Red Earth features two different game modes: a single-player Quest Mode and a two-player Versus Mode. In Quest Mode, the player chooses from one of the four main characters, and progresses through their character's storyline while fighting against a series of eight computer-controlled adversaries in one-on-one battles (like in the first Street Fighter), gaining experience points during each battle, which are used to improve the character's attack and defense and access new moves.[5] In Versus Mode, two players fight against each other, each using any of the four main characters (including the same character as the other player). Red Earth uses a password feature that allows the player to play the game later on the same skill level their character reached when it ended the last time.[5] The character is able to acquire new abilities depending on the skill level that has been reached.
The fighting system itself is similar to previous Capcom fighting games such as the Street Fighter series with a few key differences. First of all, the vitality gauge of each computer-controlled opponent fought by the player during Quest mode is displayed across the bottom of the screen, and is much larger than the player's own vitality gauge.[5] Also, as the player lands hits on their opponents, various coins and treasure chests come out. Collecting coins provides experience points, while various items can be found in treasure chests such as orbs (used to perform super moves) and food (which replenishes the player's vitality). These elements make the game very similar to a side-scrolling action game rather than a traditional fighting game, similar to Capcom's own adaptation of the Dungeons & Dragons beat 'em up game.
Red Earth is one of the few Capcom games with fatalities. They include splitting the opponent in half, decapitation, artery rupture, organ removal, and limb slicing. It also features multiple endings and hidden endings influenced by the player's actions, given choices (akin to Chun-Li's ending in Super Street Fighter II), amount of continues used, and the manner of killing enemies.
Charactersedit
Red Earth takes place on an alternate version of Earth sometime in the 14th century (the Japanese version states a post-apocalyptic 1999, however) where the world did not experience any technological revolutions or Renaissance and was still in a medieval/mythological state.
A new country has risen by the evil Scion, who sends out various monsters to take over the world. Four heroes emerge to defend Earth.
Heroesedit
Leo (voiced by Daisuke Gōri[6]) – The King of Savalia (Greedia in War-Zard), who was transformed into a half-lion half-man state when an unknown force invaded his kingdom. The three wise men tried to remove the curse but couldn't. Now Leo uses the curse as his strength to "repay his debt to his countrymen" only to return to Savalia and find a large number of people (civilians and soldiers) have been kidnapped, and the monster Hauzer awaiting him.
Kenji (Mukuro in War-Zard,[1] voiced by Yukimasa Kishino[6]) – The head of the Ramon family and leader of the Oniwabanshu, an elite ninja squadron who serve the Shogun of Zipang. When an unknown army of invaders attacks his country with flying blackships, the Shogun orders Kenji to assess the situation. Although Kenji secretly distrusts his Shogun and believes that he may be betraying the country, he goes along with everything during his investigation.
Tessa (Tabasa in War-Zard,[1] voiced by Tomoko Naka[6]) – A female "sorcerologist" who studies the scientific aspects of magic. She lives in Icelarn and excels in the use of magic. When a large series of thunderstorms began occurring in her area, Tessa starts to investigate their cause, believing that they're not natural. When she meets an opponent, she can easily tell everything about him or her, whether the opponent is evil or good.
Mai-Ling (Tao in War-Zard,[1] voiced by Megumi Urawa[6]) – A young talented martial artist from Gora. She finds her hometown in ruins after returning from a martial arts tournament. Moments later the one responsible for the attack, Lavia, turns up and attacks her. After her fight with the transformed harpy she decides to search the world for those who attacked her home and to find the missing children of her village.
Bossesedit
Hauzer – A fossil resurrected by Scion, that largely resembles a Tyrannosaurus rex with ram horns and dragon fins and was sent to attack Savalia (Greedia in Japan), Leo's kingdom and inhabits his stage.
Kongou (voiced by Daisuke Gōri) – Kongou was once a mere human named Tanuma from Zipang. He was a portly merchant with no fighting ability, but then he met Scion, who bestowed upon him the ability to transform into an oni. Now known as Kongou, he is terrorizing his own homeland, wielding a massive kanabo and reducing those who stand in his way to nothing.
Hydron (Nool in War-Zard,[1] voiced by Osamu Hosoi) – A half-nautilus, half-kraken mutated squid monster who was given power by Scion. Inhabits the Icelarn stage.
Lavia (Luan in War-Zard, voiced by Tomoko Naka) – A harpy who was once good before being cursed into an attractive yet corrupted monster by Scion and then attacked Gora, Mai Ling's village which she now inhabits.
