In order to uncover the mystery of the "POS" dark organization, fighting action unfolds as eight fighters in the battle of the "Power of solid" fighting tournament takes place. Funds to buy techniques that could win the game, and unique arena mode where you can make your own character deepen the game.
Fighters' Impact is 3D fighting game. The player can choose 1 from 8 playable characters (the game has a couple of bosses too) and fights against the others. Game has special combo system (players can come up with their own combos), and characters have a special sub-styles of fighting. The game uses 3 buttons: for punch, kick and evade. Rules are simple - the player must beat the opponent in 2 rounds. (The game has a small arcade-only update, named Fighters' Impact A.)
Exclusive to the Sega Saturn version of the game is Pepsiman, the mascot for the Pepsi Company in Japan.
Other exclusive features to the Saturn version include the addition of Playback Mode and Training Mode.
The Game Boy version of Samurai Showdown III lacks Kyoshiro Senryo and Gaira Caffeine, but adds Jubei Yagyu back to the roster as a hidden final boss exclusively for the said version. There are also exclusive features that come from using the Super Game Boy.
Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Plus is a version of Toshinden 2 released only in Japan for the PlayStation on The Best range (equivalent to the Greatest Hits and Platinum ranges in North America and Europe). It features enhanced graphics, improved control and tweaked CPU AI. It also makes some balancing tweaks to the characters' attacks. An option to save results, option settings and unlocked characters to a memory card was also added.
The King of Fighters '96 is a 1996 fighting game. It is the third game in The King of Fighters series, following The King of Fighters '95.
SNK's flagship series returns for another year. Many of the changes in this year's KOF release come in the form of improved graphics, sound effects, music and totally redone character sprites. The gameplay of the system has been altered with the addition of "Rush" multi-hit combos and new moves for practically every character. The storyline of the series receives heavy focus in this release with the Orochi Saga swinging into high-gear.
The King of Fighters '96 has 27 regular characters plus 2 boss characters (who can be unlocked with the use of a code). Newcomers to the tournament include Mr. Big from the Art of Fighting series, the bosses from Fatal Fury (Wolfgang Krauser and Geese Howard), and completely original characters like Leona Heidern, Mature and Vice. Other features carried over from the previous year include the ability to choose between the default "Team Fighting"
Through time and space he finest warriors in creation have gathered together for the ultimate showdown. At the behest of Death himself, angel will fight demon, wizard will fight warlord, robot will fight human. The creature that triumphs in this awesome battle will be rewarded with that most precious of commodities - life itself.
Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade is a 1996 weapon-based 3D fighting game released by Capcom for the PlayStation-based ZN-1 arcade hardware. It was Capcom 's first polygonal fighting game, preceding the original Street Fighter EX (which Capcom had co-produced with Arika) by a few months
A PlayStation port was released in October 1996. It was followed by a single sequel, Plasma Sword, in 1998.
FX Fighter Turbo is an update/sequel released for the PC in 1996 with new characters, moves, environments, costumes, special effects, network play, and support for Microsoft Windows and the S3 Graphics chipset. As are many other fighting games at the time, this game is influenced by Mortal Kombat in the form of fatalities, a feature not in the previous game. All the previous characters return, plus the new Linna and Kwondo.
Ragnagard is 2D arcade fighting game developed by Saurus and System Vision, and published by SNK and Saurus for the Neo Geo arcade, Neo Geo CD and Sega Saturn. The game's characters are all based on Shinto deities
Takara-hai Oozumou Eisei Basho is a port of Oozumou Tamashii for the Satellaview which had SoundLink support. It is a sumo fighting game, which was accompanied by a live broadcast. The gameplay is divided into two parts; the player does the training in the first half, while real matches begin in the second half. Scores are counted according to the kinds of used techniques. A voice guide is provided by Kiyoko Taniguchi.
Nine gang leaders battle it out for control over Tokyo city in this AM3 developed arcade fighting game. It was the first motion captured fighting game released back in May 1996 to Arcades in Japan. Home versions of Last Bronx were later produced for the contemporary Sega Saturn and Windows systems.
A rare find but an absolute treat for the 2D fight fan: manna from heaven for the Monkey fight fan. Featuring some excellent, cheesy FMV complete with suspicious special effects and costumes introducing the nine characters and also awarded for victory in the versus mode.
In story mode you start off playing as Son Goku (Monkey) with additional defeated characters available for selection on your quest to rescue the priestess and prod around the evil multi limbed demon kidnapper. Gameplay is made more enjoyable down to the simple specials which are more suited to the Playstation controller. And aurally its very enjoyable with some appropriate rock riffs and over the top special effects. Japanese title: 'Goku Densetsu.'
The King of Fighters '95 is the second game in The King of Fighters series.
The Game Boy version features Nakoruru from the Samurai Shodown series as an exclusive character.
Angel Eyes is a 2D versus fighting game featuring an all-female cast, which plays much like contemporaries such as King of Fighters. A curious aspect of the game is that four of the eight regular characters are hand-animated sprites, while the other four are pre-rendered graphics as in Donkey Kong Country or Rise of the Robots.
In addition to the standard Arcade and Versus modes, the PlayStation release adds a dedicated Story mode for each character, plus a training mode. There also numerous secret characters to unlock, including 2D-sprite versions of some of the 3D characters, and the story mode bosses.