Fight for Life - The only 3D fighting game for the Atari Jaguar

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Published on February 11, 2023 12:00:05 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mHJVygSb0k

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Fight for Life (1996)

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Fight for Life is a 3D, the only, 3D fighting title for the Atari Jaguar. Released in 1996 it also marked the end of Atari's time producing home consoles and computers. Atari Corporation reverse-merged with disk-drive manufacturer JT Storage (JTS), becoming a division within the company. In 1998, Hasbro Interactive acquired all Atari Corporation related properties from JTS, creating a new subsidiary, Atari Interactive. Atari as a name has had a complicated history and Fight for Life marked the end of one of the most ambitious (bringing 64-bits to home consoles) and turbulent.

Fight for Life was essentially developed by one person, Francois Bertrand after his work on Virtua Fighter with Sega Japan. From his own interviews it's clear that the biggest limitation for the game was the platform itself. The Jaguar couldn't compete with Sega and Playstation on 3D games. Fight for Life is a great example however, of what the Atari Jaguar could do. For the platform, the 3D models look good and the gameplay flows consistently.

You can read an interview with Francois talking about the game development here: http://www.atarihq.com/jaglynx/bertrand.html

The Atari Jaguar is a fun console to review because there were so many unique games for the system and for a long time, it was an incredibly difficult system to emulate. Thankfully, we have a few more options now, like BigPEmu. It's easier than ever to check out the full collection of Atari Jaguar games at home: https://www.richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/

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