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Known as 'Art of Fighting' outside of Japan, Ryūko
no Ken (Fist of Dragon and Tiger) appeared alongside Garou
Densetsu 2 in 1992, marking SNK's no-holds-barred
assault on the 2D fighting game scene so vividly
ignited by Street
Fighter II (1991).
Turns out that SNK had plenty to contribute to the formula:
from the last-ditch 'finish move' to the chargeable
'spirit bar', the original Ryūko no Ken was
full of great innovations - and it always did it in a style all of its
own.
The game's two heroes - Ryo Sakazaki (left) and
Robert Garcia (right) became immediate cult heroes,
starting a fighting game series that had
everything going for it before being almost
completely absorbed by the King
of Fighters series in 1994, after one sequel only.
Various manga, a TV Anime Special and a third game bearing
the name did appear but were only met with limited success,
probably because the KOF series was at the peak of its
popularity at the time - and since Ryo, Robert and others were always featured, their own series faded away. A shame since the third instalment has a lot to offer.
Beside the evident complaint that the series didn't last, all three chapters
are great games in their own right, with a play
style distinct enough to be called their own. |
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Battle
Spirits Ryūko no Ken
バトルスピリッツ
龍虎の拳
DVD |
DETAILS
| Format |
DVD |
| Released |
26
Sep 2003 |
| Publisher |
Marvelous |
| Product
ID |
MJBD-70144 |
| Size
(cm) |
19
x 13.5 x 1.5 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.17 |
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Initially
shown in December 1993, the 46-minute Ryūko no Ken TV special
didn't win many plaudits.
Here it is anyways, one of
three SNK anime DVDs released
on the same day by Marvelous.
The other two are:
- Samurai
Spirits Haten Gōma no Shō
- Garou
Densetsu The Motion Picture
As always, the high price
comes from the fact that DVDs
are inexplicably pricey in
Japan - brand new this retails
at 7700yen!
DVD
case, NTSC DVD disc, colour
booklet. |
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Ryūko
no Ken ~Ten Chi Jin~
龍虎の拳
～天・地・人～
NEO GEO ONLINE COLLECTION VOL.4 |
DETAILS
| Format |
PlayStation
2 |
| Released |
11
May 2006 |
| Publisher |
SNK |
| Product
ID |
SLPS-25610 |
| Size
(cm) |
19
x 13.5 x 1.5 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.18 |
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Ryūko
no Ken ~Ten Chi Jin~ [Best]
龍虎の拳
～天・地・人～ [ベスト]
NEO GEO ONLINE COLLECTION THE BEST |
DETAILS
| Format |
PlayStation
2 |
| Released |
21
June 2007 |
| Publisher |
SNK |
| Product
ID |
SLPS-25790 |
| Size
(cm) |
19
x 13.5 x 1.5 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.18 |
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no Ken', 'Neo Geo' and 'SNK' are all registered trademarks of SNK
Playmore
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