Dark Edge (arcade game)
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is a fighting
arcade game
developed and published by Sega
. It was one of Sega's earliest attempts at creating a competitive fighting game along with Holosseum
after the success of Capcom
's Street Fighter II
. Although the title screen reads "1992", the arcade game was first sold in 1993.
effect; however, the characters and other objects in the game are in sprite
format. This type of movement is slightly similar to the ones in Atari Games
' Pit-Fighter
and SNK
s Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
, but with a lot more free movement. The player has a character roster of six playable fighters to choose from, each with their own fighting style and special techniques. In one player mode, after selecting a character, the arcade randomly selects an opponent. After the player wins against every other playable character, the player will fight against two bosses and will beat the game if he or she knocks them out.
"In the 25th century, the human beings are allowed to live in the unified world controlled by the ultra large computer.
Those tough people who got out of their control now seem to be battling for the sake of their ambitions and desires.
Even that battling, however, is controlled and the super-fighter is destined to fall a victim to an assassin sent by the ultra-large computer."
Fighting game
Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...
arcade game
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
developed and published by Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
. It was one of Sega's earliest attempts at creating a competitive fighting game along with Holosseum
Holosseum
is a fighting arcade game developed and published by Sega. The name is a cross between holography and colosseum, due to it being a fighting game created exclusively for Sega's hi-tech hologram theater cabinet, and is the second and last game created for it after Time Traveler...
after the success of Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...
's Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II
is a competitive fighting game originally released for the arcades in . It is the arcade sequel to the original Street Fighter released in and was Capcom's fourteenth title that ran on the CP System arcade hardware...
. Although the title screen reads "1992", the arcade game was first sold in 1993.
Gameplay
Although Dark Edge contains similarities to other versus fighting games during its release, such as motion controls for performing special moves, and the object of the game requiring the player to fight against his or her opponent in best two-out-of-three matches in a single player tournament mode with the computer (or against another human player in multiplayer mode), players can move their chosen characters not only left and right, as well as using the jump button, players also can move their characters toward and away from the fourth wall endlessly, creating a 3DThree-dimensional space
Three-dimensional space is a geometric 3-parameters model of the physical universe in which we live. These three dimensions are commonly called length, width, and depth , although any three directions can be chosen, provided that they do not lie in the same plane.In physics and mathematics, a...
effect; however, the characters and other objects in the game are in sprite
Sprite (computer graphics)
In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional image or animation that is integrated into a larger scene...
format. This type of movement is slightly similar to the ones in Atari Games
Atari Games
Atari Games Corporation was an American producer of arcade games, and originally part of Atari, Inc..-History:When, in 1984, Warner Communications sold the Atari Consumer division of Atari Inc...
' Pit-Fighter
Pit-Fighter
Pit-Fighter is a 1990 arcade game by Atari Games, notable for its early use of digitized live actors. The Japanese arcade release was published by Konami. The graphic animation for the player character and opponents were created through a bluescreen process, where the various poses & moves of the...
and SNK
SNK Playmore
SNK Playmore Corporation is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of , which was SNK's original name. The company's legal and trading name became SNK in 1986....
s Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
is a 1991 head-to-head fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. Fatal Fury was SNK's first fighting game for the Neo Geo system and served as the inaugural game in their Fatal Fury series, as well as the first game to depict the fictional "King of Fighters" tournament...
, but with a lot more free movement. The player has a character roster of six playable fighters to choose from, each with their own fighting style and special techniques. In one player mode, after selecting a character, the arcade randomly selects an opponent. After the player wins against every other playable character, the player will fight against two bosses and will beat the game if he or she knocks them out.
Plot
The following plot summary is translated from the Japanese version:"In the 25th century, the human beings are allowed to live in the unified world controlled by the ultra large computer.
Those tough people who got out of their control now seem to be battling for the sake of their ambitions and desires.
Even that battling, however, is controlled and the super-fighter is destined to fall a victim to an assassin sent by the ultra-large computer."
Characters
- Thud (サッド) - Subtitled The Samurai. An American who has the Samurai spirit can use two swords skillfully. He believes in the spiritual power and controls the thunder.
- Blood (ブラッド) - Subtitled The Bio-Monster. This monster man born as the result of genetic mutation has the weapons of elastic nails and sharp fins. He displays primitive instincts as a fighter as he discharges poisonous liquid.
- Yeager (イェーガー) - Subtitled The Sonic Breaker. A former German fighter pilot who became a cyborg in order to be the super-fighter. His special ability is high speed flight.
- Goliath (ゴライアス) - Subtitled With Powersuit. A laborer wearing the power suit converted from construction equipment. He moves slow, but he is extremely powerful.
- Genie (ジーニィ) - Subtitled The Female Fighter. A female martial artist who wears the Gymnastic Battle Suit that enhances her agility. She attacks the enemy by taking advantage of an unguarded moment.
- M.E.K. - Subtitled Mechanical Enforced Kommando. A European mercenary soldier wounded in the war underwent a cyborg operation and is determined to have revenge on the Boss who sent him to the battlefield.
- RAM-X - The unplayable sub-boss of the game.
- RULER - The final boss of the game. Like RAM-X, RULER is unplayable.
External links
- Dark Edge at The Large Cult Fighting Game March
- Dark Edge at arcade-history