Tech Romancer is a 1998 3D fighting arcade game by Capcom that draws heavily from the various subgenres of mecha anime. It has been ported to the Dreamcast console. The player controls a giant robot which is used to fight another robot in one-on-one combat. Studio Nue (the animation studio responsible for the mechanical designs for many anime series including The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Gunbuster, and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory) designed the robots in this game.
Egao no Asu ni is the third and final title in the Blue Breaker series, and is a direct sequel to Hohoemi o Anata to. The game is once again a full-3D fighting game, and the story picks up directly after the previous title, with Chimena still searching for the holy sword. There are also once again several new side stories featuring other characters.
There are several new playable characters in this release, as well as a brand new Team Battle mode, which allows each player to select three characters to use in order. There is also an optional prologue that recaps the story of the previous title.
Asuka 120% LimitOver Burning Fest. is an "unofficial" update to the series' earlier "Limited" entry on Sega Saturn. It was originally released in 1998 as a series of patch files to be used on a legitimate copy of the game. This version of the game is stripped down purely to its "Versus" mode, and features a heavily rebalanced cast, along with a few mechanical tweaks.
Real Bout Garou Densetsu Best Collection is a Sega Saturn compilation containing Real Bout Garou Densetsu and Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special, both previously released on the console.
Rakuga Kids is a 2.5D fighting game created by Konami for the Nintendo 64, released in 1998. The name Rakugakids is a portmanteau of the Japanese word rakugaki (a doodle), and kids, a reflection of the visual style of the game which resembled children's drawings.
Super Robot Spirits is a 3D versus fighting game for the Nintendo 64, based within the Super Robot Wars line of games. It was released only in Japan in 1998.
The Opium Wars of 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860 marked a new stage in China’s relations with the West. China’s military defeats in these wars forced its rulers to sign treaties opening many ports to foreign trade. As opium flooded the country despite imperial prohibitions, the court debated its response. On one side, officials concerned about the economic costs of the silver drain and the social costs of addiction argued for stricter prohibitions, aimed not only at Chinese consumers and dealers but also at the foreign importers. On the other side, a mercantile interest including southern coastal officials allied with local traders promoted legalization and taxation of the drug.
As opium flooded the country despite imperial prohibitions, the court debated its response. On one side, officials concerned about the economic costs of the silver drain and the social costs of addiction argued for stricter prohibitions, aimed not only at Chinese consumers and dealers but also at the foreign importers. On the other side
Breakers Revenge is an upgraded version of Breakers that was released exclusively for the arcades. It introduces one new character named Saizo and makes the final boss Bai-Hu into a playable character. Revenge makes adjustment to the character balance by weakening the previously overpowered Condor and removing Sho's infinite combo from the first game. However, the opening intro is almost identical to that of the first game and game's graphics are not that different; however, the lifebars were modified to look different compared to the first game's lifebars, while some stages' graphics were removed (e.g. flags in Sho Kamui's stage).
In Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special: Dominated Mind Geese sports a halo over his head. The game comes with a Fan Collection disk consisting of interviews with Fatal Fury characters.
The story centers around White's brainwashing of Billy Kane and attempted takeover of Southtown's underworld in the power vacuum left by Geese Howard's death in the original Real Bout.
What began as a simple prophecy evolved into bloody war. A board of fantasy warriors in an epic story of a war-torn land. Battle it out with an arsenal of weapons including battle axes, broadswords, crossbows and more! Deadly interactive 3-D environments - dodge fire-pits, flying arrows and spike-lined walls forcing fighters to kill or be killed. 8 main characters with a further 10 hidden characters waiting to be unleashed!
Pocket Fighter is a port of Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix. This version of the game add-in additional modes like Character Edit and Running Battle Mode. As can be expected due to the PlayStation's memory capacity, some of the Arcade release's graphics were removed, such as certain scenes and in-game effects.
The original version of Street Fighter EX2 retains all the features from the previous game, Street Fighter EX Plus, including original features such as "Guard Breaks" (unique moves which cannot be blocked by an opponent) and "Super Canceling" (the ability to cancel a Super Combo into another Super Combo).
The primary new feature in the game are "Excel Combos", ("excel" being abbreviation for "extra cancel"). Much like the "Custom Combos" featured in the Street Fighter Alpha series, Excel Combos allows player to connect a series of basic and special moves for a limited time. During an Excel Combo, the player begins with a basic move and can follow up with a different basic move or follow-up a basic move with a special move, which can be followed by a different special move. However, the player cannot connect any move with the same move, nor can they cancel special moves into basic moves during an Excel Combo.
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. is a 3D fighting game released by Midway in 1998. It was originally planned for arcades. However, this arcade prototype was scrapped and never officially released (although it exists on MAME), and the game was later released for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and PC.
Get ready to crumble... with this special edition of the world's funniest fighting game! This "director's cut" contains many extras added to the original Clay Fighter 63 1/3 game. You might lose lives, you might lose limbs, but don't lose your sense of humor! 12 eccentric fighters plus 4 additional clay combatants only found in this version. More snide remarks and barbed wit will have you crying from laughing so hard! Original characters get additional attacks for an all-new experience. Enhanced camera angle stays put to see more details in the environment and improve fight control!
Shura No Mon (Shura's Gate) is a fighting game released for the Sony Playstation in 1998.
It was developed and published by Kodansha, based on the manga of the same name by Masatoshi Kawahara, which was also published by Kodansha on their monthly shonen magazine from 1987 until 1996.
The sequel to the innovative Fighting Vipers has arrived and is set to ignite the world of beat 'em ups once again. Revenge has conquered your mind and aggression has poisoned your blood as you take control of a band of 'Vipers', each boasting distinct weapons in a fight to remove dictatorship from the city's Mayor. Fighting Vipers 2 is sure to put your pulse into overload!