hypest it's ever been. there is no reason to money match this game, but it remains the absolute sickest. audio design is horribly loud like +R and SBX. virtually every character is capable of killing off of one touch. bottom tiers are the worst ever, and top tiers are the best ever.

this game was hype enough to make me sit through the entirety of Hokuto No Ken, a show notorious for being the forefather of Shounen Filler where it's just protag goes to town to beat up a nameless throwaway baddie to put off the actual plot for #sales. i appreciated it and am attached to it even throughout its obvious flaws, mostly because HNK (arcade) was such a cool final realization of the show's actiony elements.

king of shitty fighting games. never to be dethroned. it will never be more hype than HnK.

Reviewed on Nov 18, 2023


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