Kung Fu Hustle-ing you, one transaction at a time

In probably one of the more unexpected games based on a movie (or TV show) to come out in awhile, Kung Fu Hustle is being developed into a video game by Sony Online Entertainment's Taiwan studio. Do you want the good news or the bad news first -- because we're giving you the good news first. It being that that actor / director Stephen Chow is working closely with Sony on the development of the game, and the bad news being that it's only aimed at the Chinese market.

But wait, there's more. The good news is that it's "free," one of our favorite words. The bad news is that it will be rife with "microtransactions," one of our least favorite words. According to the press release, "While Kung Fu Hustle will be free to play, players will be able to purchase extra lives and hundreds of virtual items for a nominal fee."

Still, it's not all bad. While Kung Fu Hustle is one of the funniest kung fu movies we've ever seen, the shots of this game that they showed us look pretty ... painful. If it looked great, we'd be bellyaching more about it being unavailable over here.