Like most games I purchase these days, I wait until there is a sale, so I didn’t mind putting in my 6 digital quarters into this fighter.
The gameplay is barely functional, you use the thumbstick to move and then press 1 button along with a directional movement to attack. It is a real shame, since the character sprites, special moves, and background all look like they’d be in a legitimate fighting game.
If you are allowed to pick a main after only 30 minutes of gameplay, then I’d go with Kai-Ti. There is no actual story that I’m aware of, but Kai-Ti seemed to be some sort of amazon warrior. I also favored Maria who looked like an early 90’s fitness enthusiast. She always had a hand on her forehead, I assumed it was to keep her hair looking good, but she may have just had a headache from being put in this game over Street Fighter II. Inferno was another character I thought was cool, mostly because he reminded me of Cinder from Killer Instinct.
I’d really love to see someone take all of these old characters and do a complete overhaul on the gameplay to be more like Street Fighter II, combine that with a simple story mode, and a Ultimate Body Blows Remaster could really be something special.
Controls:
E = Up Thumbstick
X = Down Thumbstick
S = Left Thumbstick
D = Right Thumbstick
J = A Button
Enter = Menu Button
