ClayFighter (video game)
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ClayFighter | |
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Super NES, Genesis | |
Release | Super NESTournament EditionGenesisVirtual Console |
Genre(s) | Fighting |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
ClayFighter is a
Most of the game features a
The game was one of the two "clay"-themed game franchises made by Interplay Productions, the second being a platformer released for the SNES titled Claymates.
In July 2020, Megalopolis Toys made a partnership with Interplay to release a line of 6-inch action figures based on the games.[5]
Plot
A meteor made entirely out of clay crash-lands on the grounds of a humble American circus. The goo from the interstellar object contaminates all of the circus's attractions, transforming them into bizarre caricatures of their former selves, with new superpowers.
Characters
The game features eight playable characters and one boss character:
Bad Mr. Frosty – A
Blob – A blob of clay. A self-proclaimed master of "goojitsu", his specialty is "morphing" into objects to attack his opponent, with his specialty being transforming into a buzzsaw and cutting his opponent in half. He is said to be highly intelligent, despite being made up of the slimy dregs of the mutagenic meteor. His arena is a pool of green slime.
Blue Suede Goo – An Elvis impersonator with wildly exaggerated features, including a big gut and even bigger hair. He throws musical notes at his opponent and uses his hair as a blade. He fights on the keys of a flaming piano with the words "Big Hunk O' Burnin' Clay" (a parody of the Elvis song "Hunka Hunka Burnin' Love") on it. His name is a parody of the 1950s song "Blue Suede Shoes", a version of which Presley recorded on his debut album.
Bonker – A cheerfully manic clown whose arsenal includes deadly pies, killer cartwheels, a spraying flower, and the big hammer that gives him his name. He will fight in two funhouses, one resembling a clown head, the other resembling a bubble-spewing rubber duck (although their interiors are the same, save for a palette swap).
Helga – An obese and heavily breasted opera singer dressed in
Ickybod Clay – A scarecrow-like ghost with a pumpkin head. He can teleport and throw balls of ectoplasm at foes. His name is a play on Ichabod Crane from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and his pumpkin-head is based on the Headless Horseman from the same tale. His arena is a haunted house.
Taffy – A fighting piece of taffy whose attacks mainly involve stretching and twisting his thin but super-flexible body. As a result, Taffy uses some of the longest-reaching moves in the game. He can also twist himself tightly to cause himself to spin at his opponent while his arms flail. In 1-player mode, he will fight in two overflowing taffy factories.
Tiny – A buff, large-toothed wrestler-type character with a penchant for posing, who does not really rely on wrestling. Instead, he uses his big fists to charge across the screen and punch, as well as rolling himself into a ball and flinging himself at foes. Another opponent with two palette-swapped arenas, he will fight in a wrestling ring or at a coliseum.
N. Boss – The final boss is an anthropomorphic string of pearls with two eyes (one wide open, one half closed). N. Boss only attacks with projectiles copied from other characters and a grab attack. Unlike the other characters, he does not appear to be made of clay and the announcer does not announce his name at the start of the match or when he wins. N. Boss uses the purple meteor itself as his arena, although it is actually a palette swap of The Blob's stage. In ClayFighter: Tournament Edition, he has his own arena. His name is a play on M. Bison from Street Fighter II and the phrase "end boss".
Development
ClayFighter was developed by the studio
In May 1994, Interplay released ClayFighter: Tournament Edition for the SNES.
A port of ClayFighter for the Atari Jaguar was reportedly in the works by Interplay but it was never released.[12][13]
Sequels
ClayFighter was followed by the Tournament Edition update in 1994. Two sequels were also produced:
In March 2015, Interplay revealed that a remastered ClayFighter was to be released sometime in 2016 and developed in partnership with Drip Drop Games. The game was to include more than 20 characters and 20 "familiar" environments, unique "Claytalities" and new mechanics like double-jumping, air-dashing, counters, and reversals.[15] The game has since been cancelled, as in 2016 Interplay sold the intellectual rights to ClayFighter and many other titles as well.
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Nintendo Life | (GEN)[26] |
Video Games (DE) | 65% (GEN)[27] 75% (SNES)[28] |
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment | 8/10 (GEN)[29] |
ClayFighter was awarded Best Street Fighter Wannabee of 1993 by Electronic Gaming Monthly. They also awarded it Best Sound Effects, as well as awarding it for having the Best Ad.[30]
ClayFighter sold 200,000 copies by the end of 1994.[31]
GamePro gave the Genesis port a generally positive review, praising it as nearly identical to the Super NES original. They remarked of the game itself that "fighting fans with a funny bone will enjoy ClayFighter with its laughable characters, cool combos, and great game play."[32] Electronic Gaming Monthly also praised the Genesis port for carrying over all the content of the Super NES version, though they remarked that a six-button Genesis controller is needed to fully enjoy the game.[20]
References
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- ^ "Megalopolis Announces Battletoads, Clay Fighter, and Earthworm Jim, and More Retro Action Figures". The Toyark - News. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ ISSN 1041-9551.
- ^ IGN staff (October 25, 1996). "ClayFighter 3 Interview". IGN. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
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- ^ "Jaguar's Domain". GameFan. Vol. 2, no. 6. Shinno Media. May 1994. pp. 90–92.
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- ^ "Clayfighter". Consoles + (in German). No. 42. April 1995. p. 156. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Ahmet, Denis; Skews, Rik (April 1994). "Clayfighter". Computer and Video Games. No. 149. pp. 72–73. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Weigend, Mike (September 1994). "Major Mike's Review Round-up: Clay Fighter". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 7, no. 9. p. 32. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Semrad, Ed; Carpenter, Danyon; Alessi, Martin; Sushi-X (November 1993). "Clay Fighter". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 11. p. 42. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Whitehead, Dan (April 15, 2009). "Virtual Console Roundup". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Gotz (December 1994). "Clayfighter". Mega Fun (in German). p. 118. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Martin (February 1994). "Clayfighter". Mega Fun (in German). p. 34. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Lucas M. (June 22, 2009). "ClayFighter Review". IGN. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- Nintendo Life. Archivedfrom the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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- ^ "Clayfighter". Mega Fun (in German). February 1994. pp. 90–91. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- Video Games: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine. No. 71. December 1994. p. 128. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Electronic Gaming Monthly's Buyer's Guide". 1994.
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- ^ Drumhead (December 1994). "ProReview: ClayFighter". GamePro. No. 75. IDG. p. 94.