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Vampire no Subete, a guide book published by Keibunsha as part of their "Encyclopedia" series.
VideoGames gave it the award for "Best Arcade Game" of 1994, while also being the second best game in the categories "Game of the Year" and "Best Fighting Game".
Next Generation reviewed the arcade version of the game, and stated that "Superbly rounded out by a spooky soundtrack and plenty of high-impact background images, Dark Stalkers is a good, strong twist on old technology.
Next Generation said that Darkstalkers "could arguably be the height of development for 2D fighters", but that it is ultimately just another game in the 2D Street Fighter vein and "with the new technology showcasing games like VF2, Tekken, and Toshinden, it just can't compete.
In 2007, CraveOnline users ranked Darkstalkers as the ninth top 2D fighter of all time, with the staff calling it "a Capcom title that was essential in the further development of Capcom's 2-D fighter dominance" and "a surprise hit that paved the way for many great games after it.
In 2013, Eurogamers Matt Edwards stated Darkstalkers "has remained something of a cult favourite thanks to its unique style and technical innovations."
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, known in Japan as , is a 1994 fighting game developed and released by Capcom originally for the CPS II arcade hardware as the first game in the Darkstalkers series.
The game originally began development when Capcom created the CPS-II arcade board.
A 32X version was planned at one point but never released.
Darkstalkers (Vampire) was originally released in the Japanese arcades on July 12, 1994.
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, known in Japan as , is a 1994 fighting game developed and released by Capcom originally for the CPS II arcade hardware as the first game in the Darkstalkers series.
The game was included in Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection, a compilation of all five Darkstalkers arcade games that was released only in Japan for the PlayStation 2 on May 19, 2005.
It was later adapted by Viz Comics under the title of Night Warriors: The Comic Series, which was published as a six-issue comic book which were later collected in a single trade paperback volume.
In Japan, Game Machine listed the game on their August 15, 1994 issue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month.
It received a Gold Award from the American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) for being one of America's top nine best-selling arcade video games of 1994.
In 2013, Eurogamers Matt Edwards stated Darkstalkers "has remained something of a cult favourite thanks to its unique style and technical innovations."
A 32X version was planned at one point but never released.
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