Ravange (Secmeto in War-Zard[1]) – A cross between an Egyptiansphinx and a Greekchimera. He was created by a follower of Scion, the ruling priestess of Sangypt (Alanbird in Japan) named Clara Tantra (Arumana IV in Japan) who infuses the power of the lion, goat, eagle, dragon, and cobra together along with hers into the sphinx statue, which later comes to life.
Gi Gi (voiced by Osamu Hosoi) – A robotic Chavín statue that inhabits within the Crypt. The detail of Gi Gi's sprite is an example of asymmetrical color schemes. When facing left, the main parts and trimmings of Gi Gi's body will be red, but when he is facing right, they will be blue. Gi Gi's color change would become the inspiration for Street Fighter III character Gill, but in a more detailed degree.
Blade (Originally Jihad in the earlier Japanese versions, voiced by Yukimasa Kishino) – The sub-boss of the game. Once commander of Leo's bodyguards, he was soon turned into an emerald by Scion, which animates the suit of armor around it. Now, he's Scion's second-in command and acts as an enforcer who guards outside Darminor castle. Also, the battle against him has two phases. In the first phase, he is wearing a red cape. In the second phase which is activated by him taking enough damage, he discards his cape.
Scion (Valdoll in War-Zard,[1] voiced by Daisuke Gōri) – A wizard who resides inside Darminor castle and the final boss of the game. A being that feeds and draws power from the darkness and hatred of mankind, he claims to be the messiah of the world, and intends to destroy the generation of humans in order to build a new one from its ruins. Scion has dragons who aid him in battle and has an attack similar to Ouke no Sabaki, a move used by Anakaris from the Darkstalkers series, in which it changes a character into a miniature/child version of his/herself. Leo becomes a cub, Kenji becomes a beetle, Tessa becomes a penguin and Mai-Ling becomes a monkey. After he is defeated in the first round, he and his dragons mutate into powerful forms for a second round.
Developmentedit
According to Takashi Sado, Red Earth was made due to the growing popularity of fighting games in the 1990s.[2] Sado said that the game was inspired by Magic Sword and The King of Dragons, both made by Capcom.[2] However, what made it different from other fighting games was the inclusion of a set of parameters and equipment so that casual players can keep up with more experienced players.[7]
Releaseedit
Soundtrackedit
An official soundtrack of the game was released on December 18, 1996, for ¥3200. It was composed by Takayuki Iwai with additional help by Ryoji Yamamoto and Wataru Hachisako. It contains 72 tracks over 2 CDs. Certain tracks were later featured in the 2004 game Capcom Fighting Evolution, although they are downgraded versions and slightly offtune.
Merchandiseedit
Two books about the game were published in Japan. The first one, titled All About War-Zard, is an in-depth look at the creation of the game. It contains many pages of concept art and screenshots, details on technical and musical aspects of the game as well as gameplay strategies. The other book, titled Gamest Mook #65: War-Zard, was a similar, although unofficial book. This book also contained a fan art section.
A Darkstalkers and Red Earth crossover manga, entitled "Maleficarum", was published in Japan in 1997. The English edition was made available by UDON in October 2010. Capcom also released several figurines of the various characters and bosses from the game.
Receptionedit
In Japan, Game Machine listed Red Earth on their February 1, 1997 issue as being the second most-popular arcade game for the previous two weeks.[8]
The game was reviewed by Hyper magazine and rated 4 out of 5 stars.[9]
Legacyedit
Some of the characters from Red Earth have appeared in other video games:
Leo appeared as a playable character in Capcom Fighting Evolution.[10] He makes a cameo appearance in Hawkeye's ending in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.
Kenji also appeared as a playable character in Capcom Fighting Evolution.[10] He makes an appearance as a character card in the "Heroes and Heralds" mode of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.
Mai-Ling is the only one of the four main characters who hasn't appeared as a playable character in a crossover game, however, she appeared in Pyron and Leo's endings in Capcom Fighting Jam, in Tessa's defenses from Pocket Fighter, and in the background of the Shanghai stage in Capcom vs SNK 2.
Hydron is the remaining playable character in Capcom Fighting Jam.[10]
Gi Gi appears in PTX-40A's ending in Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars.
Several of the bosses from Red Earth appear in the background of a Red Earth-themed stage in Capcom Fighting Jam. Gi Gi and Kongou appear in Jedah's ending in this game, and Blade also appeared in Leo's ending.
Kongou and Ravange also appear in Hsien-Ko's ending in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, along with Marvel's Thor Odinson, Hela, Jedah from Darkstalkers, and Orochi from Ōkami.
