The most notorious Street Fighter II clone, mainly due to being the game Capcom decided was close enough for a lawsuit. This game's innovation is its weak point system; hit a guy in a certain spot multiple times, and they lose an accessory with a boing sound and a guaranteed dizzy. Other than that, it's basically Street Fighter II with a cast that just isn't as iconic outside of the final boss being none other than the fire-breathing, inflatable Data East mascot known as Karnov.

Out of all the fighting games on Nintendo Switch Online, this is the best one outside of the Japan-only Joy Mech Fight. This is more telling of the quality of NSO's fighting game selection, as its only competition is the also okay Tuff E Nuff and the utterly abysmal Doomsday Warrior. The sequel on the Neo Geo, Fighter's History Dynamite/Karnov's Revenge, makes a lot of improvements on this game.

Reviewed on Nov 22, 2022


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