Art of Fighting
SCORE: 62
Art of Fighting is an older fighting game
that has a style all its own. Some parts of this NEOGEO Station game
shows its age, and others could have been developed recently. We will
get to those in a just a little bit - I promise. There are not many
fighters in Art of Fighting so that stuck out immediately. The fighters
that are here are huge, and have a lot of attention to detail.
Art of Fighting has a real shocker when it comes to the graphics. The
losing fighter looks all beat up. In fact the damage done to their face
is sickening. I understand this is realistic after getting pummeled. The
victor should also show damage unless they got a perfect. Which is
nearly impossible even on the easiest setting. The animations look good
in this game, although I do question the collision detection.
The music is amazing in Art of Fighting. I really like it, and feel like
it can compete with many current day fighting video games. The music is
the real shining start of this fighting game. I am not so thrilled about
the special effect sounds which are a lot of hitting, and kicking. There
is an interesting story in Art of Fighting about a man trying to find
his kidnapped sister. This was back in the day when you had to do it for
yourself, not rely on the government to do it for you.
The few selectable fighters is one of the drawbacks to Art of Fighting.
There are not a lot to choose from when you are playing with a friend,
or someone online. There are a lot of other games out there with many
more selectable characters. I understand that Art of Fighting is true to
its NEO GEO game, but I have to compare it to current games (around the
same price). Players also only get so many continues which is not very
friendly in my opinion.
I mentioned the collision detection earlier. That is the most
frustrating part about Art of Fighting to me. I would jump towards my
opponent with a kick, and he would punch at the last second doing me
damage, and him none. I would think someone falling from above with a
kick would do some damage to someone kicking all of that weight coming
at them. There are some difficult fighters in Art of Fighting, and in my
opinion they fought very cheaply. Add in the few continues and you might
make it to the second fight. I found Art of Fighting to be extremely
frustrating.
- Paul
Graphics: 50%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%
System: Playstation 3
Publisher: SNK PLAYMORE USA CORP
Rating: 'T' for Teen
{Animated Blood, Violence}
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