Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade
Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade is a 1996 weapon-based 3D fighting game released by Capcom for the PlayStation-based ZN-1 arcade hardware. It was Capcom 's first polygonal fighting game, preceding…
Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade is a fighting developed by Capcom, released 1 July 1996 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Arcade.
What Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade is
Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade is a fighting game developed by Capcom and released in 1996. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set in the 24th Century, this 3D fighter pits humans against humanoids. Combo systems and counter attacks are all there, as well as some strange characters, especially Saturn who uses two yo-yos as his main weapon. The back story to the game has humanity exploring the stars, populating planets and meeting alien races. Not all races are friendly so in 2348 the Federation starts researching a new plasma power weapon. The chap leading the research is Dr. Edward Bilstein and he discovers human's sixth sense that taps the power of the human mind. The weapon works and is a success but it is discovered that Bilstein has used real people in his experiments so he is exiled and all further work…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 73% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade launched on 1 July 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams... and International Track & Field. It reviewed better than 2 of the 3.
Released around the same time: Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., International Track & Field.
Cheats and codes
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Official trailer
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