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Instruction booklet · December 1993

Art of Fighting

FightingArcade1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

This fighting game began the story of the Sakazaki family and Robert Garcia. Yuri Sakazaki has been abducted by Mr. Big to punish her father, Takuma, and her brother, Ryo. To rescue her, Ryo and Robert must take on numerous enemies around South Town, eventually reaching the mysterious Mr. Karate. The passion of the game’s creators is evident in the unique game play elements introduced.

Specifications

Released
December 1993
Developer
Monolith
Publisher
Takara
Players
2
Genre
Fighting · Arcade
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Art of Fighting
Themes
Action
View
Third person · Side view
Multiplayer
2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
60/100 (39 ratings)
GameSpot
4/10
IGN
4.5/10
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💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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