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)
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
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
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 April 24, 2024.