<s>
Aggressors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
or	O
GanGan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1994	O
fighting	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
Corp	O
.	O
(	O
ADK	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
SNK	O
's	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
later	O
decades	O
appeared	O
on	O
retro	O
compilations	O
and	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
game	O
title	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
initials	O
as	O
the	O
developer	O
and	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
parodying	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Midway	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
defining	O
feature	O
was	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
generally	O
2D	O
format	O
,	O
characters	O
can	O
move	O
towards	O
or	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
screen	O
(	O
somewhat	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Oversway	O
"	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
later	O
SNK	O
title	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
a	O
modest	O
success	O
,	O
Aggressors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
SNK	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
major	O
innovation	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
fighters	O
to	O
move	O
virtually	O
continuously	O
towards	O
or	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
screen	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
manner	O
to	O
some	O
1980s	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
games	O
like	O
Taito	O
's	O
Violence	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
SNK	O
's	O
Street	B-Device
Smart	I-Device
and	O
Atari	O
's	O
Pit-Fighter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
featured	O
is	O
weapon	O
play	O
(	O
another	O
mechanic	O
akin	O
to	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
ups	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Technōs	O
 '	O
Renegade	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Combatribes	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
new	O
,	O
but	O
Kotaro	O
Fūma	O
returns	O
from	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
Kusanagi	O
-	O
Also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Red	O
Panther	O
of	O
Honmoku	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	B-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
and	O
famous	O
brawler	O
of	O
the	O
Kantō	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
Kisarah	O
's	O
attacks	O
in	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kisarah	O
Westfield	O
-	O
Also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Naive	O
Tomboy	B-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Kisarah	O
falls	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Joe	B-Application
Kusanagi	O
and	O
chases	O
him	O
to	O
coerce	O
Joe	B-Application
into	O
being	O
her	O
boyfriend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kisarah	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
selectable	O
character	O
in	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
and	O
as	O
an	O
SNK	O
character	O
card	O
in	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
DS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
Fūma	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
powers	O
(	O
only	O
his	O
"	O
Enryūha	O
"	O
signature	O
move	O
make	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
exchange	O
,	O
he	O
gains	O
many	O
combo	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
playable	O
in	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Coliseum	I-Application
,	O
with	O
his	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
series	O
moveset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
in	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
DS	I-Application
as	O
an	O
action	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	B-Application
Hae	O
Gwon	O
-	O
Also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
White	O
Fang	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fastest	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
good	O
arsenal	O
of	O
kicks	O
and	O
various	O
taekwondo	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
an	O
African-American	O
boy	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
player	O
and	O
wishes	O
to	O
be	O
famous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bobby	O
is	O
the	O
fastest	O
and	O
smallest	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
who	O
always	O
has	O
a	O
weapon	O
(	O
specifically	O
,	O
his	O
basketball	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
appears	O
in	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
DS	I-Application
as	O
an	O
action	O
card	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Sean	O
Matsuda	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
basketball	B-Application
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
SNK	O
's	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
titles	O
by	O
ADK	O
on	O
the	O
ADK	B-Application
Damashii	I-Application
Game	O
Collection	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
underwhelming	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
felt	O
the	O
large	O
sprites	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
move	O
through	O
different	O
planes	O
ultimately	O
do	O
not	O
make	O
Aggressors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
intrinsically	O
different	O
from	O
or	O
as	O
deep	O
as	O
fighting	O
games	O
which	O
preceded	O
it	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
had	O
its	O
share	O
of	O
defenders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
Future	O
Games	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
summed	O
up	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
nothing	O
we	O
have	O
n't	O
already	O
seen	O
before	O
,	O
and	O
seen	O
with	O
more	O
finesse	O
at	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
panned	O
the	O
AES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
combines	O
aspects	O
of	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
without	O
coming	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
complexity	O
or	O
challenge	O
of	O
any	O
of	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
later	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
despite	O
SNK	O
marketing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
fighter	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
purely	O
2D	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
multiple	O
planes	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
decent	O
effort	O
at	O
innovation	O
,	O
ultimately	O
has	O
little	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
From	O
graphics	O
to	O
moves	O
to	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
almost	O
every	O
element	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
more-or-less	O
average	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
likely	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
enormous	O
2D	O
fighting	O
library	O
of	O
Neo-Geo.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
high	O
quality	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
large	O
sprites	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
massive	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
cartridges	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
excellent	O
Spanish	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
playable	O
characters	O
prevented	O
them	O
from	O
unreservedly	O
recommending	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
emphasized	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
otherwise	O
outstanding	O
and	O
expressed	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Aggressors	B-Application
of	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
in	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1994	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
