Fighting Force (PS)

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Toose, Dan (August 1999). "Fighting Force 64". Hyper. No.70. Next Media Pty Ltd. p.79 . Retrieved 22 November 2020. Fighting Force is an arcade game (fighting) released in 1997 by Eidos Interactive. The game was released for PCs (Windows) and N64, PlayStation, PSP and PS Vita. Chou, Che; Boyer, Crispin; Hager, Dean; Smith, Shawn (February 2000). "Fighting Force 2 (PS)" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No.127. Ziff Davis. p.181. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 March 2023 . Retrieved 19 September 2023. a b MacDonald, Ryan (22 April 1999). "Fighting Force 64 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 23 February 2005 . Retrieved 22 November 2020. The Big Bad: Zeng, running a criminal empire trying to end the world just to avoid being wrong about a prediction he had.

Helgeson, Matt (March 2000). "Fighting Force 2 - Dreamcast". Game Informer. No.83. FuncoLand. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000 . Retrieved 13 October 2020. Genre Shift: Fighting Force 2 changes the genre into a third-person action-adventure in the vein of Tomb Raider and surprisingly plays like Oni, but slower paced. But which of the many fighting games for the PS1 released were the cream of the crop? Of course, everyone has their favorites but for this list, we'll be ranking them by how they're scored on Metacritic. Let's take a look!a b c Yeo, Matt (July 1997). "Fighting Force (Preview)". Sega Saturn Magazine. No.21. EMAP. pp.16–19 . Retrieved 22 November 2020. Dr. Dexter Zeng eagerly awaits the end of the world at the turn of the millennium, only for it to not happen. He then decides to make the end of the world happen himself! Four brave fighters: Hawk, Mace, Smasher, and Alana, decide to take him on! Steinberg, Scott (22 March 2000). "Fighting Force 2 (PS)". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000 . Retrieved 19 September 2023. a b c d Johnny Ballgame (January 1998). "Fighting Force". GamePro. No.112. IDG. p.88 . Retrieved 22 November 2020. Liu, Johnny (January 2000). "Fighting Force 2 Review (DC)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 18 February 2004 . Retrieved 13 October 2020.

It's your job to stop Dr. Zenga, who wants to take control of the city. Before you set off, you will have to choose one of four heroes. Each character has its own advantages and disadvantages (eg a character with a greater strength is slow). In addition, each warrior has one powerful special blow, which - unfortunately - exhausts their health. Kujawa, Kraig (February 2000). "Fighting Force 2". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol.3, no.5. Ziff Davis. p.92 . Retrieved 10 November 2020. Another sequel, known as Fighting Force 3, was in development for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Gamecube, but got cancelled. Hudak, Chris (28 January 2000). "Fighting Force (PSX)". The Electric Playground. Greedy Produtions Ltd. Archived from the original on 13 February 2002 . Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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Gerstmann, Jeff (21 December 1999). "Fighting Force 2 Review (PS) [date mislabeled as "April 28, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005 . Retrieved 19 September 2023. Liu, Johnny (January 2000). "Fighting Force 2 - Playstation Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 16 February 2004 . Retrieved 13 October 2020.

Hawk, Mace, and Smasher are Axel, Blaze and Max with different hair (and a shirt for Smasher). Ironically, Hawk and Mace's beta designs (The latter is still present in the game as the boss Jetpac) had the same hair but different clothes, while Smasher resembles Max moreso than his earlier incarnation, Hammer (also still present as the boss Driver). A second sequel, Fighting Force 3 was also in development for the GameCube, Xbox and PlayStation 2, but was canceled during development, though a video tech demo of it exists on the internet.

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a b c d e IGN staff (3 November 1997). "Fighting Force". IGN. Ziff Davis . Retrieved 23 April 2020. Fighting Force (Preview 2)". Sega Saturn Magazine. No.25. EMAP. November 1997. pp.26–27 . Retrieved 22 November 2020. a b "Fighting Force 64". Nintendo Power. Vol.114. Nintendo of America. November 1998. p.127 . Retrieved 22 November 2020. Theme Naming: N64 version only, in the CD versions only the females and cryo mutants in Zeng's lab had different names (And even then the women just had another single name-pool). Thorpe, Damien. "Fighting Force 2 (PS) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014 . Retrieved 13 October 2020.

Fighting Force 64". Game Informer. No.73. FuncoLand. May 1999. Archived from the original on 21 May 2000 . Retrieved 22 November 2020. Shout-Out: In the N64 version only, the masked enemies in the park are all named after Slasher Movie villains. Later in the Island Lab level, there are hazmat mooks named Monty, Waylon and Grimes. Throwing Your Gun at the Enemy: You can do this with empty or even loaded guns though a hit only takes away a minuscule amount of their health.Fighting Force". Game Informer. No.56. FuncoLand. December 1997. Archived from the original on 14 September 1999 . Retrieved 22 November 2020.