Fighter Maker
{{Infobox VG series
| title = Fighter Maker
| image =
| caption =
| developer = OUTBACK
Kuusou Kagaku
exA-Arcadia (Arcade)
| publisher = ASCII (2DFM95)
Enterbrain (2DFM2)
Agetec (FM)
exA-Arcadia (Arcade)
| genre =Fighting game, game development
| platforms = exA-Arcadia (Arcade), PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
| first release version = 2D Fighter Maker 95
| first release date = 1998
| latest release version = Fighter Maker 2
| latest release date = 2002
}}
Fighter Maker {{nihongo| |格闘ツクール||Kakutō Tsukūru}} is a series of games for PlayStation consoles and Microsoft Windows. It features a robust character creation system, letting players even create animations. There are two versions of the games, Fighter Maker (FM series) and 2D Fighter Maker (2DFM series).
Games
=3D series=
==Fighter Maker==
{{Infobox video game
| title = Fighter Maker
| image =
| developer = ASCII Entertainment
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|ASCII Entertainment|WW|Agetec}}
| platforms = PlayStation
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|30 July 1998|NA|17 June 1999{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Sam|date=17 June 1999|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fighter-maker-ships-for-playstation/1100-2460660/|title=Fighter Maker Ships for PlayStation [date mislabeled as "April 27, 2000"]|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000229133138/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_06/17_vg_fight/index.html|archive-date=29 February 2000|url-status=live|access-date=26 January 2021}}|EU|2000}}
| genre = Fighting
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Part of Agetec Inc.'s Designer Series, Fighter Maker is 3D-based and allows users to create custom moves for their fighters.
The music for the game was composed by the U.K. band [http://intelligentsia-music.com INTELLIGENTSIA],{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/mirai.intelligentsia/posts/1990688951203642 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1608936902712184/1990688951203642 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Post |last=Intelligentsia |first=Mirai |date=13 October 2017 |website=Facebook |access-date=12 March 2021}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vmrJbLC3zk|title=【CM】3D格闘ツクール 【PS】3D Kakutou Tsukuru (Commercial - PlayStation - ASCII Corporation) Fighter Maker|website=YouTube}} who also created the in-game FX;{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQkZV5WhI_c&t=8m39s|title = Ps1 3D格闘ツクール|website = YouTube}} MIRAI, one of the band's 2 members, is a playable character in the game.
The first FM game is also known for having one licensed character, Street Fighter EX{{'}}s Skullomania, complete with the original move list.
===Reception===
{{Video game reviews
| title = Fighter Maker
| align = left
| GR = 69%{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197322-fighter-maker/index.html|title=Fighter Maker for PlayStation|website=GameRankings|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501125355/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197322-fighter-maker/index.html|archive-date=1 May 2019|access-date=26 January 2021}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Williamson|first=Colin|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17714&tab=review|title=Fighter Maker - Review|website=AllGame|publisher=All Media Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116084155/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17714&tab=review|archive-date=16 November 2014|access-date=27 January 2021}}
| EGM = 8.375/10{{cite magazine|author=EGM staff|title=Fighter Maker|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|publisher=Ziff Davis|issue=119|date=June 1999}}
| Fam = 25/40{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=1560&redirect=no|title=3D格闘ツクール [PS]|language=ja|magazine=Famitsu|publisher=Enterbrain|access-date=26 January 2021}}
| GI = 8/10{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3187|title=Fighter Maker|magazine=Game Informer|publisher=FuncoLand|issue=74|date=June 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000709100311/http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=3187|archive-date=9 July 2000|url-status=dead|access-date=27 January 2021}}
| GameRev = C+{{cite web|last=Liu|first=Johnny|date=May 1999|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34003-fighter-maker-review|title=Fighter Maker Review|website=GameRevolution|publisher=CraveOnline|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527144737/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/fighter-maker|archive-date=27 May 2016|url-status=live|access-date=27 January 2021}}
| IGN = 8/10{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=17 June 1999|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/06/18/fighter-maker|title=Fighter Maker|website=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis}}
| OPMUK = 3/10{{cite magazine|last=Nicholson|first=Zy|url=https://archive.org/details/opm059/page/n129/mode/2up|title=Fighter Maker|magazine=Official UK PlayStation Magazine|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=59|date=June 2000|page=131|access-date=26 January 2021}}
| OPM = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Maruyama|first=Wataru|url=https://archive.org/details/Official_US_PlayStation_Magazine_Volume_2_Issue_9_1999-06_Ziff_Davis_US/page/n95/mode/2up|title=Fighter Maker|magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine|publisher=Ziff Davis|volume=2|issue=9|date=June 1999|page=95|access-date=27 January 2021}}
| PSM = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Review: Fighter Maker|magazine=PSM|publisher=Imagine Media|issue=22|date=June 1999}}
}}
The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. IGN commended the game's controls as "tight" and "solid", as well its character creation system, and called Fighter Maker "one of the most unique software packages" for the PlayStation. GameRevolution gave it a mixed review, a few weeks before the game was released Stateside. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 25 out of 40.
