Trivia
Development
Game began production in May of '94 and was completed in December of '95. However, the game was delayed until it was shipped in April '96.
Jaguar
Fight for Life was the last title released by
Atari for the Jaguar platform.
Marketing
Despite its obvious limitations, the game was constantly being pushed as genre-defining by Atari executives. One such meeting had
Fight For Life pitted head-to-head on a widescreen TV with
Tekken (which was what Atari said
Fight For Life was superior to). Executives wholeheartedly agreed that it was a legitimate competitor to
Tekken, much to the disbelief of Atari programmers, who knew better.
Information also contributed by
CaptainCanuck