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Name Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side
System Sega CD
Year 1995
Developer Sega
Genre Fighting

Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side is a Sega CD/Mega-CD game released in 1994. It is the sequel to Eternal Champions, which was released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1993. The game is a 2D fighting game featuring 10 unique characters from different time periods, which are represented by their own unique style of combat.

The story follows Shadow Yamoto, an immortal warrior chosen by The Eternal Champion to battle against an ancient evil known as "The Dark Side". In order to defeat this threat, Shadow must travel through time and recruit nine other warriors to join her on her quest. Each warrior has their own special abilities and motivations for joining the fight. With their help, Shadow must battle her way through a variety of opponents and eventually face off against The Dark Side itself.

The gameplay of Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side consists of two parts; the single-player Story Mode and the Versus Mode. In Story Mode, players progress through a series of battles with different opponents that increase in difficulty as they progress. Players can also choose to face off against any unlocked character in Versus Mode to practice or just for fun. Additionally, there is a training mode available where players can practice their moves and combos with any character they have unlocked.

The graphics and visuals of Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side are quite impressive for its time. All characters feature detailed sprites and animation frames that make them look surprisingly lifelike compared to other games from this era. Additionally, each stage features its own unique visuals that make it stand out from other fighting games at this time period.

In terms of audio, Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side features some excellent music tracks that fit perfectly with each stage’s atmosphere and setting. Additionally, all characters feature voice acting during cutscenes that help bring life to each character’s personality and backstory (though some voices do sound a bit dated).

Overall, Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side is an excellent fighting game for both casual players and hardcore fighting game fans alike thanks to its varied cast of characters, detailed visuals, great music tracks and enjoyable gameplay mechanics. If you are looking for a classic fighting game experience then you should definitely give this one a try!

Sega CD Fighting games