1997 · Konami · Fighting

Fighting Bujutsu

Fighting Bujutsu, known in Japan as Fighting Wu-Shu, is a 3D fighting arcade game from Konami.

Released: 1 August 1997
Platforms: Arcade
Genres: Fighting
Developers: Konami
Publishers: Konami
Country: Japan

About

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 a 1997 3D fighting arcade game developed and published by Konami, released on their Konami Cobra arcade board. It is Konami's second attempt in the 3D fighting game market, after their Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken in 1996, and was released only in arcades.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

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. A Beginner Mode maps combo techniques to individual buttons.

Development

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". It was shown again at that year's JAMMA show, by which time it was named Fighting Wu-Shu. S.

market." S. debut, now under the title Fighting Bujutsu, at the AMOA Expo in Atlanta in October 1997. It first appeared in the UK at the January 1998 Amusement Trades Exhibition International in London.

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 month.