Sunday, September 21, 2025

Eternal Champions - Challenge from the Dark Side for Sega CD


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Eternal Champions - Challenge from the Dark Side

Challenge is the operative word


Genre: fighting - 1v1

Publisher: Sega

Year: 1995

System: Sega CD


Gameplay Score: 1

Gameplay Notes:

Punishing difficulty, with no way to change the difficulty level. Enemies corner and stun lock you to death. I played for half an hour and never even won a single round. Stiff, laggy controls. I couldn't perform a single special move.


Level Design Score: 2

Level Design Notes:

Only a story and versus mode. No difficulty levels which again is a massive bummer.


Theme Score: 4

Theme Notes:

I like the "characters from across time" theme. The opening cinematic sold it for me.


Art Style Score: 4

Art Style Notes:

Looks like a cheap Saturday morning cartoon. But I like the crazy character models. The background have some animation, although half of them are boring.


Audio Score: 2

Audio Notes:

Music and sound seem separated from the action on screen. Like it's a totally different experience. The sounds are thin and wimpy. Music is also heavy on treble with no meaty bass to it.


Overall Score: 36

Review ID: 12039



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