''FX Fighter'' is a series of

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s developed by

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and published by

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. The two games in the series are ''FX Fighter'' (

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) for

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and ''FX Fighter Turbo'' ( 1996) for

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''FX Fighter''

The first game in the series was published by

on June 24, 1995. It is an early

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for

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PC.

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versions of this title have support for 3D acceleration, bundled with 3D

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cards such as the Diamond Monster 3D. The game features 8 different characters, 8 different arenas, movie

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s, and 40 attacks per fighter. The player selects a character to face against 8 of the best fighters in the universe, with the prize being the most powerful weapon in the universe.

Character roster

Magnon

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Sheba

Home world: Rhomb - A world of vast savannahs ruled by the highly respected feran monarchy.

Venam

Home world: Peres - A planet dominated by tropical forests and caves.

Jake

Home world: Sentral - Massively overpopulated and polluted industrialized world.

Kiko

Home world: Lusk - Mountainous planet with low technology but a developed culture.

Siren

Home world: Ursae - A water world completely covered by a single ocean.

Ashraf

Home world: Karlak - Temperate planet with an ancient culture.

Cyben

Home world: Axone - A world rich in mineral deposits but with no atmosphere.

Rygil

Home world: Anarchis - A high gravity world owned by the cadre.

Super NES

A version for the

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was previewed in ''

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'' and

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and relies on the

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powered GSU-2 (or "Super FX 2") chip to deliver

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that are otherwise unattainable on the SNES. At the Winter 1995

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and

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announced that they would be jointly developing and publishing the game. However, after Nintendo decided to port ''

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'' to the SNES, the SNES version of ''FX Fighter'' was canceled to avoid competition between the two games.

Reception

For the launch of ''FX Fighter'',

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'' gave the PC version of the game an A- and wrote that the game was as good as any that was offered on home consoles, but remarked that playing games on a television screen was better than a computer screen. '' Next Generation'' reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it four stars out of five, and stated that "Even without the spectacular visuals, ''FX Fighter'' would be better than ''

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'' - and that's saying a lot." Frank Snyder of ''

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'' was largely positive toward the game, calling it "definitely worth checking out".

In other media

A comic based on the video game was created by Jim Lee of

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, which was hosted by GTE Interactive Media's web site.

''FX Fighter Turbo''

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and the

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chipset. As are many other fighting games at the time, this game is influenced by ''

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'' in the form of fatalities, a feature not seen in the previous game.

Character roster

All the previous characters return with two others joining the party: Linna and Kwondo.

References

External links

*Argonaut Games pages
FXF
*GTE Vantage Incorporated pages
FXFT
* * {{Blazing Renderer games 1995 video games 1996 video games 3D fighting games Argonaut Games games Blazing Renderer games Cancelled Super Nintendo Entertainment System games DOS games DOS-only games Super FX games Fighting games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set on fictional planets

''FX Fighter''

Character roster

Magnon

Sheba

Venam

Jake

Kiko

Siren

Ashraf

Cyben

Rygil

Super NES

Reception

In other media

''FX Fighter Turbo''

Character roster

See also

References

External links