The Hand of Panda (2016)

Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Genres: Adventure
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A quick-reflex action game inspired by fighting game bonus rounds where you time strikes to smash targets.

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About

The Hand of Panda is a fast action, memory and reflex game inspired by the bonus rounds commonly found in famous fighting games. Learn to focus your chi into a single strike by breaking orbs and channel your power to blow away a variey of challenging materials. Find ways to increase your score, to achieve legendary combos and to avoid distraction by your Master as you time your strike and finish off each item before the timer reaches zero. Journey with Panda, a unlikely character who is discovered by Master Koi, an old teacher who has ultimately mastery of "The Hand"; a legendary ability to break any item that crosses his path. With your teacher at your side, develop your smashing skills and climb the mystical pagodas that hold the worlds most difficult materials. Finish each tower to follow the story and ultimately discover a hidden truth.

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