One Must Fall 2097
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One Must Fall 2097 is a fighting game with a twist. Instead of the usual Street Fighter II trend of games, in this game you play one of 10 characters controlling one of 10 huge robots in a fighting match.
According to the game, in the year 2097, the human race is controlled by one company known as W.A.R., which started as a small company providing the Earth government with construction robots. After a while W.A.R. grew further and further and eventually took over Earth Gov.
In the year 2097, W.A.R. decided to colonize Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons. Because of the harsh climate and difficult terrain, they sought for one person, the best of the best, to rule Ganymede for them. They've decided the best way to choose this person is to organize a huge contest, in which the winner will earn a seat in the W.A.R. high counsel and control of Ganymede.
You're one of the contestants, and you want to win.
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Average score: 81% (based on 12 ratings)
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Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 85 ratings with 10 reviews)
The greatest beat 'em up to date!
The Good
The first time I played this game I admired it for it's great graphics which were also quite fast with my 'powerful' 486 33 MHz. Last year I tried to play this game again and to my surprise I found myself addicted to the classic once again. The graphics are just 320x200, but that doesen't matter too much.
When I had finished the single player game, I started to play against my friends and that was FUN. I mean FUN! fun fun fun fun...
Sorry.... You really have to play this game against a friend. It's full of odd tactics etc.
The Bad
The single player game was a bit easy, but I guess I played the game more than many other people. Also as mentioned before the game has only low resolution, but that doesen't keep you from enjoying the wonderful gameplay.
The worst thing is trying to get this game run on a modern computer. Luckily I have an old one sitting beside me, so no problem there for me.
The Bottom Line
Beat the computer or your friend with a large robot. Now that this game is finally free (great decision from the developer btw), you just don't have a choice here - DOWNLOAD THIS GAME NOW!
DOS · by Heikki Sairanen (75) · 1999
The Good
Tournament play adds an unmatched RPG quality and makes for great replayability, and user addons as well.
The unique pilot/robot system allows for over 100 possible combinations to fight with.
News and tech reports after every fight add personality to the game.
More secrets than any other fighting game I've ever played. There's always another hidden feature!
A great sense of originality: each robot has completely different moves and looks.
The arenas actually have an impact on your fight, from electric walls to jet plane attacks.
Great music and sound (Epic's trademark).
The Bad
Most of the best features (like the air combos, super jumps, and block damage) are only accessible as secrets. Kind of annoying. Also, the announcer is repetitive the better you get (as you lose more badly, she gets funnier, though.)
The Bottom Line
I can't make the point enough times:
THE BEST FIGHTER FOR THE PC. EVER.
Similar games like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, or Killer Instinct can do nothing against a game with over 40 different characters, almost no learning curve, and an RPG-style tournament mode that keeps you coming back for more. Not to mention the secret characters, moves, and even arenas!
DOS · by Robyrt (46) · 2001
The Good
This game simply rocks!!! alhtough it's published six years ago, this game is still much better than a lot of the other games that are out there...
Each robot has its own special moves, and each has its own extremely different aptitudes. Adding ot that is the pilots, who vary in speed, stamina, and strength...This gives a huge combination of playing styles...You can play it over and over again, and still there will be enough variety for you to come back for more...
The tournament mode is innovative...you can win matches to earn money, and with the money, you can upgrade your robots or your pilots...this way, you can customize your robot to your own playing style...
It runs great on any system!!! Unlike many old games that don't support the computers of today, OMF runs smoothly, with no tinkering needed...
The graphics and music are all pretty good...the animations of the moves and scraps are well done...
The Bad
Some bugs in the AI...ie you can do some combos over and over again, and the computer never seems to be able to block them...but these are so few, so it has basically no effect on the gameplay...
The Bottom Line
Defnitely better than most of the fighting games out there...download it now, and you'll be sucked into this awesome game...
DOS · by MadCat (53) · 2000
Trivia
The early beta version of this excellent fighting game was originally a side-scrolling karate game. Known then only as One Must Fall, there were no robots to be seen (hence the absence of "2097" in the working title), though the fluid character animation and good fighting controls were already apparent. -Source http://underdogs.cjb.net
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Epic Classics
Epic Classics are on sale again, including the BOXED version of One Must Fall... -
OMF as freeware
One Must Fall: 2097 is now freeware, and you can download it here. -
One Must Fall 2
A website put up by Rob Elam, covering the sequel in development. -
One Must Fall 2097 freeware version
One Must Fall 2097 has been liberated and it's available here. -
One Must Fall Strategy
A compilation of strategy hints for every aspect of OMF: pilots, robots, tournaments, and arenas.
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Game added by Tomer Gabel.
Additional contributors: Trixter, Macintrash, Brolin Empey, Kasey Chang, Robyrt, emanjonez.
Game added August 21, 1999. Last modified March 27, 2024.