~ ART OF FIGHTING ~
SNK / Hudson Soft
Arcade CD-ROM
1994
Maybe this is an example of what low expectations can do for a game that, in reality, isn't all that great. See, my expectations for AoF were very low, as I'd always thought its characters seemed terribly generic. Also, the fact that I wasn't happy with Fatal Fury 2 made me skeptical of the purported quality of its hailing-from-the-Neo-Geo kin. Well, AoF's graphics aren't as impressive as FF2's, and its characters aren't as cool as Terry Bogard's crew, but I have a real preference for its actual fisticuffs, and I get a kick out of its goofy Story Mode. In fact, it plays well enough and proves amusing enough to rank among my favorite fighters for the PCE.
Story Mode has you choose one of these two dudes to ride around town and batter people with.
The combatants are pretty large to begin with...
...but they're rendered gigantic once they approach each other and the game "zooms in" on them. It's a gimmick, but a very cool one, and the Duo pulls it off pretty darn well.
The bonus rounds aren't very exciting. Hit the button at the right moment, or mash said button as rapidly as you can.
Loading screens like this one appear between matches and remain up for what seems like an eternity--the only real downer in an otherwise extremely enjoyable fighting game.
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