One Must Fall 2097

aka: OMF, OMF:2097
Moby ID: 234

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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)

Play it. Now.

The Good
Everything, starting with the gameplay itself. The game is addictive, challenging and most importantly FUN. The graphics are really well drawn and the robot models are detailed; the game engine is extremely well programmed (runs really well on a 486); the music is simply great and the design and concept are HUGE!

The Bad
Nothing! It rocks!

The Bottom Line
Seen Street Fighter 2? Liked it? No? Try this one.

DOS · by Tomer Gabel (4539) · 1999

One of the greatest fighting games of all time is now freeware!

The Good
It looks great! Those shiny 3D modeled robots fighting in cool arenas really really look astounding! The control system is intuitive: Precise controls, easy to do combos.

There is no gore in this game (instead lots of machine parts spread around). The most addictive part is definetely the tournament mode where you can upgrade your robot, and fight in your way!

The Bad
The backgrounds unfortunately do not scroll.

The Bottom Line
An incredible piece of gaming software, which is a lot of fun to play. And it's now freeware! So what are you waiting for? Visit the Diversions web site, and download your own copy (only 6 megs).

DOS · by IJan (1971) · 1999

Who said fighting games in computers sucked?

The Good
Great overall execution for being a PC fighting game, the gameplay is one of his strongest points. The game is real addictive, the fact that you can upgrade your robot makes your game rely more on your strategy than in your ability in fighting (although it really helps...) Also the music was real cool, some simple but effective early 90s techno-tunes will be by your side as you kick some metallic asses.

The Bad
The controls were a bit limited and the 'anime-ish' portraits of the characters were a bit cheap-drawn, also some robots were a bit ridiculous-looking, remember Tranzor Z?

The Bottom Line
Very original and addictive, Epic Megagames doesn't only makes great platform games!

DOS · by Depth Lord (934) · 2004

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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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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.