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Fighter's
History - Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!
ファイターズヒストリー 溝口危機一髪!!
17 Feb 1995 |
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As
the third (and final) game in Data East's Fighter's
History series, 'Mizoguchi in Crisis!!' isn't so much of a
full-on sequel than a Super Famicom exclusive 'remix' of the Neo Geo
Fighter's
History Dynamite (1994).
The game system is based directly on FHD
- while indulging in a very large dose
of Mizoguchi worship. Turns out that the zany Japanese fighter was so popular with players
that he has an entire 'Story' mode dedicated to him here, with
brief cut scenes squeezed in between each fight.
Also included are 'Versus', 'Survival' and 'Tag' modes;
and a brilliant dedicated 'Practice Room' in
which tons of training exercises are available for every
character. Now a mainstay in almost all fighting games
(as perfected in the PlayStation Street
Fighter EX) the training mode makes one
of its earliest appearances here - and as always it makes
for a great way to get to grips with a specific character, or
improve upon what you already know. Even FHD
veterans might find out something that they didn't know:
from basic tricks to expert combinations, everything
is covered - even Mizoguchi's infinite.
The only real downside is an obvious technical backstep
from the Neo Geo version: the game screen is severely windowed
and the cast has been cut down from 13 characters down
to a meagre 8. The addition of cut scenes, new backgrounds and the hero from Chelnov
(1988) as a hidden 9th character are really nice touches,
but they doesn't quite make up for the loss of Matlok,
Samchay, Jean, Marstorius, and most surprisingly of
all - Ray.
It's still a formidable SFC fighting game though, that just
falls short of the '4-star' category. Maybe Data East should have gone all out by
increasing the cartridge size from 24MB to 32MB, and
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Fighter's
History Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!
ファイターズヒストリー
溝口危機一髪!!
SUPER FAMICOM |
DETAILS
| Format |
Super
Famicom |
| Released |
17
Feb 1995 |
| Publisher |
Data
East |
| Product
ID |
SHVC-AF3J-JPN |
| Size
(cm) |
19
x 10.5 x 3 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.16 |
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Mizoguchi
is so damn cool that he gets
his own game, a Super Famicom
exclusive remix of Fighter's
History Dynamite (1994).
A late but accomplished
SFC fighting game, and a very
sought after title in good condition!
Standard SFC cardboard packaging,
24Mbit cartridge, 32p
colour booklet. |
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History' and 'Data East' are registered trademarks of Data East
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