Fighting Bujutsu
Fighting Bujutsu, known in Japan as Fighting Wu-Shu (FIGHTING武術 (ファイティングうーしゅ), lit. "Martial Fighting"), is an August 1997 3D fighting arcade game developed and published by Konami. It is Konami's second attempt in the 3D fighting game market, after their 1996 Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken, and was released only in arcades.
 North American arcade flyer of Fighting Bujutsu. | |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Composer(s) | Mutsuhiko Izumi Naoki Maeda |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | August 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Konami Cobra System Hardware |
| CPU | Main CPU PowerPC 603e 100MHz Sub CPU PowerPC 403GA 33MHz GFX CPU PowerPC 604e 166MHz |
| Sound | Sound Chip Ricoh RF5C400 PCM 32 Channel, 44.1 kHz Stereo Output, 3D Effect Spatializer |
| Display | Video board IBM-designed 3D hardware Video resolution 640 x 400 Pixels + Mini LCD Screen Capability Colors 16 bit Color x 2 |
Fighting Bujutsu was unveiled as one of the first games powered by the Konami Cobra System Hardware (the other being Racing Jam) in a 10-minute videotape shown at the 1997 ASI arcade show. At this point it had no working title, and was referred to only by the codename "PF 573".[1][2] It was shown again at that year's JAMMA show, by which time it was named Fighting Wu-Shu.[3][4] According to Next Generation, there was "some question of how (or if) to present [Fighting Wu-Shu] to the U.S. market."[5]
On January 21, 1998, an official soundtrack of Fighting Bujutsu's background music was published by Konami and distributed by King Records exclusively in Japan as Fighting Wu-Shu Original Game Soundtrack (FIGHTING武術 オリジナル・ゲーム・サントラ).[6]
Gameplay
Much like Sega's Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Bujutsu utilizes a control scheme consisting of a control stick and three buttons: Punch, Kick, and Guard.[4] A Beginner Mode maps combo techniques to individual buttons.[7]
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Fighting Bujutsu on their November 15, 1997 issue as being the eighth most-successful dedicated arcade game of the year.[8]
References
- "Konami Steals the Show". Next Generation. No. 30. Imagine Media. June 1997. p. 23.
- "Konami Reveals More 'Cobra' Games". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 94. Ziff Davis. May 1997. p. 82.
- "JAMMA & AMOA Report". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 101. Ziff Davis. December 1997. p. 114.
- Fighting Bujutsu at The International Arcade Museum
- Webb, Marcus (November 1997). "Konami Launches Solar Assault". Next Generation. No. 35. Imagine Media. p. 33.
- Fighting Wu-Shu Original Game Soundtrack at VGMdb
- Harrod, Warren (September 1997). "Coin-Operated: Fighting Wu-Shu". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 23. Emap International Limited. p. 92. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - 完成品夕イプのTVゲーム機 (Dedicated Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 553. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 November 1997. p. 21.