[Image] ~ ART OF FIGHTING ~SNK / Hudson SoftArcade CD-ROM1994Maybe this is an example of what low expectations can do for a game that, in reality, isn't all that great. I expected very little from this fighter, as I'd always thought its characters seemed terribly generic. And the fact that I wasn't particularly thrilled with Fatal Fury 2 made me skeptical of the purported quality of its hailing-from-the-Neo Geo kin. Well, AoF's graphics aren't as impressive as FF2's, and its characters aren't as cool as Terry Bogard's crew, but I have a strong preference for its actual fisticuffs, and I get a kick out of its goofy plot. In fact, it plays well enough and has proven amusing enough to rank among my favorite fighters for the PCE. [Image][Image] Story Mode has you choose one of these two dudes to ride around town and batter people with.
[Image][Image] The combatants are pretty large to begin with... [Image][Image] ...but they're rendered gigantic once they approach each other and the game "zooms in" on them. It's a gimmick, but a very cool one, and the Duo pulls it off pretty darn well. [Image][Image] The bonus rounds aren't very exciting. Hit the button at the right moment, or mash said button as rapidly as you can. [Image] Loading screens like this one appear between matches and remain up for what seems like an eternity--the only real downer in an otherwise extremely enjoyable fighting game.
"Ryuuko no Ken (Art of Fighting)"
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