1996 жылғы «Red Earth» аркадалық ойыны туралы

1996 fighting arcade game

Red Earth, released in Japan as Warzard (ウォーザード), is a fantasy themed 2D fighting game released by Capcom as an arcade game in 1996. It was the first game for Capcom's CP System III hardware, the same hardware which Street Fighter III and its derivatives ran on. After not being released on a home platform for 26 years, it was announced on February 20, 2022 that Red Earth would receive its first port as a part of the Capcom Fighting Collection on June 24, 2022 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

An official soundtrack of the game was released on December 18, 1996, for ¥3200. It was composed by Takayuki Iwai with additional help by Ryoji Yamamoto and Wataru Hachisako. It contains 72 tracks over 2 CDs. Certain tracks were later featured in the 2004 game Capcom Fighting Evolution, although they are downgraded versions and slightly offtune.

Two books about the game were published in Japan. The first one, titled All About Warzard, is an in depth look at the creation of the game. It contains many pages of concept art and screenshots, details on technical and musical aspects of the game as well as gameplay strategies. The other book, titled Gamest Mook #65: Warzard, was a similar, although unofficial book. This book also contained a fan art section. A Darkstalkers and Red Earth crossover manga, entitled "Maleficarum", was published in Japan in 1997. The English edition was made available by UDON in October 2010. Capcom also released several figurines of the various characters and bosses from the game.

In Japan, Game Machine listed Red Earth on their February 1, 1997 issue as being the second most popular arcade game for the previous two weeks. The game was reviewed by Hyper magazine and rated 4 out of 5 stars.