Confrontation of the Futings Polygon Magic: Part 2 of 4. Fight with vs.

In the previous series: Gopot pressed me.
Oleg: Oleg Ned Ensver. Here is Yu Dung Hir? Hu a yu? Little Rat Ory Big Dog?
Me: nobody and nowhere. I was just lucky to fall into the abyss. In life, this is frequent, believe me.
Oleg: Diz Street Blong Tu Geng Street. End Krezie Pipple Dat Wolf Tru IT, Mast Quikli Lern ​​Hau Tu Flya, Bekos OP IC INE de Cherit Will Bee Hard Tw Handle.
Me: I don’t need lead in the chest. I will quickly dump from here, just tell me in which side the exit.
Oleg: IF Yu Dont these Ey Wei Out, IT Minks Yu Get Tu E. Grandfather.
Me: So you and your guys are all that holds me here, yes? Stand and threaten that the coolest. I see from you from a jacket a taxi driver’s license peeps, Mr. Krutsh. Bring people back and forth this is the case of six.
Oleg: A Yu Gonna Bark Oll Day, Little Dogi, Orta Gonna Bayt?
Me: I do not mind hanging your ass for you and your rats. Come on, show me what You capable.

I am against vs.

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Forget for a short time about gameplay. The name of the game does not bother you? Any person who drove the name of the game in Google (with additional words like “ThQ” or “Polygon Magic”) arose the same problem: this name prevents me from finding information or the game is simply such an unknown? Answer: That’s all at once. Before you are of little popular fighting game with a name that you will meet somewhere between Capcom and Marvel Avenue. A game created by the hands of the Japanese, which gave rise to Fighters’ impact. Initially, Polygon Magic wanted to transfer Fighters’ impact to America and Europe, but in the end they came to an interesting consensus (probably at the suggestion of ThQ) that it would be cooler to make an alternative version of the same game with the same mechanics, but about gangs from the slum. The game came out, but – the most funny – became an exclusive for the Western versions PS1. Absolutely, the Japanese game did not come out in the east. Although, given that the developers did not share Fighters’ impact with other countries, this can be called an equivalent exchange. Okay, let’s take a look at you, at the time of the Japanese-American aircraft-invisible era of the era of the sons of the first 3d fighting.

The game was released in 1997. A year after the release of Fighters’ impact A. And during the development time it is worth paying attention, because if I list the shortcomings of the game, it is necessary to find a causal relationship for me. But do not immediately move on to the minuses. This is uncomfortable in relation to something that is trying to entertain us. The mechanics are identical to the Virtua Fighter series: each fighter has his own style of battle, there is a “exit to the arena” and the ability to steal circles around the enemy trying to disorient and break through the defense. Compared to Fighters’ impact, something has changed dramatically. To begin with, we completely removed our favorite scale of the combo consisting of yellow squares (which we earned later and blood!). The fighters have only one style of struggle, which is actually a plus, because it no longer always means better. To the three main buttons of attack added one more. You beat your hand on the cross. On a circle with a hand. You use a special attack on the triangle, which can be cut down in the blink of an eye, but requires accuracy and time from you (therefore you will be open for the enemy for some time). And the square is responsible for walking in a circle and, in combination with other keys, captures.

Under the scale of lives is a victory counter with purple rectangles. On the left (or right, if you are the same gamer that plays only for the second player) there is a scale that looks like a crucible with an ever -burning flame. With its help, the hero has a chance to make a caount, as well as be in the block without harm to his health. And yet this is damn little. The number of blows does not affect the imagination. And the main tactic for each of the characters is the filling of a scale with fire and a successful Counter attack with the subsequent combo (which may be endless if you have enough patience for such a thing). Fight despite this is interesting. Undoubtedly, the game in terms of gameplay had great potential. But he was not developed. Made the game in a hurry and this can be seen with the naked eye. No storyline. Management is unresponsive, and even rather configured against us, because as you can explain two second delays after pressing the combinations and that the computer opponent fights without all these shortcomings? Many struggle styles are taken straight from Fighters’ impact with exactly the same animation without any changes.

