Review Fix Exclusive: Jay Bowman Talks ‘Kings of Kung Fu’

Review Fix chats with “Kings of Kung Fu” creator Jay Bowman about the development process and creative vision behind game and the hopes for it now that’s available on Steam, as well as the thoughts on a possible PlayStation 4 or Xbox One port. A labor of love for Lee, a huge fan of Kung Fu films of the past 40 years, Lee details the things that make his game more than just fan service. With awesome lighting and solid gameplay, it’s one of the cooler fighters on Steam.

Review Fix: How does it feel now that the game is released?

Jay Bowman: It feels a bit weird. Artists are rarely ever satisfied with their finished works.

Review Fix: What are you most proud of when it comes to this game?

Jay Bowman: I would have to say that I am proud to have actually completed my first game.

Review Fix: What did you learn through the development process?

Jay Bowman: I learned quite a bit about management and budgeting.

Review Fix: Will there be any DLC?

Jay Bowman: There is a good chance that there will be extra content released for the game in the coming months.

Review Fix: There are virtually no fighters on Next Generation consoles. You ever think about porting this to PlayStation 4 or XBox One? What about the Vita?

Jay Bowman: Yes I actually get that request a lot. Console ports are not planned at the moment, but there is always the possibility of porting the game to consoles in the future.

Review Fix: Any thoughts on a sequel?

Jay Bowman: I wouldn’t mind doing a sequel in the future.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Jay Bowman: Currently I am in the early pre-production stages for a new game that I am working on. There is nothing to announce at the moment, but stay tuned.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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