Hero Fighter is a beat-em up game created by Marti Wong, who was one of the designers of Little Fighter 2

Little Fighter 2

Little Fighter 2 is a popular freeware PC fighting game for Windows and is the sequel to the game Little Fighter . Little Fighter 2 was created by Marti Wong and Starsky Wong in 1999, and released in a long series of updates....

. The game is made using flash and is still being actively developed and refined by its creator. The game supports up to three human players on one computer, though those with v.0.2.0 (or higher) are able to access a Network Game mode, in which players can challenge other players through the internet.

Game play

The game features a single player mode in which players fight with or against computer operated or human controlled fighters. Unlike Little Fighter 2, Hero Fighter has a riding system in which players can jump on to horses and monsters to increase their speed or strength with lessened maneuverability. While fighting on horseback, some actions differ from when the player is on the ground. Additionally, even when a fighter is knocked down, it is still possible to deal damage to the fighter, which is in contrast to Little Fighter 2. Furthermore, fighters are able to jump on inanimate objects in the game, such as boulders and the trunks of trees.

Similar to Little Fighter 2, fighters have both Hit Points and Mana Points. There is also another statistic called Energy Points. These points are depleted when performing certain physical abilities, such as running, jumping and flipping. Energy Points are regained whenever a fighter is not performing an action that requires the points. Energy Points do not decrease when fighting on horseback.

In the version of Hero Fighter 0.2, a new network mode is activated. Through this the players can compete other players across the world via internet.

In v.0.2.2, a new army mode is enabled, in which players can form up to 100 men to support him in a battle against his rival.

In v.0.3, a story mode (also known as stage mode) is enabled with three stages, with new characters Giggs, Titto and Iczzy in the stages 1–3 apparently as bosses. In addition, soldiers such as Villager, Woman, Daggerman, Bandit and Wrestler are first seen in the stages.

In v.0.4, stage 4 is enabled, a character list is also added in the first page of the game, in which instruct the players to unlock Jenny by completing Stage 2, unlock Gordon by completing Stage 3 and unlock new character Jason by completing Stage 4 with Normal difficulty. It also enables characters to level up to get stronger, with level cap of 10.

In v.0.5, stage 5 is enabled, and Taylor is unlocked in Normal difficult of Stage 5. New characters Leo, brother of Lucas and Sinan the witch of the Phoenix are added as bosses. Monster, as a new ride able to be mounted. In addition, Swordsman and Sorcerer, is also added as enemy soldiers. The level cap in v 0.5 has been increased to 12.

In v.0.6, stage 6 is enabled, and previously enemys Giggs, Titto and Sinan are now unlocked in Normal difficult of Stage 6. New Heater and Raye are added as bosses. Lucas unleash the power of the ancient sword. Ice and Fire troops, also known as the Ice Guards and the Hell Ghosts are also added as enemy soldiers, summonded by Iczzy and Heater. The level cap has been increased to 14.

Characters

Hero Fighter currently features a cast of different characters, each with their own attacks, advantages and disadvantages. The developer is planning to continually add characters in future releases, along with other content and refinements.
The playable characters are:

• Lucas: An all rounded fighter with special attacks on close range. He is just like a cavalry knight if he gets a horse. He has an upper cut attack that inflict area of effect damage, a wind blade which can hurt enemies at range and a heavy sword blow to do maximum damage on one enemy.

• Shawn: Shawn is an archer who inflicts maximum damage at range but is very poor in close range. He is like a cavalry archer if he gets a horse. Shawn has the ability to shoot arrows so that he can penetrate his enemies at range. He also has an arrow rain attack which make arrows fall from the sky and can cause are of effect damage. He also has a special arrow called phoenix shot.

• Drew: Drew is a barehand fighter who is very good in close combat. His attacks are terrifying and can cause serious injury. He is very similar to Davis and Mark in LF2. He has many punch based attacks and a body attack similar to that of Mark.

• Jenny: Introduced in version 0.1.4, Jenny is a spear or lance wielding female fighter who is good in defensive attacks. She is like a Cavalry lancer if she gets a horse and hence can do serious damage against the fighters on foot. Jenny has a whirl wind defense attack, a super spear attack and an air blade attack similar to that of Lucas and can hit enemies at range.

• Gordon: Introduced in version 0.1.5, Gordon is an battle axe wielding fighter. His special attacks are powerful with a fair range, but require large amounts of Mana Points.

• Jason: Introduced in version 0.4. Unlocked completing Stage 4, Jason is a boomerang and dagger thrower. His attacks are limited but the attack with his boomerang is really powerful that can cause damage to enemies twice when the boomerang is thrown and when it returns.

• Taylor: Introduced in Stage 4. Unlocked by accomplishing Stage 5. He is a friend of Drew and his friends. He is an expert about magic, specializes in healing and creating clones.

• Giggs: Use a stick as a weapon, and can spin it very fast. He's is the underling of Titto, and is always fleeing against the Dragon Tribe.

• Titto: He has a spiked club and a heavy body that he uses as his main weapon. Is in love with his superior, the witch Sinan.

• Sinan: Specializes in Black Magic, is a powerful fighter. Has the ability to summon bats that recover her health, use powerful offencive spells, and can mind control her enemys.

Black Screen

People have been complaining about a black screen popping up while booting the game. This black screen would prevent further loading of the game. Thus preventing the player from even getting to the menu screen. Reports say this error occurred with the browser version and downloadable version of the game. This usually requires a Flash Player Update.