Fighting Bujutsu Explained

Fighting Bujutsu
Developer:Konami
Publisher:Konami
Director:Kazuya Takahashi
Producer:Hiroyasu Machiguchi
Composer:Mutsuhiko Izumi
Naoki Maeda
Released:August 1997
Genre:Fighting
Modes:Single player, multiplayer
Platforms:Arcade
Arcade System:Konami Cobra

Fighting Bujutsu, known in Japan as, is an August 1997 3D fighting arcade game developed and published by Konami. It is Konami's second attempt in the 3D fighting game market, after their 1996 , and was released only in arcades.

Fighting Bujutsu was unveiled as one of the first games powered by the Konami Cobra System Hardware (the other being Racing Jam) in a 10-minute videotape shown at the 1997 ASI arcade show. At this point it had no working title, and was referred to only by the codename "PF 573".[1] [2] It was shown again at that year's JAMMA show, by which time it was named Fighting Wu-Shu.[3] [4] [5] According to Next Generation, there was "some question of how (or if) to present [''Fighting Wu-Shu''] to the U.S. market."[6] The game made its U.S. debut, now under the title Fighting Bujutsu, at the AMOA Expo in Atlanta in October 1997.[7] It appeared in the UK at the January 1998 Amusement Trades Exhibition International in London.[8]

On January 21, 1998, an official soundtrack of Fighting Bujutsus background music was published by Konami and distributed by King Records exclusively in Japan as .[9]

Gameplay

Much like Sega's Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Bujutsu utilizes a control scheme consisting of a control stick and three buttons: Punch, Kick, and Guard. A Beginner Mode maps combo techniques to individual buttons.[10]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Fighting Bujutsu on their November 15, 1997 issue as being the eighth most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Konami Steals the Show . Next Generation. 30 . . June 1997. 23 .
  2. Konami Reveals More 'Cobra' Games . Electronic Gaming Monthly. 94 . Ziff Davis. May 1997. 82.
  3. JAMMA & AMOA Report . . 101 . . December 1997. 114.
  4. http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7781 Fighting Bujutsu
  5. Ken Ogasawara . Major Mike . The 1997 Amusement Machine Show: The Year of the Cobra. . 112 . . January 1998. 50.
  6. Marcus. Webb . Konami Launches Solar Assault . Next Generation. 35. . November 1997. 33.
  7. Marcus . Webb . Konami Debuts "Cobra" Videogame System and Unique Photo . Next Generation. 37. . January 1998 . 34.
  8. Marcus . Webb . Sequel Mania at London and Tokyo Expos . Next Generation. 41 . . May 1998. 33.
  9. http://vgmdb.net/album/976 Fighting Wu-Shu Original Game Soundtrack
  10. Warren . Harrod . Coin-Operated: Fighting Wu-Shu . . 23 . Emap International Limited. September 1997. 92 . November 5, 2019.
  11. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - 完成品夕イプのTVゲーム機 (Dedicated Videos). Game Machine. 553. Amusement Press, Inc.. 15 November 1997. 21. ja.