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Art of Fighting

TitleArt of Fighting
First release1992
DeveloperSNK
PublishersSega, SNK, SNK of America
PlatformsArcade, Mega Drive / Genesis, Neo Geo
Genrefighting game
Also known asRyuuko no Ken · Art of Fighting / Ryuuko no Ken
Players1–2 players
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingT Teen
Releases
Mega Drive / Genesis: 1992-09-24 (PAL), 1994-01-13 (NTSC-U)
Arcade: 1992-09-24
Neo Geo: 1992-09-24 (NTSC), 1992-12-11

Yuri Sakazaki has been kidnapped! Her big brother Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia, his best friend, go search for her on the streets of South Town. As they go deeper and deeper they will find clues as to who ordered the kidnapping, the Sakazaki family's relation to the mob, and a person from their past. This fighting game is a coin-op conversion of the Neo-Geo hit of the same name, and has all characters, stages, and moves featured in the arcade unit. Unlike the original arcade version, players can now play as Mr. Big and the elusive Mr. Karate. The gameplay differs from most fighting games. In this game, you have a Spirit meter. A Spirit meter is in the game and will decrease as you perform special moves. It can be recharged, but doing so leaves you open to attack. When your health is almost gone, you can perform a secret combination that will unleash a deadly attack on your opponent - provided you have a full Spirit meter.

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Sources
TheGamesDB (4250,30614) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (8258) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (18829,69336) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (aof) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetaof
Title at ADBArt of Fighting / Ryuuko no Ken (NGM-044 ~ NGH-044)
ManufacturerSNK
Year1992
GenreFighter / Versus
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
Art of Fighting – Flyer
Flyer
Art of Fighting – Marquee
Marquee
Art of Fighting – Cabinet
Cabinet
Art of Fighting – Title
Title
Art of Fighting – In-game
In-game
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Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (title+year) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:35 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)
Image credits
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
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Videos
Mega Drive Longplay [473] Art of Fighting
World-of-Longplays · Mega Drive / Genesis version · longplay · 22:56auto-matched
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Art of Fighting Longplay (NEO-GEO) Ryo Sakazaki Full Game No Commentary 4K
By Urien84 Longplays · Neo Geo version · longplay · 20:09auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
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