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Battle Master

A Japanese fighting game with 3D character models released on PlayStation in 1998 and re-released on PlayStation under the Major Wave series label in 2000 by Hamster Corporation. The game has a straight…

8 January 1998

Battle Master is a fighting developed by Taki Corporation, released 8 January 1998 on PlayStation.

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What Battle Master is

Battle Master is a fighting game developed by Taki Corporation and released in 1998. It was published by Hamster Corporation. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A Japanese fighting game with 3D character models released on PlayStation in 1998 and re-released on PlayStation under the Major Wave series label in 2000 by Hamster Corporation. The game has a straight forward combat system, 4 buttons with L1 and R1 combinations for a total of 12 moves. there is also an upgrade system for characters that unlocks more moves by using a move enough times in normal gameplay. The game has a total of 120 moves and there is apparently a robot character/mode that can learn moves by fighting other characters, or has access to all possible moves already unlocked, which can then be used for custom loadouts for PvP matches.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Battle Master launched on 8 January 1998, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo and Resident Evil 2.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Gran Turismo, Resident Evil 2.

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When did Battle Master come out?
Battle Master was released on 8 January 1998 for PlayStation.

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