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Way of the Exploding Stick

A collaboration between "Jez" and Zhu Zhiqiang, making a fuller beat-em-up based on Zhu's "Xiao Xiao" series of stick figure fight animations and games. It was the 5th and final playable entry in the series.

4 March 2002

Way of the Exploding Stick is a hack and slash/beat 'em up, released 4 March 2002 on Web browser.

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What Way of the Exploding Stick is

Way of the Exploding Stick was released in 2002. It is available on Web browser only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A collaboration between "Jez" and Zhu Zhiqiang, making a fuller beat-em-up based on Zhu's "Xiao Xiao" series of stick figure fight animations and games. It was the 5th and final playable entry in the series.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Way of the Exploding Stick launched on 4 March 2002, within three weeks of Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil, Jet Set Radio Future and Enclave.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil, Jet Set Radio Future, Enclave.

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When did Way of the Exploding Stick come out?
Way of the Exploding Stick was released on 4 March 2002 for Web browser.

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