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Game #4782
Hall of Belated Fame Inductee  Destruction Desire    View all Top Dogs in this genre
Action   Beat em-up

Rating: 8.64 (31 votes)

Destruction Desire box cover

Destruction Desire screenshot
Destruction Desire is another excellent 2D one-on-one fighting game from Japan, created with Enterbrain's popular Fighter Maker application that unfortunately is not available in English. In contrast to most games coded with the M.U.G.E.N. engine, all the fighters in Destruction Desire are newly created specifically for the game: there are no "ripped" character sprites from commercial games. This needs to be said because there are "only" about 7 characters you can control in this game (as opposed to dozens in a typical M.U.G.E.N. fanmade title). However, they are all very well designed, each with a unique set of movements, attacks, special attacks, and some very neat-looking combos. The animation is top-notch, and the characters' graphics blend very well with the 2D scenery; there is no jarring inconsistencies between character sprites and background graphics here. I especially like the "special attack power gauge" at the bottom of the screen that lets you know what kind of special attack you can perform. There are only two modes in the game: "Survival" and "VS mode" for two players, but they are more than enough to hold your attention (I never could unlock the hidden characters, though).

With plenty of attacks for each fighter, excellent animations, and good play balance, Destruction Desire plays like a well-coded "lite" version of Guilty Gear X. If you like 2D fighter games, check out this very nice addition to our growing repertoire of freeware beat 'em ups from Japan. Two thumbs up!

Reviewed by: Underdogs
Designer: Unknown
Developer: Freeware
Publisher: Freeware
Year: 2004
Software Copyright: Anonymous
Theme: Anime
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System Requirements: Windows XP
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If you like this game, try: Guilty Gear X, Samurai Spirit 2, Fighters Kyodotai

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