When debate failed, the country turned to boxing to solve all its problems. Literally. Update: Open beta available now! iOS Testflight link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/Y6asfDrE Android opt-in link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.exceptionullgames.election.knockout Having trouble getting the game? Let us know on Discord and we'll help you right away https://discordapp.com/invite/VDUbRat Battle your favorite (or least favorite) political personalities to gain electoral votes as you ascend to the presidency. Election Year Knockout is a comical boxing game for iOS and Android inspired by the PunchOut series. Our closed alpha test includes 7 different opponents including Jab Bush, Chief Warrin’, Birdie Sanders and of course a hilarious final boss! The game starts easy but quickly ramps up in difficulty. Don’t get discouraged and see if you have what it takes to rise to the presidency in 2020! The game is slated to launch worldwide in February 2020.
Election Year Knockout is now available in Canada & Australia! We're still testing in other regions, so if you don't live in one of our soft-launch countries, you can still play the game by signing up at https://www.exceptionullgames.com/knockout-beta A new build is available to support our soft-launch. Here are the release notes: Version 0.4.0 - October 28 2019: New character challenges! Use your brain to complete fights in interesting new ways. New fighter! Uncle Joe sneaks into the ring. New Influence Shop and Influence currency. New boosts! Politicians don't fight fair and neither should you. -Cup of Filibuster: Gain almost infinite stamina. -Veto: Get one last stand against your opponent after your ten-count. New settings menu including sound controls, graphics quality settings for low end devices, and the ability to turn off tutorials or reset the game. Massive performance increases across the board. Numerous audio fixes for Android devices. Improved swipe detection on tablets. Detailed changes: Donald Thump has been completely re-animated for visual clarity and fairness. Donald Thump now has a cutscene when he gets KO'd. Mike Pious has been given a quality pass for visual clarity and fairness. Tweaked the damage done to A-Oh! to emphasize counter attacks. A-Oh! no longer gets up nearly as often. Stay down! Jab Bush's instant KO no longer triggers a ten count.
Signed up for this. I am a Sociologist with a Nobel Laureate nomination in International Moral Social Sciences & US Politics. This is a must-play for me.
We just dropped another build! Highlights include: Version 0.5.0 - November 14th 2019: New character! Ted Bruz teleports into the ring! New character! Chief Warrin’ joins the battle! New clothing options for you to buy and unlock! New mini-game! Direct your campaign staff and collect a daily reward. New tutorial at the start of the game. You can now take and share screenshots from the pause menu. (iOS only for now) Fights now take place in a debate arena and other locations. Even more venue variety is coming soon. Several bug fixes. Thanks to all our helpers on Discord! Join us Discord if you want to chat about the game or of course respond here! https://discord.gg/7ZhaQgD
Awesome! We're so happy to hear you're enjoying the game. Please let us know if there are any features or changes you'd like to see implemented.
Version 0.8.0 - January 31th 2020: PUBLIC BETA: This version is now available as a public beta that you can download via the links below: Website: http://electionyearknockout.com/ iPhone/iPad: https://testflight.apple.com/join/Y6asfDrE Android: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.exceptionullgames.election.knockout Changelist - New Casual difficulty mode! Simplified controls and easier fights for players who want a more chill experience. - New character! JUSTIN TURBEAU enters the fray! Unlock him as part of the Premium ad-free upgrade along with 5 extra clothing options for your avatar. Comes with the bonus Turbeau Prime presidential fight for completing his challenges. - All fights now take place in their own unique locations. - Multiple bug fixes and tweaks to characters and difficulty curves. Details: - You may now quickly retry or concede a fight when knocked out. - Updated UI graphics in most places. - Fixed issues with vulnerability frames in EX Birdie Sanders. - Improved Facebook Share feature for those with the Facebook app installed. - Fixed a bug where the stamina meter would move lower on the screen. - All EX character challenges are ready for you to tackle. - Purchasing clothing automatically equips it. - Fixed a softlock when hitting EX Pious with a haymaker when he’s knocked down. Yes, that could apparently happen. - Fixed Uncle Joe not being vulnerable to haymakers when he transitions, or when the round ended during his transitions. - Fixed an animation bug where Cap’n Crenshaw’s cannonball would blip into and out of existence. - EX Uncle Joe will no longer interrupt his last stand to throw a normal punch. - Fixed the dodge tutorial not appearing for A-Oh. - Fixed several related issues that would cause the player to get locked in different control states as characters recovered or the game was paused.
