Art of Fighting is a video game trilogy in the genre of competitive fighting game titles that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s. It was the second fighting game franchise created by SNK, following the Fatal Fury series and is set in the same fictional universe as a prequel to the Fatal Fury series.
The games follow the struggles of the students of the Kyokugen Karate Dojo, Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia, in what appears to be the late 1970s. Ryo is the son of the Kyokugen Karate discipline's creator, Takuma Sakazaki, and Robert is the wayward son of a billionaire family from Italy. The initial two titles are set in South Town, a common location in SNK games that is also the setting for the Fatal Fury series, while the third appears to take place in a fictitious area of Mexico.
The plot of Art of Fighting alludes to Fatal Fury. Art of Fighting 2, for instance, documents the rise of Geese Howard, a character in Fatal Fury, from corrupt police commissioner to crime lord of Southtown. Takuma is said to be a contemporary of Jeff Bogard, adopted father of Fatal Fury's main heroes, Terry and Andy Bogard; Jeff Bogard's murder at the hands of Geese Howard triggers the events of the Fatal Fury series.
In the first game, Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia set out to find Ryo's sister, Yuri, who has been kidnapped by Mr. Big. Mr. Big has taken the girl to entice Takuma Sakazaki, Ryo's father and originator of the fictional form of karate known as Kyokugen Karate ("Extreme style"), and because Ryo refused to work for Big. After they defeat Mr. Big, Ryo and Robert face the enigmatic Mr. Karate.
In Art of Fighting 2 the game's story is set a year after the original. Geese Howard, a rising star in South Town's criminal underworld, calls fighters to the city for a new tournament, "The King of Fighters." Howard was the final boss and series villain of SNK's other fighting game franchise Fatal Fury (though he is a secret boss in this game), whose story took place over a decade after the events of Art of Fighting.
In Art of Fighting 3 the story switched focus from the Sakazakis to Robert Garcia. Garcia disappears to search for an old childhood friend, Freia Lawrence, and he tracks her to GlassHill, Mexico. Freia is wanted by the game's main antagonist, Wyler, to complete a powerful elixir that was created by his and Freia's fathers.
The Art of Fighting Anthology invites gamers to karate kick their way through Art of Fighting, Art of Fighting 2, and The Path of the Warrior: Art of Fighting 3. Players may select from 33 classic fighters including Ryo, Robert, Mr. Big, Karate, and Lee Pai Long. Single players follow a heroic storyline through a series of one-on-one battles. Two players can fight head-to-head against one another.
Each character in the game has a unique selection of special attacks to use on enemies, and each may call on a "Desperation" attack when seconds away from defeat. The games follow events surrounding the students of the Kyokugenryu Karate Dojo. While the first two games in the series take place in Southtown, the third is set somewhere in Mexico.
Features:
* Work your way through three classic games that lead into the events of the Fatal Fury saga
* Take control of such classic characters as Ryo, Robert, Mr. Big, Karate, and Lee Pai Long
* Lead your fighter through the single-player story mode or challenge friends to competitive, multiplayer action
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
3 COMPLETE ART OF FIGHTING GAMES ON 1 DISC
Battle the greatest fighters in the world and help Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia on their quest to rescue Ryo's kidnapped sister Yuri.
33 SNK characters with their own fighting styles and unique moves
Increase your spirit energy for massive special moves
See the damage with the automatic zoom in/out feature
Change the course of a battle with the ultimate KO move
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 2D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Martial Arts theme.
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