Art of Fighting (1992 Video Game) User Reviews

A great early, innovative fighting game by SNK

[RickyK777 · 6 January 2005]

Art of Fighting (Ryuuko no ken in Japan) was a fighting game released in 1992 by SNK, the second of their fighting game triumvirate, which also includes Fatal Fury and Samurai Shodown. This early Neo Geo fighting is also one of their best. The graphics are really good for its time, introduced Ryo, Robert, and King from the King of Fighters series, the opponents are not very difficult to beat, and the final boss, Mr. Karate (Ryo's father Takuma incognito), is not as hard as Mizuki in Samurai Shodown II. This also has some pretty simple controls, consisting of punch, kick, throw, and taunt. What I like about this game is not only the well-tuned enemy AI, the great graphics, and the good controls, but the innovative ki gauge that limits the number of special attacks used, and the cool Super Death Blow, which requires a full ki meter to execute. The only bad part about this game is that some of the characters have almost inaudible voices, particularly Jack Turner. The rest have good voice acting done. Overall, this is one of SNK's best, and a must-have for any Neo-Geo Collection! My Score: 9/10