The game has a lot of all modes. Choose for every taste, but, I warn you in advance, the color will be the same. Do not wait for extensions or new opportunities. Unless you decide to go through the “Challenge” mode, then in the end you will still find something new for yourself, albeit not unique in the genre. It is also worth noting that the developers tried to highlight the game by dividing the characters into four different groups. For an unclear reason – perhaps because one of these groups is just four different representatives of the college from old to young – the game aiming at the confrontation of the gangs has become similar to the classic of the fiting genre from Capcom Rival School. And moreover, both of these games came out not only in the same year, but also a month (November 1997). The only difference is that the confrontation of gangs would work only add developers to the game 2 to 2 mode. Instead, they provided the game with the “Exhibition” mode, which is the assembly of “Training” and “Watch the Computer Battle of Computer”. In this mode, you can play for one character with a computer and he will help you in difficult times showing how to play for a particular character (in words, in fact, he himself really does not know anything).

But, as I wrote above, they did not chase the new -fangled changes in the genre, but simply tried to remake Fighters’ impact for the Western audience. Japanese strangeness still remained, so I do not see much sense in dividing the regions and the allocation of the game with gang -up showdowns. If the East decided to make his hee of Trim, then, most likely, Yakuza would have turned out. Even with us all (I hope that you are not indifferent to him), the beloved Silent Hill, which the American Horror History of the City of the Ghost stands out primarily an oriental look at the horrors. With fighting winging, as you know, just the same. Sorry for my retreat, but it is necessary for the correct perception of the difference between the fighting wings (you can even put the RPG on the west and east instead. Here is an animated picture to the right of this text, which shows the download from the game. As in the case of any representatives of the genre, a certain mini-game should be added to the game to amuse the player. But is it necessary if the loading of levels (which are deprived of details) flies almost instantly. Yes, and instead of making spots, developers could well spend a little time on balancing and repairing management. But this is so, thoughts out loud. About the difference between "necessary" and simply "for a checkmark". Because I have a doubt that the game was “necessary” by the developers and they made it just “for show”, because the contract with ThQ.
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At the very beginning, after all kinds of logo with the companies that helped to sponsor this game, we are met by the screensaver in which, not the worst performance of the model of the characters, silently argue about something with each other. Threatening a sparkling with a wolf look. Shake with fists. They do everything that the one who does not want to fight, but simply pulls time. All of their heaps ends with a shoot from the suddenly arrived cops (someone betrayed us?). And this again returns me to the comments from the “gameplay” section, albeit only for a moment: it was supposed to help me understand the plot or that? The introduction raises many questions, but it was made for that year (graphically) not bad. Then we have a menu with all kinds of options and all against the background of a gray wall or asphalt. I can’t say for sure, but this is still not too beautiful and reminds me of a menu from the first Mortal Combat on Snes.

I did not notice any problems with graphics. Everything is approximately at the level of Fighters’ impact. Unless the angularity and business of the characters surpassed all the FI indicators. But is it a problem for the 1997 fighting!? No. Levels Well done. Clean. Nice to the eye. With good work of light and shadow. Each gang has three own locations from construction sites and lanes to Chinatown and stadium. In some places there is an annoying JPEG von Best of normal locations, but only in places. On some arenas (like a basketball court) there are even interactive objects, like a basketball ball that will jump if you beat on it with your hands and feet. A pleasant trifle that made me doubt that the developers did not try to make this game. But let’s look at you at the most interested part related to the graphic performance of the game. Comics and manga. There is a difference between them not only, How They must be read, but also, How They are done. So, to create Character design ThQ hired an artist from Marvel Kurtisa Fujita, who was supposed to work with the East and help them, directing the game towards the West.

Kurtis fujita not very eminent artist. Five comics in his biography and work on this game is not just a very good resume … I think THQ was just looking for cheap labor.

