If only this were real life and not just a videogame. The people over at AtomFilms have created Kung-Fu Election, a fighting game starring eight of the current U.S. Presidential candidates.

The flash-based game comes fully equipped with an opening cinematic starring a young kung-fu master/rawk artist jamming to the current political issues.

I’ve gathered from the opening that Bush and Cheney are the end bosses of the game. They are shown a few times throughout the rock anthem, but are not selectable characters. I also suck enough that I’ve never made it very far up the tournament ladder to find out for sure.

The controls are pretty simple, with Z, X, and C being your attack buttons, spacebar blocks, and the directional buttons move your character. There are also two special moves in the form of a projectile attack and a power charge.

Contrary to what this picture may lead you to believe, Mrs. Clinton does not
generally jump around with blood spewing from her vagina.

While I don’t think the game itself is all that fun, it is well done and has quite a few political gags in there for anyone that follows the news. You can check the game out at www.kungfuelection.com, or through the Atom Films homepage.

Tags: AtomFilms.com, kungfu-election, kungfuelection.com

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3 Comments » Dennis on January 5, 2008 12:26 am Cool, I challenge you, Dan! Only if I can be Baraka O’bama! HA…Baraka…I kill me. Krispy Demon on January 5, 2008 7:32 am Is the great Ron Paul out already or is he just too awesome to be parodied in this thing? Jonathan Zungre on January 13, 2008 5:08 pm wow, once you get past the i wanna do kung fu music video the game is actually really slick for an internet game. my huckabee got all the way to Bush-Goro but couldn’t not win. : ) no continues. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.