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==Fighter Maker 2==
{{Infobox video game
| title = Fighter Maker 2
| image =
| developer = Enterbrain
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Enterbrain|NA|Agetec}}
| platforms = PlayStation 2
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|29 August 2002|NA|19 November 2002}}
| genre = Fighting
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Fighter Maker 2 (FM2) for the PS2 was another entry in the Designer Series from Agetec Inc. It is similar to the original, but with more advancements in character design, movement, and attacks.
===Reception===
{{Video game reviews
| align = left
| title = Fighter Maker 2
| MC = 58/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/fighter-maker-2/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2|title=Fighter Maker 2 for PlayStation 2 Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive}}
| GamePro = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|author=Tokyo Drifter|date=26 November 2002|url=http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/27247.shtml|title=Fighter Maker 2 for PS2 on GamePro.com|magazine=GamePro|publisher=IDG Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041228072900/http://www.gamepro.com/sony/ps2/games/reviews/27247.shtml|archive-date=28 December 2004|access-date=28 January 2021}}
| GSpy = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web|last=Nam|first=Michael J.|date=8 January 2003|url=http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/fighter-maker-2/497894p1.html|title=GameSpy: Fighter Maker 2|website=GameSpy|publisher=IGN Entertainment|access-date=27 January 2021}}
}}
Fighter Maker 2 received more mixed reviews than the original according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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=2D series=
==2D Fighter Maker 95==
2D Fighter Maker 95 (FM95) was released for Windows prior to ASCII's departure from gaming. Unlike its PlayStation counterparts, this version focused on 2D-style gameplay, allowing the user to create and import their own characters, sounds and graphics into the engine, allowing for far more flexibility and range than the PS versions. The program was pirated and fan translated to English and released on the Internet, where it found a large following amongst dojin game makers and the M.U.G.E.N. community.
==2D Fighter Maker 2nd==
2D Fighter Maker 2nd (FM2K or 2DK) was released by ASCII's successor company, Enterbrain. An update to the original version, FM2K allowed for a greater amount of expansion and extension than FM95, revising much of the original engine to allow more options while adding a menu-based system for clarity. As with the previous version, it became wildly popular amongst the dojin communities in Japan. Again, piracy and a fan translation followed, though the second version has yet to meet with the success of the first, primarily due to the large amount of M.U.G.E.N. communities already in operation as well as the incomplete translation of the FM2K software and documentation.
== 2D Fighter Maker 2nd EXA ==
In 2019, Kadokawa exclusively licensed the 2D Fighter Maker 2nd engine to exA-Arcadia. In order to use it for arcades, exA-Arcadia re-developed the engine from scratch to use hardware rendering instead of the software rendering of the original version. New features that were not possible before have been added: handling of coins and credits, multiple language support, transitioning between single player and VS games, CPU vs CPU demos, 16:9 widescreen, full screen display and 0.3 frames input latency. This version of the tool is only available for exA-Arcadia developers.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://exa.ac/en/about/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=exA-Arcadia |language=en-US}}
See also
- Enterbrain's other game creation suites:
- RPG Maker
- Sim RPG Maker
- Beats of Rage
- M.U.G.E.N
References
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{{RPG Maker series}}
{{Video game engines}}
{{Street Fighter series}}
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:Kadokawa Corporation franchises