War Gods
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War Gods is a 1996 fighting video game developed and published by Midway for arcades. Ports for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation and Windows were released in 1997. Players control one of ten fighters who have been given great power by a mysterious ore that crashed-landed on Earth from outer space. The object of the game is to defeat all the other fighters to become the most powerful warrior on the planet.
The game was heavily influenced by Midway's Mortal Kombat series, and features controls similar to that series, as well as its signature fatalities. Unique to War Gods is the "3D" button, allowing players to use the background/foreground for additional attacks and evasive maneuvers; in other words it lets the player dive around the ring in a circular arc as part of their attacks and defensive moves. The orbiting camera smoothly follows the fighters, working to maintain the left/right "fighting line" needed for coherent two-player joystick control on the arcade cabinet. The game's graphics were created using a technology by Midway called "digital skin", which mapped photographs onto 3D models.
War Gods received mixed reviews, with particular criticism being directed at the game's character design and animations.
From Wikipedia's article War Gods (video game)
Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
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Keyboard controls
| N64 | Player 1 |
|---|---|
| Stick | ↑↓←→ |
| A | X |
| B | C |
| Z | Z |
| L | A |
| R | S |
| C buttons | IKJL |
| D-pad | TGFH |
| Start | Enter |
Hotkeys
- 1 Quick save state
- 2 Quick load state
- 3 Change save slot
A gamepad with an analog stick plays much better than the keyboard.
Gamepads are detected when you press a button. Remap any key from the emulator’s Controls menu (gear icon).
1.5 Wake me up when it's over
GameRankings 45%
Review scorecard
- Graphics 1.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Sound 1.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Control 1.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
- Fun Factor 1.5 out of 5 Overall fallback
Overall fallback: GameRankings 45%. Overall source The same 45/100 overall rating fills missing categories using the face scale; these are not separate category scores.
What the reviews talk about
Key wordsinnovativeunoriginalintuitivechoppyresponsivedetailed
What the critics said
Commenting on the Nintendo 64 version, Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot called it "probably the first N64 fighting game to hit the market that actually shows off some of the power of this system."
— GameSpot, 1997 (Jeff Gerstmann)
IGN said they were "pleased with the control in the game, but not overly excited by it."
— IGN, 1997
GamePro remarked that "The 3D button, while innovative, really doesn't enhance the gameplay" and is too easily confused with low guard on the N64 controller.
— GamePro, 1997
After seeing the game demoed at the American Coin Machine Exposition, a Next Generation writer said it was "the next step forward for Midway's Mortal Kombat series (though it's not technically Mortal Kombat)."
— Next Generation, 1996
EGM named it the 1997 "Game That Should've Stayed in the Arcades" in their 1998 Video Game Buyer's Guide, commenting that "an average arcade game doesn't make for a great home game, War Gods is no exception."
— Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1998 · about another version
From the Reception section of Wikipedia's War Gods (video game) article.
Scores
- 68 GameFan1997 70/100, 66/100, 68/100
- 61 GameSpot1997 6.1/10 (N64)
- 59 64 59% (N64)
- 55 GameRevolution2004 D+ (N64)
- 53 Electronic Gaming Monthly1997 6/10, 4.5/10, 5.5/10, 5/10 (N64)
- 46 N64 Magazine 46% (N64)
- 43 IGN1997 4.3/10 (N64) ; 4/10 (PS1)
- 35 EP Daily 3.5/10 (N64)
- 33 Génération 4 2/6
- 20 Next Generation 2/5 (ARC) ; 1/5 (N64)
- 53 PC Zone2001 5.3/10 (WIN) · other versions
From the review table in Wikipedia's War Gods (video game) article.
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