In Capcom's Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen, a certain piece of armor is called the "Cursed King's Belt" with the description of "A belt worn by an eliminator. The relic of a king who was cursed to live as a lion, it boosts the wearer's ability to stagger his opponents." This references Leo.[7]
In Street Fighter V, according to the game’s Japanese only Arcade Edition – Visionary Book II, a crystal ball owned by a Street Fighter character Menat, the "Left Eye of the Lion" was stated by the sixth mainline game’s director Takayuki Nakayama to be created from a product of a god-beast believed to have once protected the phantom desert kingdom of Sangypt, Ravange’s home territory.
On January 5, 2022, the franchise was added to Teppen.[12][13]
^ abcd"Red Earth, Capcom's forgotten fighting game, gets a second chance". Polygon. 28 May 2022.
^Webb, Marcus (November 1996). "Street Fighter 3 in December". Next Generation. No. 23. Imagine Media. p. 22. SFIII will be the second game to utilize the new Capcom System III (CPS-III) hardware ... A game called Wizards will be the initial release for the new system.
^Guerrero, John (February 20, 2022). "Capcom Fighting Collection announced, releasing June 24 – Includes Red Earth, Gem Fighter, Puzzle Fighter, Hyper Street Fighter 2, and a ton of Darkstalkers". EventHubs. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ ab"Capcom reflects on the Red Earth game included in the Capcom Fighting Collection – a previously Japan-only game – Game News 24". 23 June 2023.
^"Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 – TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア (Video Game Software)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 534. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 February 1997. p. 25.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Red Earth video game news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Red Earth released in Japan as War Zard ウォーザード Wōzado 1 is a fantasy themed 2D fighting game released by Capcom as an arcade game in 1996 It was the first game for Capcom s CP System III hardware 2 the same hardware which Street Fighter III and its derivatives ran on 3 After not being released on a home platform for 26 years it was announced on February 20 2022 that Red Earth would receive its first port as a part of the Capcom Fighting Collection on June 24 2022 for PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch and PC 4 Red EarthBrochure for the gameDeveloper s CapcomPublisher s CapcomComposer s Takayuki IwaiPlatform s ArcadeReleaseJP December 12 1996Genre s FightingMode s Single player multiplayerArcade systemCP System III Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Characters 2 1 Heroes 2 2 Bosses 3 Development 4 Release 4 1 Soundtrack 4 2 Merchandise 5 Reception 6 Legacy 7 References 8 External linksGameplay edit nbsp Leo fighting Gi GiRed Earth features two different game modes a single player Quest Mode and a two player Versus Mode In Quest Mode the player chooses from one of the four main characters and progresses through their character s storyline while fighting against a series of eight computer controlled adversaries in one on one battles like in the first Street Fighter gaining experience points during each battle which are used to improve the character s attack and defense and access new moves 5 In Versus Mode two players fight against each other each using any of the four main characters including the same character as the other player Red Earth uses a password feature that allows the player to play the game later on the same skill level their character reached when it ended the last time 5 The character is able to acquire new abilities depending on the skill level that has been reached The fighting system itself is similar to previous Capcom fighting games such as the Street Fighter series with a few key differences First of all the vitality gauge of each computer controlled opponent fought by the player during Quest mode is displayed across the bottom of the screen and is much larger than the player s own vitality gauge 5 Also as the player lands hits on their opponents various coins and treasure chests come out Collecting coins provides experience points while various items can be found in treasure chests such as orbs used to perform super moves and food which replenishes the player s vitality These elements make the game very similar to a side scrolling action game rather than a traditional fighting game similar to Capcom s own adaptation of the Dungeons amp Dragons beat em up game Red Earth is one of the few Capcom games with fatalities They include splitting the opponent in half decapitation artery rupture organ removal and limb slicing It also features multiple endings and hidden endings influenced by the player s actions given choices akin to Chun Li s ending in Super Street Fighter II amount of continues used and the manner of killing enemies Characters editRed Earth takes place on an alternate version of Earth sometime in the 14th century the Japanese version states a post apocalyptic 1999 however where the world did not experience any technological revolutions or Renaissance and was still in a medieval mythological state A new country