Criticom
The powers of the Relic are strong. In an effort to keep the Relic and oppress others, the Nezai and Zarai clans join together and call themselves the Chosen. Unfortunately, the Relic is stolen and the Chosen…
Criticom is a fighting developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment, released 29 November 1995 on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
What Criticom is
Criticom is a fighting game developed by Kronos Digital Entertainment and released in 1995. It was published by Vic Tokai. It is available on PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The powers of the Relic are strong. In an effort to keep the Relic and oppress others, the Nezai and Zarai clans join together and call themselves the Chosen. Unfortunately, the Relic is stolen and the Chosen want it back to continue their dominance over the other clans. The other clans want to use the Relic to break free from the oppression brought about by the Chosen. Pick from eight different fighters, each with different skills, and try to claim the Relic. All of the fighters start out with simple combinations and skills, but as a fighter progress through matches, he or she will gain more powerful skills and weapons. If your friends think your skills will not win the Relic, challenge…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Criticom holds a critic score of 30 out of 100. That places it above 2% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 36 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Criticom launched on 29 November 1995, within three weeks of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Rayman. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Rayman.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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