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GDC 2009: Dungeon Fighter Online, A First Look

SAN FRANCISCO--Though the 2009 Game Developers Conference has drawn to a close, many new and upcoming games were shown at the event in playable form. However, some were present only in concept form--one of these was Dungeon Fighter Online (formerly known as "Dungeon and Fighter"), despite the fact...

SAN FRANCISCO--Though the 2009 Game Developers Conference has drawn to a close, many new and upcoming games were shown at the event in playable form. However, some were present only in concept form--one of these was Dungeon Fighter Online (formerly known as "Dungeon and Fighter"), despite the fact that the game is already up and running in Asia (and quite successful, according to publisher Nexon).


Walking-and-punching will go massively multiplayer in Dungeon Fighter Online.

The long and the short of Dungeon Fighter Online is that it will, in fact, be a free-to-play massively multiplayer game with experience levels, desirable loot, a "cash-op" store where in-game items can be purchased for real-world money, and persistent, customizablecharacters that can be one of five different basic character classes (and each of these basic classes will have four different sub-classes for further differentiation). But it will also be a 2D sidescrolling game similar to arcade classics like Double Dragon, Final Fight, and Golden Axe, where you walk continuously from one side of the screen to the next, repeatedly pummelling any opponents that are dumb enough to get in your way.

If you're familiar with such classic arcade games, you'll know that cooperative play is an obvious feature to have in such a game, and Dungeon Fighter Online will definitely support this. However, it'll also apparently have player-versus-player combat in 2D arenas as well. Nexon hopes to launch this unusual online game stateside in the second half of 2009.

24 Comments

  • skidzoid

    Posted Sep 21, 2009 6:43 am GMT

    i can't find words ,,, Only americans and canadians can play it

  • js0823

    Posted Sep 2, 2009 9:44 pm GMT

    Eh no they didn't make maplestory. Neople made Dungeon and Fighters online, Wizet made Maplestory, Nexon is the publisher in NA for both of the game. Dungeon and Fighters Online switched publisher around 4 months ago from Hangame to Nexon.

  • BorisValetto

    Posted Jul 22, 2009 6:25 am GMT

    Seems to me Dragonica is so much bettter and looks a lot nicer... DGN RULES!

  • 794eva

    Posted May 27, 2009 10:25 pm GMT

    It's not actually nexon that made this.
    It's Neople. But it got sold to Nexon.
    I've been playing this for the past 3 years, and still! It's a great game.
    Once you get into this, you can't get out of it!!

  • KillerOttsel

    Posted May 18, 2009 3:22 pm GMT

    these guys made maple story

  • KillerOttsel

    Posted May 18, 2009 3:22 pm GMT

    Nexon strikes again

  • leoleez

    Posted May 10, 2009 7:44 am GMT

    yay! i heard much hype from the land of computer games: Korea

  • Trashcan_Man

    Posted May 7, 2009 1:07 pm GMT

    Free-to-play? Worth a look.

  • Rizer

    Posted May 7, 2009 4:59 am GMT

    Cherub_Rock, I was thinking the same thing.

  • Cherub_Rock

    Posted May 6, 2009 7:14 pm GMT

    It looks promising. It reminds me of the D&D arcade game and Golden Axe: Death Adder. Sweet nutrients!

  • ZACK-CANTRELL

    Posted Apr 18, 2009 4:35 pm GMT

    It looks bad, with awful graphics. I remember final fantasy for playstation looked better. The original World of World Craft for playstsion looked better. The graphics remind me of metal slug which was the best arcade game ever next to house of the dead.

  • getheledout

    Posted Apr 8, 2009 11:49 am GMT

    Would love to see this done on the Iphone and go with the social networking route for multiplayer. Kinda like a bigger version of Zombieville USA. I love that game

  • BlackPhoenixBG

    Posted Apr 2, 2009 4:58 am GMT

    I remember how i loved the 2d D&D games back then.. "shadow over mystrala" and such... ah, i'l love this- well if it's not.. another korean grindfest...

  • caudwell47

    Posted Apr 1, 2009 4:10 am GMT

    far out i hope my computer can run this. looks really high tech

  • J0nGalt

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 7:18 pm GMT

    OH YES! A SIDE SCROLLER! Oh wait, it isn't 1993 any longer...this is retarded.

  • cyber_jc

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 8:51 am GMT

    we have alot of those in asia dont get your hopes up too high
    it aint bad though...

  • keifyninja

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 8:47 am GMT

    I hope this isn't another crappy time waster like what is usually pumped out of Nexon.

  • bigman180

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 7:54 am GMT

    man this sounds good .

  • Liferow

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 6:44 am GMT

    Looks promising I like the animation

  • Evil_Saluki

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 5:37 am GMT

    Haha I never thought of that type of game becoming an MMO. Goodies.

  • joopyme

    Posted Mar 30, 2009 10:48 pm GMT

    @_@
    i feel excited for this.

  • arc_salvo

    Posted Mar 30, 2009 7:48 pm GMT

    Looks good, and it's a very interesting concept. I hope it holds up over extended play though. If you do a game like this wrong, it gets boring and repetitive FAST.

  • thief_ac

    Posted Mar 30, 2009 5:37 pm GMT

    HAHAHA! 4 nostalgic players like me! Can't wait! :X

  • mikedot

    Posted Mar 30, 2009 11:15 am GMT

    I can't wait!

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