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| Fighting Vipers | |
|---|---|
 Japanese sales flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Sega AM2 |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Producer(s) | Yu Suzuki[2] |
| Designer(s) | Hiroshi Takaoka |
| Composer(s) | David Leytze |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Saturn, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 (PSN), Xbox 360 (XBLA) |
| Release | Arcade
PlayStation 3 (PSN)Xbox 360 (XBLA)
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Sega Model 2 |
Fighting Vipers[a] is a 1995 fighting video game developed by Sega AM2. A 3D fighter, it uses the same game engine as AM2's Virtua Fighter 2 (1994) but features enclosed arenas and an armor mechanic, and was targeted more towards Western audiences, using a U.S. setting and more freeform styles of martial arts.[3]
The game was released in November 1995 in arcades, using the Sega Model 2 hardware, before it was ported to the Sega Saturn home console in 1996. Though Fighting Vipers was not very popular in North American arcades,[4] the Saturn version was one of the most high-profile games in the system's 1996 holiday lineup,[5] and was met with positive reviews. A sequel was made, Fighting Vipers 2 (1998), and all characters in the original also appeared in a crossover with Virtua Fighter 2, Fighters Megamix (1996).
- ^ "Press release: 1996-10-29: FIGHTING VIPERS -- THE SECOND WAVE OF SEGA SATURN'S BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS EPIDEMIC TAKES OVER THE NATION". Sega Retro. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ Works of Yu Suzuki Archived June 27, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Ys Net
- ^ "Round One: Let the Action Begin!". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 11. Emap International Limited. September 1996. pp. 30–35.
- ^ "Fighting Vipers: EGM Takes a Stand" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 91. Ziff Davis. February 1997. p. 153.
- ^ "Sega's greatest videogame promotion ever -- three hit arcade games free with Sega Saturn purchase at holiday time". The Free Library. Business Wire. November 11, 1996. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015.
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