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Lugaru: The Rabbit's Foot (pronounced Loo-GAH-roo) is the first commercial video game created by Wolfire Games. It is a cross-platform, 3D action/adventure game for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It features Turner, an anthropomorphic rabbit with curiously well-developed combat skills.

Lugaru was made almost solely by David Rosen, including the game engine, models, animations and story. It was one of the first independently-produced video games to employ ragdoll physics. It uses a new and fairly intuitive combat system, basing attacks and counters on timing and context rather than different key combinations. It tended to be well-reviewed and was fairly well-received among the shareware community, especially among Mac users^[1].

The name Lugaru is a phonetic spelling of "loup-garou", which is French for werewolf. The word "Lugaru" is commonly pronounced as loogaroo.^[2]

Story

After his family and friends are murdered by rabbit raiders, Turner embarks on a quest of revenge, only to uncover a deeper plot that threatens the entire Lugaru island. Using a wide variety of combat techniques, Turner battles wolves and hostile rabbits across grassland, snow, and desert landscapes.

To bring peace to the island of Lugaru, as well as to avenge his loved ones, Turner must eventually confront the rabbit king Hickory, as well as Ash, the Alpha Wolf.

Gameplay

Hand-to-hand combat comprises most of Lugaru's gameplay, although the game rewards stealthy approaches. The fighting system is based largely around close combat, and in many cases incorporates knives, swords, and Bo staves. The player can also perform disarms, reversals, and counter-reversals.

With no HUD, the player must rely on visual cues to determine Turner's health; most notably the character's posture and the darkness and blurred vision.

The combat control is original as well, since there are only three context-sensitive action buttons, which puts emphasis on fast-paced action rather than complicated button combos: one attack button, a jump button, and a more general crouch-reverse button.

Weapons

Weapons are essential to fighting in this game and each have particular advantages and disadvantages. The knife can be thrown and a character can carry two of them, but it is the weakest weapon of the three. The sword is very powerful and fast, but it is hard to find and easy to disarm. The staff is the strongest of the three, and can easily kill an enemy when it is down. However; the staff can break and can easily be reversed.

Sequel

David Rosen has announced that Overgrowth will be the sequel to Lugaru.

Modifications/Mods

Lugaru also has a number of mods made by the many fans of the game. You can choose to download the "Lugaru Downloader" which give you a list of all the Fan-made mods so far. Lugaru Downloader also Extracts, Backs-up the files, and installs the mod for you, rather than trying to back-up files yourself and risk errors and glitches. You can visit the Wolfire forums for a link and information, and also the website which is also where you download and gives info.

References

External links

• Lugaru website at Wolfire Games
• Lugaru wiki
• Review of Lugaru at Inside Mac Games

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Lugaru
Developer(s)	Wolfire Games
Publisher(s)	Wolfire Games
Release date(s)	July 27, 2005
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
System(s)	Windows, Mac OS, Linux
System requirements (help)	400MHz 64MiB 32MiB
Website	Official site
Followed by	Overgrowth

Lugaru is an action-adventure game set in a world of anthropomorphic talking animals. It features a complex martial arts combat system that takes advantage of ragdoll physics to allow a wide variety of moves and counter-attacks. Lugaru features no HUD, instead conveying Turner's injuries through posture, bloodied wounds, and blurred or darkened vision. Wolfire Games is currently working on a sequel called Overgrowth.

The name Lugaru is a phonetic spelling of "loup-garou", the French term for a werewolf.

Story

After his village is attacked by the Raiders, Turner seeks revenge on those responsible, and discovers that the attack was part of a plot that threatens the future security of the whole island. To put things right he must seek out the rabbit king, Hickory, and the wolves' alpha male, Ash.

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