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| ZamIAm 722th Post
 
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|  "SONIC THE FIGHTERS!"
, posted Sat 12 Oct 22:05
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Yup, played it here for the first time too, as my local arcade has it too. I love the addition of the practice mode -- and gameplay is just awesome. Graphics were quite nice too. Only thing is, I think my machine had a low difficulty setting: I didn't use continues until I came across the final opponent, and I'm not that skilled a player. (I was using Mitsurugi.)
Heh -- so, now my arcade has another good fighter. [Aside from Samurai Showdown 3, a large-screen Marvel vs. Capcom, the original Soul Calibur, and (heh heh heh ;] ) Sonic Championship. ;D ]
You actually have the Sonic fighting game??? Who do you normally use?
I love SC2 and I'm glad I'm not the only guy to like the classy outfit for Ivy. Conquest mode is fun but I don't go to the arcade enough for my character to stay on. So you'll know Eric, Conquest mode will eventually unlock itself. And if you want extremly fast and extremely cute, use the Filipino girl, Talim.
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| OmegaDog
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| "Re(1):SONIC THE FIGHTERS!" , posted Sat 12 Oct 22:25
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Damn! Sonic Championship?! I have always wanted to play it but could never find it. How is it?(its that 3D action game, right?)
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You actually have the Sonic fighting game??? Who do you normally use?
My comments, tying in the two statemtns: I really need to play the game more to get a better feel of it. So far, I've only used Knuckles -- and I at least enjoyed his glide attack (though it left me open to some major combos). And, there's definitely a good deal of character put into the models, with characters changing facial expressions (even if they are bitmapped or made of simple polygons, etc.)
The game has received high ratings from the two folks who reviewed it on GameFAQs -- but, my initial impression is that overall gameplay could definitely be better. Maybe there are quick moves (like Knuckles' glide attack) that make up for it [and as such I would need to play the game more], but still -- the current killer for me seems to be that the characters don't move too quickly about the ring -- like what plagues many other 3D fighters, the characters barely move when you push the joystick in any direction (aggravating when I'm so used to 2D fighters...).
But, yeah -- again, I'd need to play it more. I'm pretty certain it'll be around for a good while -- it seems the arcade owner knows this is a pretty rare title, and thankfully he's wonderfully anal-retentive about keeping his arcade machines clean and in good order.
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| Juke Joint Jezebel 958th Post
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|  "Re(2):Texas? Ibuki?! Simpson?? SIMPSONS??!"
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practice mode in arcades = less button mashers
If only that were true...
And BTW, Conquest Mode is annoying. It's nice if there's nobody playing, but it's horrible for competitive play. I guarantee you will always find someone who's like "oh dont join in im playing conquest mode!" Screw them. That's BAD for arcades when somebody wants to tie up the machine like that.
hehe i guess i'm being a little naive. but so far, everyone i've seen (well, in my university arcade) playing Soul Calibur II by themselves are in practice mode, trying to get moves (that are listed on the machine) to work. it's nice to see that people are at least trying to learn
oh, and haha, agred. screw them, indeed. they may be trying to set a record, but it's a public arcade. they don't deserve to set a record if they can't even defeat any challengers
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| Amakusa
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| "Re(2):Texas? Ibuki?! Simpson?? SIMPSONS??!" , posted Sun 13 Oct 23:10
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And BTW, Conquest Mode is annoying. It's nice if there's nobody playing, but it's horrible for competitive play. I guarantee you will always find someone who's like "oh dont join in im playing conquest mode!" Screw them. That's BAD for arcades when somebody wants to tie up the machine like that.
Really. When I go to the arcade is during the off-hours (that is, not a lot of people there, but enough). I don't mind that someone squashed my AI from here to Tuesday, because I do that to other peoples' too.
No, but really, can't you interrupt their game anyway? Sure, it's not being nice, but their name is on the machine, yes?