VS was created in order to benefit from the paper of fighting worships of the 90s. ThQ actually took the engine from Japanese fighting in (I can’t remember which one) along with all the animation of the characters and in turn, they themselves developed a new set of characters that Polygon Magic modeled. In essence, vs. – Overhaul of the previous game. If I remember everything correctly with me and Polygon Magic was about 6 months to complete the project. It was like a call. While I was working on one set of designs, my previous set was modeled in Japan Polygon Magic. Perhaps due to the fact that it was the overhaul of the already released Japanese game, it was recognized only for the American release, but I am not sure of that. The main idea and theme vs. – Create a game with characters that Americans could identify with themselves, while maintaining the visual style of the Japanese anime and manga.
Being a designer of characters, this was my responsibility, to create a design for all characters, as well as sketches of their costumes. I also created victorious poses and names for all characters. Some of the characters were taken from my sketches. In other cases, I received an approximate description. For example, they told me to make a Russian taxi driver, and they became Oleg. Elements of a taxi driver-a yellow jacket and a black and white chessboard on the face that imitates the color of a taxi. I was definitely inspired by various fighting winging of those days, like Street Fighter and Tekken, but I tried to expand the topic already made and come up with original solutions to create bold fighters of which everyone had already seen. As usual, it is important to have a strong character to a girl. Instead of a typical Chun-Li, as a heroine, I chose, a female kung fu-practical, Rave DJ, mia dressed in a street outfit, such a one who is rarely found in the fights of that time.
Regarding various designs. Initially, I made a couple of designs in the specification in which I had complete freedom in terms of execution, ignoring the gangster theme, which will become an important part of the game. Characters such as Harold were vivid examples. These characters were later placed in other gangs, which were not much connected with them at first glance. In the case of Harold, I created it to be a universal expert on army martial arts. With a bandage in my eyes, I initially had to make you believe that he was actually blind. Nevertheless, my intention was completely different for him, so that at the end of the game it turned out for this character that he could see all this time all this time. The only reason because of which he wore a bandage is to ensure his participation in the competition, and to prove that he is much higher than all other characters. When the time came for them to place it in the gang, ThQ chose Campus Gang and called it "New Zealand exchange students".

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Finding music is not easy. OST’Vs did not go out, because the search was released with purely manual work. It’s not so complicated, for the game mentions the names of songs. Another thing "Power" is a rather ordinary name for the song, is it not true? So try to find what you need. But in the end, I found everything and you can listen to the butt to the game in VK by typing “vs.»ThQ 1997. ThQ decided not to take any composers and just bought several tracks from the popular groups at that time: The Suicide Machines, Razed in Black and Los Infernos. And in the end they did everything right. Music goes well with the theme and makes you play even when your nerves are on a platoon from a seriously walking battle (I repeat: the computer in the game is merciless and the control of sadist). Listening to these tracks, I even remembered one old game with similar compositions called Total Overdose. Some songs are short, a little more than a minute, so you have to listen to the same topic on the same area again and again (as long as the battle is going on). But they are not too annoying. Actually, why should I tell you all this? Listen and decide for yourself what in the game, in terms of quality, the soundtrack:

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Problems Lening out in voice acting. The sounds in the game are normal, but the characters’ voices, or rather their mooing, quickly gets out of itself. He gives it to the ears especially if you fight on the ground with an echo (like a location with a train).
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Now let’s move on to the very juice of the game: characters. There are 20 of them, which is incredible for playing for 6 months. We must pay tribute to the artist from the publisher Marvel, he worked for glory on their design. Let’s take a look at 4+1 groups. Maybe they can cover all the disadvantages of the game?
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Mia:
Class: Rave DJ Rave
Battle style: Baguazhzhan
The essence: Mask the game (along with Oleg flaunts on the cover). As befits a rave by a DJ dancing on the Breakdance floor (very useful reception), it wears a cap not as it should be and pants are supposed to distract the attention of men. Her second suit is school (or like that). Until all this has turned into Doa, I will say that the character is good and easy to master. As befits a person who has learned the style of walking in a circle, she is able to make incredible movements with hands (shut your imagination with a cork, please) and works better with a bias/attack. Only the fact that its movements are somehow written off from the already animated and ready from the last game Polygon Magic is a little saddened.

Remember: She is one of 3 characters who were lucky to get to another game from Polygon Magic.

