Fighting Game series The Rumble Fish coming to console

Описание: Fighting Game series The Rumble Fish coming to console

Publisher 3goo and developer Dimps will release the fighting game series The Rumble Fish for the console this winter worldwide, the companies announced. Specific platforms were not announced.

The Rumble Fish first launched for arcade in 2004 in Japan, followed by PlayStation 2 on March 17, 2005. The Rumble Fish 2 followed for arcade in March 2005. Neither game was ever released in the west.

About

The Rumble Fish is a 2D fighting game. The arcade version was developed in 2004. The arcade version of The Rumble Fish 2 came out in 2005, introducing new game mechanics and characters. It gained popularity with its sleek 2D visuals powered by S.M.A. (Smooth Model Animation), fascinating characters and strategic gameplay using two types of gauges. The game series has a cult following and is still played in tournaments. Worth noting the series has never been released outside of Japan. This will also be the first time The Rumble Fish 2 makes the move to consoles.

Story

At the close of the 20th century… A large-scale natural disaster struck the eastern area of a certain country. The disaster wiped out the financial sector and toppled high-rise buildings over a wide area, even as far as the main functions of the capital. This resulted in the loss of a staggering 158,000 lives.

At the dawn of the 21st century… Conglomerate PROBE-NEXUS, commonly known as Probe, begins reconstruction efforts in the eastern area of said country. Probe relocates its own base of operations to the ruined sector and builds a massive city run by the corporation. Lavished with colossal capital and cutting-edge technology, the modern-day Babylon is made up of skyscrapers that put the old high-rises to shame, the biggest shopping mall in the world, and recreational facilities one might mistake for a theme park. This was the dazzling birth of a symbol for the new century. It became the most essential place on the planet and was christened Zone Prime.

And now, in an undeveloped sector of its western block, there was an area known as the slums…