Turbulence

Turbulence is a 2009 first person fighting game developed by Goofy Ahh Games (formerly known as Thug Studios) and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on April 25th, 2009 in North America, May 5th, 2009 in Japan and May 23rd, 2009 in Europe, the game can be played on the Xbox 360 Kinect and PlayStation Move controllers. A Wii port was released in 2012. According to some dialogue, the game is a spin off of the Ambatukam franchise.

Plot
On every Juneteenth, a tournament up in the sky via a special plane known as the Turbulence Combat Tournament is held, two or four people fight in this tournament for a special prize and that prize is the special Turbulence Trophy which is granted by defeating the champion of the tournament. The game begins with the protagonist (Whose gender, name and looks are chosen by the player whose given the nickname “Sandbag”) dreams about becoming the world champion of the tournament, he is trained by the former champion, Jo “CJ” Thompson who tells of the special power known as “Turbulence Chi” which have somewhat of their own element. The protagonist now trained, sets off to win the tournament.

Gameplay
Gameplay is viewed in first person perspective as players fight against opponents in Couch Co-Op, against a CPU or online via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

Modes
-Underground: Underground is a survival mode in which players fight in endless waves. Players are given 3 tries to survive, if they lose 3 times. The player loses and has a result of how much they fought, dollars, gear and Turbulence Chi are granted of how much score is given.

-Tournament: The main campaign of the story.

-Versus: Players can fight in Couch Co-Op or against a CPU.

-Versus (Tag Team): Much like Versus mode but instead of two players, its four.

-Xbox Live (Online on PlayStation 3): Players can hop on lobbies to face off other players all over the world. Players can play in King of the Hill, Ranked and Default.

-Practice: Players can train or do tutorials to practice their skills.

Development
Development began in 1998 as a spiritual successor to one of Thug Studios’ oldest titles “Tundra Tournament”, released in 1993 in Arcades and in 2000 as “Whirlwind Legacy” the first phase of Ambatukam 4. It was announced in 2007 alongside Ambatukam Collection, a collection of the first three Ambatukam games, Turbulence was planned for a Q3 2008 release but was delayed due to Sega and 2K, the original publishers stepping down and went to Activision and accepted for a 2009 release.

Reception
The game received positive reviews for its gameplay and online multiplayer.