUMITE MONDIALE • Ten matches with the same fighter for everyone: only skill counts • Three Google Play Games leaderboards: total score, win streak, best time • Scores you set offline are sent when you're back online ★ OFFLINE AND ADS • Play the whole game offline, even in airplane mode • No in-app purchases and no energy to refill • Low-key banners, never while you fight or train • Optional reward videos for a few extra credits, never needed to progress ★ CONTROLS • Virtual pad and four buttons: PUNCH, KICK, BLOCK, TECHNIQUE • Left-handed layout, adjustable buttons, "Easy block" assist • Keyboard and controller on Google Play Games on PC ★ 80s STYLE • A neon-lit arcade, the waterfront at sunset, a boatyard, the harbor at night, packed arenas • Original synth and chiptune music • No blood: karate as a discipline, not as revenge ★ LANGUAGES English (US and UK), Italian, French, Spanish (Latin America and Spain), German. Characters, places and tournaments are fictional. DOJOBORN is not affiliated with any real federation, competition or brand.

First release of DOJOBORN: a five-chapter story, tournaments with groups and brackets, weekly training and the World Kumite.