Slim Daddy:
A family of classes: businessman
Struggle style: free karate
The bottom line: there are no sir, he is not a pimp, he is a businessman, that from time to time he sells propane for people. Smokes? No, it is obvious that this is just Chupa-Chups. But sir, it will hurt you. During the capture, he tries to cause as much pain as possible with the least efforts (dirty and vile, if you shorten my words). Tries not to evade the attack, but to receive part of the damage in order to deliver a few more powerful blows in response. What is there, it is in a hurry (triangle) is called "Beach SLAP". If you make a capture behind him, he will strangle the enemy. In general, a bastard who does not want to dirty her pants from the White Tiger.

Oleg:
Class: Taxi driver
Struggle style: professional wrestler
The bottom line: Russian taxi driver. Grimila. Bone crushing master and enemy catapulting. Is the second, after Miya, the Mast of the game. Appears on the cover in – what would you think? -A head-header. My current main rival. And even if he is a rather memorable person from the point of view of design, then in terms of technology he has a mess. The same type of blows and throws, as well as a very low speed (in a ratio with the damage applied), make it more likely from it than the victim. Nevertheless, it can make a “blow with a hammer” from the air (up+blow with your hand) and with a run to knock out not only life, but also the soul from the enemy. Makes odges and so on. Standard grappler and that would have remained if it were not for the design.

Remember: He is the second of 3 characters who were lucky to get to another game from Polygon Magic.

Vikram:
A family of classes: Nightover
Struggle style: kung fu / aikido
The bottom line: the most original and interesting character in the entire growth of. To begin with, he has a crazy design. No, seriously, look at the zipper on his head. Lightning! Damn fastener. You can’t pierce your ear or tongue (what he did too). He is a very aggressive and complex enemy. Meeting with him does not bode well for you. Many of his techniques are a mixture of the new and old, mainly taken obviously from the last boss FI. He is able to make a blow called “Wrecking Ball”: back, forward, triangle. The name is nothing yet. You look at his terrible grips (there is an animated image below). In addition, in the game he is one of the few who adhere to two styles of the introduction of a battle at the same time.

In my opinion, the main composition was a success. All four characters look together as a full -fledged gang, even if Oleg seems slightly superfluous. In addition, the topic "Battle of Band" was worked out for glory. It can be seen that these guys are ready not only for an ordinary fight, but also for a real war. 16 out of 20 points street!

Kenny:
A family of classes: bodybuilder
Struggle style: about wrestler
The bottom line: Oleg with a girl’s voice. Too accurate and short description for the character, but this is what he is. I don’t even know what to add. His voice is his Achilles heel, the strength and essence of the whole universe. In the future we will have technology, but we will not be able to find out why there are no people like Kenny among us among us. Envious of it, we will bring our race to the end, because we will not be able to evolve further. Why in the picture he has panties on his head? There are many questions and so few answers. There is almost no time. But there is his beautiful voice. And yes, I was brought. I will also say that he has a pretty good combo with his hand ending with a good special reception “Twin Punch” (just click three times with your hand).

Kara:
Class of class: Tatuirist
Struggle style: Baguazhzhan
Essence: reincarnation of our old acquaintance from FI. Her alternative costume direct proof. Faraha Kahn (and that was the name of that character) all the time stole circles around the opponent and erased the enemy to such a state that he constantly made mistakes if she stopped causing his dizziness. So, here, hold the Square button and the heroine will steal circles like a sports car on the NASKAR race. Kara is a little worse (for the opponent in this game during the attack immediately turns to the side of the one who is going to beat), but then it allows you to strike from the side by making incredible damage from conventional pumpors and shocks. Pelicages of a blow (up+foot) will throw the enemy into the air and you are free to do with his body, what do you want. It’s a pity that she was unlucky with her appearance. Plus, judging by her wardrobe, I have doubts about her profession. Maybe she is a dancer or a barl owner at Miami? Judging by the tattoo on her face, it is hard to call her artist.

Mineo:
Class: Street Mime
Struggle style: aikido
The bottom line: for the most part of the mime, this is just a designer chip so that it can be remembered. You won’t take away any bizarre blows or something else in the spirit of pantomime. He will disappoint you a lot. Mineo is a very strong character with all the strongest techniques tied to Aikido (partially taken by Vikram), but without a particle of what Oleg makes the same Russian duffel and taxi driver in the spirit of heroes from the game Crazy Taxi. But it is for the gang that it is suitable, at least by appearance. Joker, of course, it is difficult to miss. Now, if he had a reception of a locking enemy for an invisible wall, then not only a character, but also the game received everything due to her. The ratings would take off to heaven … but all this is just any, but if.

