(LAST UPDATE: 11/11/09)
Developer(s): Capcom
Publisher(s): Capcom
Platform(s): Playstation,
Arcade
Release: 1994
Characters:
Demitri,
Talbain,
Victor,
Zabel,
Morrigan,
Anakaris,
Felicia,
Bishamon,
Rikuo,
Sasquatch,
Pyron
Related Games:
Darkstalkers 2, Darkstalkers
3, Darkstalkers Chronicle: The
Chaos Tower
Review: No doubt Capcom's Street Fighter 2 series was partly successful due to the memorable and original character designs... Knowing that, Capcom decided to create a whole new fighting game series from the ground up with "horror" stereotypes as the theme. With the help of some badass artwork by Bengus and a slick presentation, the Darkstalkers series made a respectable splash in arcades around the world.
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Darkstalkers featured 10 original characters, each with a very unique fighting style. The game featured a special meter similar to the "Super Combo" gauge in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, which the player could fill up to perform a devastating super move. Other newly introduced gameplay elements include Air Blocking, Crouch Walking and Chain Combos. Fans of Street Fighter should be able to jump right in and start fighting effectively due to the similar motions of doing special moves. The character animation is on par with the Street Fighter Alpha series, which was considered very good at the time for 2D video game graphics. The characters all show off original fighting styles & abilities and also have vivid personalities for the most part. Many of the 2D character sprites first seen in Darkstalkers have also been re-used in in later games such as Marvel VS Capcom 2 (2000) and Capcom VS SNK 2 (2001).
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Closing Comment: Capcom gave us 2D fans a shiny new fighter to try out, along with some flashy new characters to fall in love with. The uniquely memorable characters, clever moves, and immersive setting made for an instant classic of a 2D fighting game. In my opinion, the core gameplay didn't quite live up to the latest (or even the classic) installments of it's bigger brother (the Street Fighter series), but the original Darkstalkers definitely had enough depth to stand on it's own; and of course had plenty of room to grow. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG
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