It's price, and legacy make it a must have for fighting history vets, while for others, it might be best to stay away.

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Art Of Fighting Anthology for the PlayStation Two, brings home the three art of fighting games from yesteryear: Art of Fighting 1, Art of Fighting 2, and Art of Fighting 3.

The emulation of these games is spot on, it's pretty much exactly what you would have found in the arcades. Art of fighting 1 and 2 are still as tough as ever, and Art of Fighting 3 still has it's charm. Sadly, to new players the difficulty can be a real turn off. Even though there are difficulty options, for 1 and 2, it seems nonexistent in difference. Playing on easy is just as tough s playing on hard. Not to mention the level of extras is pretty much nothing. there is a sprite editor, and you can change the button layouts and music in game (original or arrange) but other then that, there is no other extras. it's a pretty bare bones package.

Art of Fighting's age hasn't really done it much good, many new and better fighters have come since then. and art of fighting 2 improve on Art of Fighting's flaws, but the difficulty is extremely high. it's quite possibly one the the hardest fighters ever made. and boy does it show. A new player can get quickly overwhelmed.

Art of fighting 3 is the shine of the package though. it's radically different in approach, and new abilities such as pursuit attacks and different knockdowns add a bit more depth to the game. it's also moves slower then it's prequel.

Art of fighting's age really does show in difficulty in style, but it's bargain price, and legacy make it a must have for fighting history vets, for most others, it might be best to stay away.