has risen by the evil Scion who sends out various monsters to take over the world Four heroes emerge to defend Earth Heroes edit Leo voiced by Daisuke Gōri 6 The King of Savalia Greedia in War Zard who was transformed into a half lion half man state when an unknown force invaded his kingdom The three wise men tried to remove the curse but couldn t Now Leo uses the curse as his strength to repay his debt to his countrymen only to return to Savalia and find a large number of people civilians and soldiers have been kidnapped and the monster Hauzer awaiting him Kenji Mukuro in War Zard 1 voiced by Yukimasa Kishino 6 The head of the Ramon family and leader of the Oniwabanshu an elite ninja squadron who serve the Shogun of Zipang When an unknown army of invaders attacks his country with flying blackships the Shogun orders Kenji to assess the situation Although Kenji secretly distrusts his Shogun and believes that he may be betraying the country he goes along with everything during his investigation Tessa Tabasa in War Zard 1 voiced by Tomoko Naka 6 A female sorcerologist who studies the scientific aspects of magic She lives in Icelarn and excels in the use of magic When a large series of thunderstorms began occurring in her area Tessa starts to investigate their cause believing that they re not natural When she meets an opponent she can easily tell everything about him or her whether the opponent is evil or good Mai Ling Tao in War Zard 1 voiced by Megumi Urawa 6 A young talented martial artist from Gora She finds her hometown in ruins after returning from a martial arts tournament Moments later the one responsible for the attack Lavia turns up and attacks her After her fight with the transformed harpy she decides to search the world for those who attacked her home and to find the missing children of her village Bosses edit Hauzer A fossil resurrected by Scion that largely resembles a Tyrannosaurus rex with ram horns and dragon fins and was sent to attack Savalia Greedia in Japan Leo s kingdom and inhabits his stage Kongou voiced by Daisuke Gōri Kongou was once a mere human named Tanuma from Zipang He was a portly merchant with no fighting ability but then he met Scion who bestowed upon him the ability to transform into an oni Now known as Kongou he is terrorizing his own homeland wielding a massive kanabo and reducing those who stand in his way to nothing Hydron Nool in War Zard 1 voiced by Osamu Hosoi A half nautilus half kraken mutated squid monster who was given power by Scion Inhabits the Icelarn stage Lavia Luan in War Zard voiced by Tomoko Naka A harpy who was once good before being cursed into an attractive yet corrupted monster by Scion and then attacked Gora Mai Ling s village which she now inhabits Ravange Secmeto in War Zard 1 A cross between an Egyptian sphinx and a Greek chimera He was created by a follower of Scion the ruling priestess of Sangypt Alanbird in Japan named Clara Tantra Arumana IV in Japan who infuses the power of the lion goat eagle dragon and cobra together along with hers into the sphinx statue which later comes to life Gi Gi voiced by Osamu Hosoi A robotic Chavin statue that inhabits within the Crypt The detail of Gi Gi s sprite is an example of asymmetrical color schemes When facing left the main parts and trimmings of Gi Gi s body will be red but when he is facing right they will be blue Gi Gi s color change would become the inspiration for Street Fighter III character Gill but in a more detailed degree Blade Originally Jihad in the earlier Japanese versions voiced by Yukimasa Kishino The sub boss of the game Once commander of Leo s bodyguards he was soon turned into an emerald by Scion which animates the suit of armor around it Now he s Scion s second in command and acts as an enforcer who guards outside Darminor castle Also the battle against him has two phases In the first phase he is wearing a red cape In the second phase which is activated by him taking enough damage he discards his cape Scion Valdoll in War Zard 1 voiced by Daisuke Gōri A wizard who resides inside Darminor castle and the final boss of the game A being that feeds and draws power from the darkness and hatred of mankind he claims to be the messiah of the world and intends to destroy the generation of humans in order to build a new one from its ruins Scion has dragons who aid him in battle and has an attack similar to Ouke no Sabaki a move used by Anakaris from the Darkstalkers series in which it changes a character into a miniature child version of his herself Leo becomes a cub Kenji becomes a beetle Tessa becomes a penguin and Mai Ling becomes a monkey After he is defeated in the first round he and his dragons mutate into powerful forms for a second round Development editAccording to Takashi Sado Red Earth was made due to the growing popularity of fighting games in the 1990s 2 Sado said that the game was inspired by Magic Sword and The King of Dragons both made by Capcom 2 However what made it different from other fighting games was the inclusion of a set of parameters and equipment so that casual players can keep up with more experienced players 7 Release editSoundtrack edit An official soundtrack of the game was released on December 18 1996 for 3200 It was composed by Takayuki Iwai