Calucag:
Class: Surfer
Struggle style: free karate
The bottom line is already better, much better. At least from the point of view of mechanics. But here is the appearance … this is a sore spot. How many Bruce Lee clones of Bruce Lee were in the fighting. But then they went further and even added his famous suit from the film “Death Game” for the second player. But if you do not pay attention to this, then before us is a surfer from the brain to the tip of the board. The wave of his element and this is even traced in the names and his techniques. Starting by the California somersault (capture performed through the following combination: back, forward, cross+square) and ending with tsunami (back, forward+circle). He even has a standing with the image. So I am rather pleased with this character and consider him the only one who is somehow close to the theme of the beach (after him there is a bodybuilder, Kara, and the four closes Mim).

Decay, to be honest. Circus of the freaks, not a gang of thugs from the beach. Everyone as if for himself. No team spirit. Only Kara saves everyone, but the levels at which the best songs that are only in the game play. 13 out of 20 points to beach.

Harold:
Class: Exchange student
Struggle style: Baguazhzhan
The bottom line: do students go in the form of an enemy intended for a fight? Do they wear bandages that are actually unnecessary to them (if the game would tell us the reasons in the game)? The student perfectly owns Baguajan and is able to destroy anyone who will stand in his way. The difference between other owners of this battle style? Insignificant. More emphasis on enemy interceptions and easily executable combinations (it can easily fill 6 hits). And he also has a hare jump. I tell you seriously, this is a great technique for everyone who owns Baguajan. It’s a pity what is called just “Low to High Combo” (performed as follows: down+circle, circle). My name is more to my liking. The costume for the second player is an ordinary guy without a bandage. So. And no plot is needed, everything is hidden in clothes.

O’Doul:
Classes: Director
Struggle style: Baguazhzhan
The bottom line: small yes. In comparison with Harold, the O’Dul technique is much more heavy. The blows are powerful but slow. Alas, I did not find a special difference in terms of techniques and even captures. A leaflet with the inscription "Kick Me" hangs in the back on the pants. Classic. Well, why I advise you to go behind the enemy’s back for this character and kick in the ass, since his foot is wow what powerful. There is a technique with the interesting name “Punch with Charlie Horse” (forward+cross, cross), which is nothing special, but the name is interesting. Yes, I have a fetish for this. There is nothing to be surprised. He also has a useless technique called “False Lunge”, which leads to … nothing. Works (and that, very weakly) only on living players. Performed by pressing the button twice in a row.

Leath:
Class of class: Chirlider
Struggle style: martial arts using athletic techniques
The bottom line: Baba fight. Most of all, she looks like the heroine Fi Silene Rambert, which used the same techniques. There is even finishing the lying enemy when she drives heels into his back. Of course, her image exactly approaches the style of battle and even more, he improves and remakes the blows familiar to us, so that they now look different. For example, a regular jump with a kick of the leg in her image is similar to the attack of an evil chirler (the enemy will make a couple of Salto before it understands what they did with him). This technique is carried out like this: a circle, a circle, forward. But the most important thing is her crown capture. Cheap Shot, in short. A dirty trick to which was resorted to such stars as Johnny Cage, Nina Williams, Ann (from Kenssey) and Seong Mina. Yes, if you know all these characters, then you don’t even need to explain. And if you don’t know, then look at the gif below and you will understand everything yourself.

Kathleen:
A family of classes: Schoolgirl
Struggle style: aikido
Essence: Master in falling in a variety of poses. Good and accurately uses the Aikido style. Again, most likely they took and transferred the animation of one character from FI this, but it was fed up to me to list them so that I can only manage. Aikido is a complex martial art with slow attacks and bones breaking and interceptions. The heroine does everything possible to neutralize her opponent to the state of the vegetable (I will break the arms and legs, and then the head in line). There is even a reception with a long name, which is shortened: in the blow from the air with a palm on the head with an additional technique in the form of a fall on the enemy’s body with the subsequent blow of the elbow. Yes, it turned out longer, but you definitely understood everything, the character is not a mistake. "Overhand Chop with Elbow Smash": down-up+Cross, Cross.

