A weird but unique little fighter, especially for the N64. The standout feature is that your characters can be upgraded with various pieces of armor, weapons and items. RPG elements work really well in a fighting game, and I'd love to see stuff like this happen more frequently.

Also, there are actually TWO fighting games in this. There's some overlap with characters, but one is the cutesy, chunky 2D RPG mode, and the other is a more serious 2.5D fighter with completely different mechanics and models.

My friends and I somehow didn't discover the serious mode for like two years.