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M.U.G.E.N

MUGEN is a 2D fighting game engine developed by Elecbyte. Content is created by the community, and thousands of fighters, both original and from popular fiction, have been created.

14 April 2002

M.U.G.E.N is an arcade developed by Elecbyte, released 14 April 2002 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What M.U.G.E.N is

M.U.G.E.N is an arcade game developed by Elecbyte and released in 2002. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on M.U.G.E.N.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Often authors will port popular characters from 2D fighting engines such as the Street Fighter series, or from TV, book, and game series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons, Pingu, Super Mario, Sonic The Hedgehog, Pokémon, Sailor Moon, and Touhou. Many authors will also create original content. Many websites exist to showcase and disperse the developed content and forms in what is often referred to as the "Mugen Community". Games that are built using the M.U.G.E.N engine often focus around a single franchise, such as Hyper Dragon Ball Z. Due to the customizable nature of the game engine, no two versions of M.U.G.E.N are the same. Each person is encouraged to download their…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

M.U.G.E.N launched on 14 April 2002, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International and Heroes of Might and Magic IV.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast, World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International, Heroes of Might and Magic IV.

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When did M.U.G.E.N come out?
M.U.G.E.N was released on 14 April 2002 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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