From various time periods of past, present and future, nine fighters killed in an unjust manner find themselves given a second chance for life. An alien being, known only as the Eternal Champion, brings back the fighters into a competition for one reason: to find one among them worthy of being resurrected, giving them a chance to avert their death and tip the balance between good and evil.

The fighters range from different eras of Earth's History: Larcen, the cat burglar. Jetta, the circus acrobat. Blade, the futuristic bounty hunter. Midknight, the vampiric bio-chemist. Rax, the cyborg. Shadow, the corporate assassin. Slash, the neanderthal. Trident, a Atlantean warrior. And Xavier, a warlock and alchemist.

The game is a 2D one on one fighting title. Each character supports a large number of special moves and individual fighting styles. At the end of a match players have the option to unleash an "Overkill" on a defeated opponent, brutally killing the loser in a graphic manner, or the option to use the background itself for a stage kill.

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Screenshots

Eternal Champions Genesis Volcanic scenery

Eternal Champions Genesis Showing respect to each other

Eternal Champions Genesis Shadow's home scenery. The Japanese word "kurai" (dark) is currently on the background

Eternal Champions Genesis Shadow's biography

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Promo Images

Eternal Champions Magazine Advertisement p. 11

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Alternate Titles

"エターナルチャンピオンズ" -- Japanese spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

User Reviews

Whoa! This game is hard!	Genesis	DudeOfMonson (118)

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Critic Reviews

Mean Machines	Genesis	Feb, 1994	97 out of 100	97
Hobby Consolas	Genesis	Jan, 1994	95 out of 100	95
Power Unlimited	Genesis	Mar, 1994	9 out of 10	90
Play Time	Genesis	Feb, 1994	85 out of 100	85
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Genesis	Jul, 1994	10 out of 12	83
Netjak	Genesis	Nov 26, 2003	8.1 out of 10	81
GamesCollection	Genesis	Jan 13, 2010	8 out of 10	80
Retro Archives	Genesis	Sep 22, 2018	15.5 out of 20	78
Megablast	Genesis	Mar, 1994	73 out of 100	73
The Video Game Critic	Genesis	Jan 02, 2009	C+	58

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Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Thought On This Game's Future.	1	Guy Chapman (1997) Jul 06, 2007

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Trivia

Cover

The cover art was painted by Julie Bell and is entitled Invincible Team.

Gamebooks

In 1995, Puffin Books published two combat-based gamebook adaptations of this video game, The Cyber Warriors and Citadel of Chaos, both written by Jamie Thompson.

Sticker Album

In 1993, Italian firm Panini (most famous for its football collectible stickers) published a SEGA official Eternal Champions sticker album.

As of 2008, onecan find online articles from France and Spain that sell it in blank for around 20€, and complete (or almost) for 40-60€.

Information also contributed by irelandgamer94 and Pseudo_Intellectual.

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