Art of Fighting Anthology
Art of Fighting Anthology is a Fighting, Beat-em-up, Arcade, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by SNK. Throughout the gameplay, the player will come to face plenty of opponents and battles against them to be the best fighter all around. The game allows the player to play 1×1 mode where a player battles either against the AI character or challenge a player.
The game has plenty of characters with different moves and combat-styles. It permits the player to perform two attacks, such as punch and kick, and also some unique moves, such as super attacks. The player’s spirit gauge becomes weaker as the character performs special techniques.
The desperation attack offered by the game helps the player to get the opponent’s power lower, and the player uses to attack when the health bar is getting lessoning. In the multiplayer mode, the player challenges a friend to fight and be an ultimate fighter. The core features of the game are 1×1 Mode, Several Characters, Different Abilities, Desperation Attacks, and Multiplayer Mode.
#1 NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum is a Beat-em-up, Fighting, Single and Multiplayer video game offered by SNK. During the gameplay, the player has to battle against the foes and needs to survive through the game as long as possible. The enemies will come one after another, and the player must beat all the coming enemies to make progress through the game.
The game provides 300 seconds to the player to face plenty of enemies and survive. When the time runs out, the player will come to face an epic boss where the power of the boss depends on the player’s kills. For example, if the player kills more enemies, the boss will be more powerful, and if the player faces only a few enemies, the boss will be less powerful. As the player beats the boss, the game ends, and the player wins the round.
Each fight contains three rounds where the player must win at least two rounds to be victorious of the battle. In the multiplayer mode, the player must defeat only one member of the team rather than eliminate all the enemies till the end. The core features of the NeoGeo Battle Coliseum game are 300-seconds Gameplay, Survival, Enemies, Several Stages, Epic Bosses, and Multiplayer Mode.
#2 Shaman King: Power of Spirit
Shaman King: Power of Spirit is an Action-Adventure, Strategy, Single, and Multiplayer video game developed by Winkysoft. It serves as the second entry in the Shaman King series, offering similar gameplay to the first one. Throughout the gameplay, the player takes on the role of a protagonist named Yoh Asakura, who needs to battle against the Force Millennium and stop them from ruining the world.
The player can attack the foe in the playfield and hit combos to lower the enemy’s power. The health bar can be refilled by collecting all the collectibles and objects dropped by the opponents. At some points, the player will realize that he is fighting as a spirit of Shaman instead of Shaman himself. The player can use special moves to beat the enemies and make friends through the way.
In the multiplayer mode, there are many other Shaman Kings, but the player must be the one to save humanity. As the player gains experience by battling against different enemies, the character’s ability becomes a powerful threat for other players during battle. Shaman King: Power of Spirit game has the primary features, such as Different Enemies, Health-Bar, Collectibles, Special Moves, and Multiplayer Mode.
#3 X-Men: Next Dimension
X-Men: Next Dimension is an Adventure, Fighting, and Single-player video game developed by Activision. In this beat-em-up game, the player has to kill the opponent by performing strong attacks and combos. The gameplay is simple, where the player has to move the character and perform kicking or punching by pressing the buttons.
The game features a combo system such as regular chain attacks, air juggles, and air launchers. The blocking system allows the players to block the enemy’s attack and make it lockable to re-attack. The counter-attacks are specific to the type of attack a player is countering. The player can access special and super attacks where different types of super attacks are there, and each one has four levels of power.
The story mode has limited characters for each battle, whereas arcade mode allows the player to select any character from a series of fighters. The Versus Mode has unlocked characters available, and a survival mode is a mode where the fighter faces endless computer-controlled opponents until the player’s health meter gets zero.
#4 The King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match
The King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match is an Action-Adventure, Fighting, and Single-player video game developed by SNK. All through the game, the player takes on the role of a fighter whose main task is to battle his way through many stages and become the top best fighter.
In this beat-em-up adventure, two players engage in a fight where the player with remaining health wins. Each character has limited health, and the player’s goal is to eliminate the wellbeing of the rival first to claim victory. The game has a series of characters, and each character has his unique skills and attributes to outlast the rivals.
Every fight has a restricted time limit and within that limit, any of the participants has to claim victory. If the time runs out, the player with the highest remaining power will be the winner. The game offers a player match mode where the fighter can challenge any friend to see the best of all.