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Story: Armstone City, year unknown. The Mayor decided to hold a fighting tournament with the grand finale being held on the top of the city tower, and the Vipers, young urban warriors decide to compete, each with their own goal on mind.
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General: The AM2 development team, lead by Yu Suzuki, has been creating games for Sega since 1985. Virtua Fighter 2 was already a hit in arcades when AM2 decided to branch off with Fighting Vipers. Fighting Vipers features 9 characters, each wearing some sort of armor, in which can be "broken" off during the fight, in which becoming susceptible to more damage. The arenas are closed in by walls, which adds a few interesting gameplay elements. Characters can also knock each other through the walls if you perform the right technique at the end of the round... Definitely a unique element for a fighting game of the time.
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The gameplay is similar, yet quite different from the Virtua Fighter series. First off, it's much faster than VF, and combos are done by almost button mashing sequences, sometimes with the same button. Another unqiue gameplay feature is the quick recovery, where a character can get back on his feet after getting hit, which allows for a counter attack, but also may leave them vulnerable to another attack. Overall, the gameplay is pretty solid; and fun.
Manufacturer: Sega
Platforms: Arcade,
Sega Saturn
Release: 1995
Characters:
Jane,
Raxel,
Picky,
Grace,
Sanman,
Bahn,
Honey,
Mahler,
Tokio
Related Games:
Fighting Vipers 2, Fighters
Megamix, Last Bronx, Virtua
Fighter, Virtua Fighter Remix,
Virtua
Fighter 2, Virtua Fighter Kids, Virtua
Fighter 3, Virtua Fighter 4, Virtua
Fighter 4 Evolution,
Virtua Fighter 5, Virtua
Fighter 5 R
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Closing Comment: It was a step below VF2 in terms of presentation and maybe gameplay, although it has faster gameplay than VF2... Which is a good thing. In any case, it was a classic that hardcore Sega fans and retro fighting gamers definitely enjoyed. ~F.Yagami, Webmaster of TFG