Urban Champion
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1 |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Famicom/NES, Virtual Console |
| Release date | JPN November 14, 1984 NA August 1, 1986 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Two players |
| Rating(s) | n/a (not rated) |
| Media | Cartridge |
| Input methods | controller(s) |
Urban Champion (アーバンチャンピオン) is a 2-player fighting game produced by Nintendo in 1985. It was inspired by the 1984 Game & Watch title, Boxing (also known as Punch-Out!!), which was Nintendo's first fighting game, as well as their first and only fighting LCD game. Urban Champion is Nintendo's first 2D fighting video game, which was prior to the fighting video game that defines modern 2D fighting, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior by Capcom.
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[edit] Gameplay
The purpose of the game is to knock the other player into a sewer manhole. There is a time limit, and the player has a set limit of stamina, both of which are represented by numbers. The player has two types of attacks: a light punch and a heavy punch. The light punch doesn't push your opponent as far as the heavy punch, but it is harder to block. The heavy punch sends your opponent reeling backwards, but can be blocked easily and takes a bit longer to pull off.
For every punch you throw, you lose 1 stamina. Flower pots are occasionally dropped from windows, which, if one hits a person, they will be dazed and will lose 5 stamina. When a player is knocked off the pavement, they would then advance to the next street. In addition, a police car will pass by the fighting every 30 seconds which causes the players to return to their starting positions. The fighters are not named and are just a palette swap of the player's character.
[edit] Other versions
Urban Champion was re-released for the Nintendo e-Reader, and then later on the Wii's Virtual Console.
[edit] Reception
Reviews for Urban Champion in the Virtual Console review were negative.[1][2] Matt Cassamassina of IGN has dubbed Urban Champion "the worst game Nintendo has ever made",[3].
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Urban Champion (Virtual Console) at Nintendo's website
- Planet Nintendo's Urban Champion entry
- Urban Champion at MobyGames
- Urban Champion at GameFAQs
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