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| OmegaDog
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| "Re(4):Played SC2 for the first time" , posted Mon 14 Oct 10:43
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There are two Sonic arcade games; one is a racer that uses trackballs ( this I've played. It's okay, but you can actually
" lose " in the last stage, if Robotnik escapes.. hard to explain, really ). If it's the " fighter " , though, I've never played it. I've heard it described as a " non-violent fighter ".. what in the world does that mean??
Heh -- I forgot to respond to this statement! Supposedly, the "non-violent fighter" deal is a bit misleading: punches, kicks, and special moves are available for you to pummel your opponent. However, the "non-violent" label is comparative -- i.e., no blood (the characters drop rings every time they're hit -- unfortunately, the sound effect is loud enough to become rather repetitive), and no body parts that fly off. But, characters still get smashed and crushed in a toony manner.
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| Iron D 2069th Post
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| "Sonic the Fighters=pure Sonic bliss" , posted Mon 14 Oct 15:23:
Anyone who has access to Sonic Championship is a lucky one. My semi-local Gameworks (Ontario Mills) used to have it (under it's Japanese name: Sonic the Fighters). The game kicks major booty, and features the last appearance of a sadly underused Sonic character: Fang. He even used his gun.
The game does play like a simplified VF. After all, the game was developed by AM2. The moves in this game are awesome and quite hilarious. I remember one character (I think it was Mighty, but I'm not sure) had a throw where he'd fake the opponent out with a "look behind you" sort of thing, and then when the opponent turns and looks, he stomps on their foot. Funny stuff. And the characters have their signature moves, like Sonic's spin dash, Knuckles' gliding, Tails' flying, etc.
As Freeter said, the bosses were Mecha Sonic and Dr. Robotnik. Mecha Sonic was like Dural or Mokujin in that he mimicked the attacks of all of the normal characters (characters like this are a staple in 3d fighting games). After him you fight Dr. Robotnik, whom you have to defeat within a time limit. And yes, you get a generic ending. I love the last two battles, and to this day they are two of my favorite boss battles in all fighting games.
Oh, and the music just straight out ROCKS!
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| OmegaDog
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| "Re(1):Sonic the Fighters=pure Sonic bliss" , posted Mon 14 Oct 17:44
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Anyone who has access to Sonic Championship is a lucky one. My semi-local Gameworks (Ontario Mills) used to have it (under it's Japanese name: Sonic the Fighters). The game kicks major booty, and features the last appearance of a sadly underused Sonic character: Fang. He even used his gun. The game does play like a simplified VF. After all, the game was developed by AM2. The moves in this game are awesome and quite hilarious. I remember one character (I think it was Mighty, but I'm not sure) had a throw where he'd fake the opponent out with a "look behind you" sort of thing, and then when the opponent turns and looks, he stomps on their foot. Funny stuff. And the characters have their signature moves, like Sonic's spin dash, Knuckles' gliding, Tails' flying, etc.
As Freeter said, the bosses were Mecha Sonic and Dr. Robotnik. Mecha Sonic was like Dural or Mokujin in that he mimicked the attacks of all of the normal characters (characters like this are a staple in 3d fighting games). After him you fight Dr. Robotnik, whom you have to defeat within a time limit. And yes, you get a generic ending. I love the last two battles, and to this day they are two of my favorite boss battles in all fighting games.
Oh, and the music just straight out ROCKS!
Well, shoot, it's official -- I really need to get a better feel for the game. It's just that, for all the 3D fighters that exist, I rather despise the quality that characters in several 3D fighters barely move when you try to make 'em move; Sonic Championship follows that rule. But, hopefully there's a workaround in Sonic Championship to make the game more fun -- I did find the moves to be rather amusing (and the characters do have a good deal of personality in the fight), at least, and there are a good variety of moves (and some quick ones -- again, like the Knuckles Glider). Worry not -- I'll bring a large dollar bill sometime to the arcade one day and just play it for several hours to get a better feel for it. ^_^
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Thanks for the link OmegaDog!
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