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)
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
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
The Good
Where could I start? It's hard enough to find a fighting game worth playing on the PC and to top it off it's freeware! I first found OMF after playing the shareware a few years back and I instantly fell in love even though it was on a black and white monitor on an old 486. What makes this game stand out amongst fighting games especially for the PC is the incredibly simple controls and the RPG like tornament mode where you can buy robots and boost their stats and even boost your stats as a pilot. 1 player mode was dissapointing but the tornament mode more than made up for it. The graphics are much more than expected for a game of it's age and the music really hypes you up. Speaking of sound each time you score a hit there is a wonderful metal clanging noise. Another great thing about the tornaments is the ability to customize your robots colors. It has many aspects of a great fighting game even a fatality like "scrap" and "destruction" moves, but also has a great story and tons of secrets and extras. A total master piece.
The Bad
Sometimes things get annoying like the news caster or that repair guy saying the samething but at the same time these things make the game great and it's always satisfying to see your final blow on the news.
The Bottom Line
You might be thinking this is baloney because of the games age but the graphics are smooth though the sprites are a bit choopy (300X200) but they are rendered to fool you that they're 3D. If you love fighting games or RPG's then this game is defenatly worth downloading (HEY IT'S FREE). If you have a more powerful computer check out www.omf.com about information about the all new 3D game OMF Battlegrounds.
DOS · by Aaron Savadge (4) · 2001
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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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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.