Already better. In one team: two girls, old man and blind. Not bad, but from the point of view of the rating of their team, like gangs, far from the main topic. All this is more like Rival Schools than to war on the street. In this game, these characters are unnecessary, but undoubtedly notereeous. They are all remembered and this is perhaps the main thing. Forget about the topic and real pearls of the genre will open before us. Their design goes well with their combat skills. It’s a pity that only one team has two characters with the same Baguazhan style. The developers were completely obsessed with this style of battle. By the way, you think Americans could associate themselves with them? I also think not. Stupidity all this with division into regions. 15 out of 20 points Campus.

Ramos:
Class: rapper
Struggle style: street fighting
The bottom line: the most clear fighter in the area. During a fight, he listens to music. What does he care about the gloat of the enemy when the music of the group Suicide Machines plays. The street battle of this fighter does not stand out anything special. But, judging by his other techniques, you can understand that the hero between the matter (during the development of the game) was engaged in wrestling. There are Oleg’s blows (like an uppercot and a “hammer” blow from the air) plus throws towards the enemy in the Rayden style from MK. Torpedo is performed as follows: triangle. It will be much more useful to take a “charged shoulder” reception: back+triangle. You could see such a blow to the King of Fighters Ralph character, which is known to many for the incredibly difficult galaxies in terms.

Remember: He is the last of 3 characters who were lucky to get to another game from Polygon Magic.

Paco:
A family of classes: Mechanic
Struggle style: street fighting
Essence: a very evil video game character. Mechanic by profession, but in the soul football player. In any case, many of his blows are similar, and they are called, to make a football player start a fight by the ball. Well, a real fight would end almost the same as in the Chaos League or Blood Bowl, but the mulberry options are good. Plus I can put up the presence of a German Suplex technique, which, unfortunately, is difficult to fulfill due to the fact that the enemy needs to go behind him. How is it? Ordinary capture (square+cross). Otherwise, all his attacks are exactly the same as Ramos. As you can see again, we see a consequence of the fact that the game was done in a hurry. Such repetitions (especially in one team) are best avoided.

That:
Family of classes: catches shrimp
Struggle style: taekwondo
The bottom line: a boring character with an interesting style of the battle. Many of his techniques are performed through complex combinations, which is uncharacteristic for this game. Of course all these techniques are combo, but it’s okay. Also, if you press the cross and a circle at the same time, the character will stand in the hazel stand (on one leg will jump), which already had the characters with the same battle style in FI. The capture is difficult and you will be more likely to beat you than you will have time to do something (and in the end the enemy will be able to completely break out of the capture). Dragonsault Toss: back, forward, cross + circle. I’ll add more this: a cute fisherman in a gangster group? It looks, to put it mildly, not in its place. Even in the picture, he does not look very interested in the game.

Jalil:
Occupation: processor (most likely dragging garbage for sale)
Struggle style: taekwondo
The bottom line: Absolute copy of That in terms of gameplay. It differs only in a much more intriguing design and approaches his gang (even seems to be its leader). At first I thought he was a garbage ninja, but it turned out that he was a garbage fighter. I don’t even know what is better, but Jalil in any case is not a ninja turtle. Wears holey socks of different colors. It also stands in the Herba Street when you press two buttons (you can also press the triangle). Most of the techniques and combinations are tied on a foot strike (it’s funny, but the foot also had a hand in about the same amount). There is even easy to use Turning Kick Combo from which the enemy’s head will go around (but not because the hero suddenly learn Baguajan): Press the circle 4 times.

They barely keep on their feet. In terms of design, everything is average. From the point of view of mechanics, it seems like also a middle peasant, but there are 2 characters with Tachwango and 2 with a street battle. This is already too much. Areas? Yes, they, as in the case of skiers, save their shitty position. A aircraft flies over the basketball court, and a huge shadow appears behind it (on location). Trains of which can beat the opponent (interactivity) go to the subway. 14 points from 20 garbage dumps.