with additional help by Ryoji Yamamoto and Wataru Hachisako It contains 72 tracks over 2 CDs Certain tracks were later featured in the 2004 game Capcom Fighting Evolution although they are downgraded versions and slightly offtune Merchandise edit Two books about the game were published in Japan The first one titled All About War Zard is an in depth look at the creation of the game It contains many pages of concept art and screenshots details on technical and musical aspects of the game as well as gameplay strategies The other book titled Gamest Mook 65 War Zard was a similar although unofficial book This book also contained a fan art section A Darkstalkers and Red Earth crossover manga entitled Maleficarum was published in Japan in 1997 The English edition was made available by UDON in October 2010 Capcom also released several figurines of the various characters and bosses from the game Reception editIn Japan Game Machine listed Red Earth on their February 1 1997 issue as being the second most popular arcade game for the previous two weeks 8 The game was reviewed by Hyper magazine and rated 4 out of 5 stars 9 Legacy editSome of the characters from Red Earth have appeared in other video games Tessa appeared as a playable character in SNK vs Capcom SVC Chaos 10 and Super Gem Fighter 2 11 plus a cameo in Leo s ending in Capcom Fighting Evolution She also appears in Dr Strange s ending in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Leo appeared as a playable character in Capcom Fighting Evolution 10 He makes a cameo appearance in Hawkeye s ending in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Kenji also appeared as a playable character in Capcom Fighting Evolution 10 He makes an appearance as a character card in the Heroes and Heralds mode of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Mai Ling is the only one of the four main characters who hasn t appeared as a playable character in a crossover game however she appeared in Pyron and Leo s endings in Capcom Fighting Jam in Tessa s defenses from Pocket Fighter and in the background of the Shanghai stage in Capcom vs SNK 2 Hauzer not only became playable in Capcom Fighting Jam 10 but also appeared in Ryu s ending in Pocket Fighter and in Karas and Saki s endings in Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate All Stars Hydron is the remaining playable character in Capcom Fighting Jam 10 Gi Gi appears in PTX 40A s ending in Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate All Stars Several of the bosses from Red Earth appear in the background of a Red Earth themed stage in Capcom Fighting Jam Gi Gi and Kongou appear in Jedah s ending in this game and Blade also appeared in Leo s ending Kongou and Ravange also appear in Hsien Ko s ending in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 along with Marvel s Thor Odinson Hela Jedah from Darkstalkers and Orochi from Ōkami Tessa Leo Kenji and Mai Ling appear as cards in the SNK vs Capcom Card Fighters Clash series In Capcom s Dragon s Dogma Dark Arisen a certain piece of armor is called the Cursed King s Belt with the description of A belt worn by an eliminator The relic of a king who was cursed to live as a lion it boosts the wearer s ability to stagger his opponents This references Leo 7 In Street Fighter V according to the game s Japanese only Arcade Edition Visionary Book II a crystal ball owned by a Street Fighter character Menat the Left Eye of the Lion was stated by the sixth mainline game s director Takayuki Nakayama to be created from a product of a god beast believed to have once protected the phantom desert kingdom of Sangypt Ravange s home territory On January 5 2022 the franchise was added to Teppen 12 13 References edit a b c d e f g Red Earth Warzard Hardcore Gaming 101 a b c d Red Earth Capcom s forgotten fighting game gets a second chance Polygon 28 May 2022 Webb Marcus November 1996 Street Fighter 3 in December Next Generation No 23 Imagine Media p 22 SFIII will be the second game to utilize the new Capcom System III CPS III hardware A game called Wizards will be the initial release for the new system Guerrero John February 20 2022 Capcom Fighting Collection announced releasing June 24 Includes Red Earth Gem Fighter Puzzle Fighter Hyper Street Fighter 2 and a ton of Darkstalkers EventHubs Retrieved February 20 2022 a b c Coin Operated Sega Saturn Magazine No 18 Emap International Limited April 1997 pp 92 95 a b c d Red Earth NO MERCY ATTACK a b Capcom reflects on the Red Earth game included in the Capcom Fighting Collection a previously Japan only game Game News 24 23 June 2023 Game Machine s Best Hit Games 25 TVゲーム機ーソフトウェア Video Game Software Game Machine in Japanese No 534 Amusement Press Inc 1 February 1997 p 25 Arcade Hyper No 41 March 1997 pp 20 1 a b c d e Red Earth Steam Games 10 Funniest Moments in Pocket Fighter Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix 6 March 2022 Ultimate Card Battle 5 January 2022 TEPPEN adds new Capcom characters BGMS and special anniversary event in latest update 6 January 2022 External links editRed Earth at the Killer List of Videogames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Red Earth video game amp oldid 1161526237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
