This game was finished at MNetwork in the 1980's, but not released until much later. In 2000, Intellivision Productions released this game complete with a simple box and manual. It is still available from their web site. Swordfight requires two players, which is possibly why the game was not released in the first place.
In this sequel, you control a poweful ESP Rambo-like character, throwing sonic rays from his hands and destroying mutated enemies. This game is Thunder Hoop II.
Very difficult, highly obscure action fighter in the vein of Kung Fu Master. Here, move left to right through feudal Japan settings (bamboo forests, over bridges, clearings, villages, etc.) while dealing with various enemies that will kill you with one blow! And no continues either! You have overhead strikes or low, rising strikes with your sword to dispatch your enemies with (fortunately they only take one blow as well). You can also duck or jump by pressing down or up on the joystick, respectively.
Schmeiser Robo plays much like other 2D versus fighting games of its era, with characters battling in best-two-out-of-three matches against the CPU or another player. It uses an 8-way joystick and three buttons (punch, kick, and guard), introducing one of the earliest dedicated guard buttons in the genre.
Unlike typical fighting games, the guard button allows movement even when pressed repeatedly, though it does not block attacks. It also supports advanced defensive and offensive options including short hops, air-guarding, parrying (early form of guard-canceling), counter-attacking, and rush-attacks
Reikai Doushi: Chinese Exorcist (Priest of the Spirit World: Chinese Exorcist), released outside Japan as Last Apostle Puppet Show, was an arcade fighting game released by Home Data in 1988. This was the first fighting game to use digitized sprites, motion capture animation, and claymation.
A sideways scrolling beat-em-up game. Evil roamed free in the lands. Zorg 'The Master of Kin', took his wife to temple and before kissing her, suddenly the evil sorcerer Zangar came and invaded the place and took his wife kidnapped towards his castle. The knight Zorg begins his quest in the outlands of the Kin domain to rescue his wife from the enemy hands.
Tough Turf is a 1989 2D beat 'em up arcade game.
According to Kurt Katala of Hardcore Gaming 101: "Considering there was very little variation amongst the Final Fight and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles clones that popped up in the early 90s, Tough Turf is interesting to play a game that requires a different approach, and it really is a fresh alternative to Double Dragon."
A trio of supervillains unleashes an army of gross mutants on earth on order to start an alien invasion. Our only hope is the trio of superheroes known as the 'Ultimate Task Force'. Squash the evil mutants and put an end to the alien menace. Features excellent graphics & sound as well as plenty of moves to find!
Choose from one of four super hero type characters and fight your way through multiple end of level bosses to reach the end. Power-ups and bonuses can be collected by breaking up background objects. This game is simular in game play to Double Dragon, but it has improved graphics and a greater variety of enemies.
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
Em uma cidade em ruinas dominada pelas gangues, uma garota chamada Sheena (amiga dos três protagonistas) é sequestrada após fazer compras por um cara chamado Red Freddy, para levá-la a seu chefe, Lord Geld, um ser maléfico que aumenta seus poderes deflorando belas jovens virgens. Três rapazes (Wade, Kyle e Boris) saem numa perseguição atrás de sua amiga em seu carro vermelho enfrentando perigosos adversários através de 7 áreas repletas de perigos. Wade tem o estilo de luta baseado em Cody, enquanto que os agarrões de Boris lembram os de Haggar e Kyle tem seus ataques baseados nos golpes de Guy.
The game is controlled with an 8-way joystick and three buttons: the attack button, the guard button, and the weapon selection button. There are six stages, each with different themes and environmental effects based on gravity. Some other features introduced in Galactic Warriors that were used in later fighting games include block damage, air-blocking, the ability to shoot/throw projectiles, the ability to execute multiple attacks while airborne, a modern health bar (as opposed to a health meter with notches like in Capcom's Mega Man series that made their debut two years later), the ability to switch between armed and unarmed and attacks of varying levels of strength.
Another feature introduced at the time allows the player to choose one of three Mechas, each with their own movesets: Samson, Gaea and Poseidon. When one is selected, the player must use it to destroy other robots in each planet. Other than the playable characters, there are several non-playable characters and bosses with original designs and unique
'Cosmo Police Galivan' is an action game that was released from Nichibutsu in 1985. Players are transformed into 'Galivan' with putting in hand the power crystal, to destroy the universe criminal organization 'Aku'.