is a

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arcade game developed by Racdym (now known as

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) and published by

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. It is both Atlus and Racdym's first attempt in the 3D fighting game market. While in development, the game was known as "''Ultimate Domain''", and was intended to run on the

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hardware. The game was ported to the

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by Atlus, being released on December 13, 1996, in Japan. In October 1997, JVC Music Europe published it in

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under the title ''Yusha: Heaven's Gate''.

Reception

German magazine ''Maniac'' gave it a score of 70/100. French magazine ''Joypad ''gave it 75%.

References

External links

''Heaven's Gate''
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''Heaven's Gate''
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arcade-history
1996 video games 3D fighting games Arcade video games Atlus games Multiplayer and single-player video games PlayStation (console) games Racjin games Fighting games Video games developed in Japan