is a 3D fighting game developed by

Arika is a Japanese video game developer and publisher. It was formed in 1995 by former Capcom employees, originally as ARMtech K.K, later named Arika. The name of the company is the reverse of the name of the company's founder, Akira Nishitani, who ...

and published by

Namco was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company, headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. It held several international branches, including Namco America in Santa Clara, California, Namco Europe in London, Namco Taiwan in Kaohsiung, ...

. It was released exclusively in Japan in December

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and has never been released overseas or ported to any home consoles. A spiritual sequel, ''

Fighting EX Layer ''Fighting EX Layer'' is a Fighting game, fighting video game developed by Arika. It is a spiritual successor to ''Fighting Layer'' and the ''Street Fighter EX'' series and features many of the same characters from the latter. The game was release ...

'', was released in 2018.

Gameplay

The gameplay system is similar to that of the ''

Street Fighter EX is a 2D head-to-head fighting game with 3D graphics, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for the Sony ZN hardware in 1996. It is a spin-off of the ''Street Fighter'' series co-produced by Capcom with Arika and was the first gam ...

'' series (also developed by Arika), such as canceling supers into other supers, and universal guard-break attacks. Unlike in the Street Fighter EX series, fighters can now dash forward or backward by tapping the directions twice and fighters can now also side step with a specific button combination. This game also introduces two new mechanics. One where players can perform safe falls to keep from hitting the ground and the other making their fighter dodge and charge up their super gauge to its maximum.

Characters

Two of the game's characters,

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and

Blair Dame The main titles of the ''Street Fighter'' fighting game series have introduced a varied cast of 80 ''World Warriors'' from the main series, and 34 from several spin-offs, for a total of 114 playable characters who originated from different countri ...

, previously appeared in the arcade games ''Street Fighter EX,'' ''

Street Fighter EX Plus is a 2D head-to-head fighting game with 3D graphics, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for the Sony ZN hardware in 1996. It is a spin-off of the ''Street Fighter'' series co-produced by Capcom with Arika and was the first gam ...

'', and the PlayStation version of ''Street Fighter EX Plus'', titled '' Street Fighter EX Plus α''. *Allen Snider *Blair Dame *Capriccio *Exodus *George Jensent *Hong Gillson *Janis Luciani *Jig Jid Bartol *Lan Yinghua *Sessyu Tsukikage *Shang Fenghuang *Tetsuo Kato Secret characters (can be unlocked through time release): *Clemence Keliber *Joe Fendi *Preston Ajax Boss characters (cannot be unlocked): *Knight *Falcon *Tiger *Shark *Vold Ignitio (final boss) *Shin Knight (hidden boss)

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Fighting Layer'' on their February 1, 1999 issue as being the eleventh most-successful arcade game of the month.

References

External links

Official website

* 1998 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Arika games Japan-exclusive video games Namco games Fighting games Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Shinji Hosoe {{NamcoBandai-stub