Burning Fists: Force Striker for Sega CD ready for Launch!

[J2games]

J2Games.com in partnership with GoodDealGames is pleased to annouce our SECOND NEW RELEASE for the SegaCD,
Burning Fists: Force Striker will be released at the CinciClassic Game Show in April! (retail price: $34.99)

The first new fighter to hit the Sega CD in over a decade! Includes single and double player battles, 3 or 6 button Sega controller support AND all the combos and hidden moves you expect from a real fighter!

Following on the hit release Mighty Mighty Missile for Sega CD, the partnership of J2Games.com and GoodDealGames is pleased to bring the second in a series of new releases for classic platforms!

Pre-orders now being accepted on the J2Games.com website! Be sure to grab yours as this is going to be a limited run title!

Happy Gaming! J2Games.com

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Screenshots of actual game:



Game CD Artwork:

[Ed Oscuro]

It looks awesome - but how does it play?

Came right out of the blue; I didn't know about this at all.

[J2games]

We kept it fairly quiet on the production of this title. We originally bought the unfinished prototype last year and have had the game with our programmers unlocking all of the video and different content. The game wasn't even 60% complete, so we wanted to be sure to have something playable before letting anyone get their hopes up!

The AI has been made more intelligent for the single player mode, but where the game really shines is in the two player mode! (and the 6 button Sega contoller support in the game makes those combo moves even easier!) It's always so satisfying beating the crap out of your mates!

Stay tuned, we'll be announcing more about this game and an upcoming contest to coincide with the game launch!

[Ed Oscuro]

Hmm, good stuff. Question...is that billboard in the background of the first actual ingame shot (Loki as player) animated?

[J2games]

Several of the backgrounds of the different matches are indeed animated!

(actually you'll notice one little glitch we weren't able to rectify, in the sequence with the racecar in the background, the car will go zipping off the screen, leaving a tire behind!)

ahh, the joys of programming off someone else's code for a classic system!

[Ed Oscuro]

(actually you'll notice one little glitch we weren't able to rectify, in the sequence with the racecar in the background, the car will go zipping off the screen, leaving a tire behind!)

Haha, that's classic. Nobody will mind, I'm sure

Final question: Redbook audio, yes? Original (i.e. from the original dev team) or new?

[J2games]

we figured it was sooo small a glitch and it didn't affect game play any, that it would be worth a laugh or two!

[Ed Oscuro]

Sorry, I snuck in another question up there. :P

[Damaramu]

Well shoot, I'm interested in this one. Looks nice and "old school".

[Melf]

I'll be posting a full preview of this on my site this Friday.

Miss it not! [/shameless plug]

[nik]

nice!

[J2games]

Yes, original audio in the game. It sounds pretty nice too! (and I have to admit to not being a programmer, but the gentleman we use is a master and able to take audio pieces and put them together into the whole that they should have been!)

He was even able to take the flaky AI and make it more intelligent for the 1 player version.

And a quick update, I had been playing a demo version up until yesterday when my master copy arrived. It's beyond my expectations!

[J2games]

OK, I have a master copy of the game in hand. (I hadn't played it since the last update copy we received.)

I'm not real good at fighters, so I died a few times but the game is sharp! Animations are in the background of each fight scene, there are intermission animation between the fights. The fighting locations change after someone has won 3 rounds.

There is even some hidden content on the cd that can be accessed by loading the cd into your computer (no emulator necessary to see the content.)

It's quite a sharp looking game, even if I am blowing my own horn here! I'll be posting some more screenshots shortly.

[CosmicMonkey]

When you say 'limited run', exactly how limited; what is your production run? And would you ever do a second run if the first sold out?

[J2games]

Limited run will most likely be 200 copies or less.

We won't reissue the game in it's original packing or format at a later time.

As this title mostly appeals to collectors, there isn't a HUGE market, but a healthy one. We'd like to see ourselves break even on the cost and ultimately watch it sell on Ebay at a later time as a collectible. (we do it for the love the love of the system, not because SegaCD games will make us into millionaires!)

Happy Gaming!

[Michael Thomasson]

More screenshots available here:

http://www.gooddealgames.com/Publish...ningFists.html

Michael

[Damaramu]

What kind of packaging can we expect? Are you using the oldschool Sega CD/ Saturn style cases, DVD cases, or plain old cd case?

[J2games]

The Burning Fists:Force Striker game will packaged in a standard DVD Jewel case. We'd love to use the old style Sega CD cases, but they tend to break real easily!

The game launched this weekend past at the CinciClassic! There were a limited number of copies available at the show and the bulk of the games will be completed and shipping this week!

Would love to hear feedback from anyone that got a copy at the show. All the graphical artwork both outside and inside (instruction manual) were done by our friends at GoodDealGames (they are incredible artists!)

Happy Gaming!

[lordnikon]

I've noticed Might Mighty Missile, is a blatent rip-ip of Chu Chu Rocket (was this sanctioned by sonic team?).

I am curious if Burning Fists: Force Striker is based on another game? sprites / engine combo a la Beats of Rage. Basically what I am asking, is Burning Fists all original code and artwork?

I'm not too keen on "borrowing" game assets.

[The Shawn]

Is there some kind of list for all of the new games that have come out for the Sega CD? PM me