''ClayFighter'' is a fighting/beat 'em up series of

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s. The series has character sprites rendered from clay-animated figures, and parodies of other fighting games such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. ''ClayFighter: Tournament Edition '' and ''ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut'' were only released as rental games from

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in the United States.

Recurring characters

*Bad Mr. Frosty - appears in all five games in the series, as well as being the only character to appear on all the cover art *Blob - appears in all five games in the series *Bonker - appears in all five games in the series, but only playable in four *Hoppy - appears in three games in the series *Ickybod Clay - appears in four games in the series *Taffy - appears in all five games in the series, but only playable in four *Tiny - appears in three games in the series

Games

*'' ClayFighter'' ( Super NES, Genesis) *''ClayFighter: Tournament Edition'' (Super NES) *'' ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay'' (Super NES) *'' ClayFighter 63⅓'' (

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) *'' ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut'' (Nintendo 64) * ''ClayFighter Extreme'' (

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), cancelled * ''ClayFighter: Call of Putty'' ( WiiWare and

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), cancelled * ''ClayFighter 2016'' ( PC), cancelled

References

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