Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side
More vanquished warriors, a new variety of versus game modes, and new excessively-gory finishing moves await in this enhanced Sega CD remake of Sega's lesser-known 1993 fighting game.
Overview Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side (also known as Eternal Champions CD) is a 2D fighting game developed by Sega Interactive Development Division and published by Sega (through their short-lived mature-oriented Deep Water label) for the Sega CD on February 5, 1995.
An enhanced remake of the 1993 Genesis game Eternal Champions, Challenge from the Dark Side revamps the gameplay (adding new special attacks and removing restrictions on others) while adding new playable warriors (including nine secret characters), new game modes (including survival and round-robin modes), video cutscenes, an enhanced soundtrack, and new deadly finishing moves (amping up the amount of graphic violence and gore).CharactersNew Characters Sophia de Medici, "Riptide" (an Italian pirate from 1566 A.D.)Ramses III (an Egyptian pharaoh from 1151 B.C.)Raven Gindar (a voodoo priestess/healer from 1820 A.D.)Dawson McShane (a Wild West gambler-turned-deputy from 1849 A.D.)Dark Champion (final boss and secret playable character)Thomas Chavez, "Blast" (secret playable character, an American "green beret" special forces agent from 1955 A.D.)Chin Wo (secret playable character, a kung-fu acupuncturist from 1815 A.D.)Thanatos (secret playable character, the Greek god of death, made mortal in 1692 A.D.)Senator (secret playable character, a corrupt American politician from 1995 A.D.)Crispy the Chicken (secret playable character)Hooter the Owl (secret playable character)Slither the Snake (secret playable character)Yappy the Dog (secret playable character)Zuni the Monkey (secret playable character)Returning CharactersShadow Yamoto (a Japanese ninja assassin from 1993 A.D.)Larcen Tyler (a Chicago mob burglar from 1920 A.D.)R.A.X. Coswell (a cyborg kickboxer from 2345 A.D.)"Slash" (a prehistoric hunter from 50,000 B.C.)"Trident" (an Atlantean gladiator from 110 B.C.)Mitchell Midleton Knight, "Midknight" (a London vampiric biochemist from 2100 A.D.)Xavier Pendragon (a Salem warlock/alchemist from 1692 A.D.)Jonathan Blade (a Syrian bounty hunter from 2030 A.D.)Jetta Maxx (a Russian circus acrobat from 1899 A.D.)Eternal Champion (boss and secret playable character)
