<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
CPS	B-Application
II	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Psygnosis	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
features	O
ten	O
playable	O
monsters	O
(	O
Demitri	O
Maximoff	O
,	O
Jon	O
Talbain	O
,	O
Victor	O
von	O
Gerdenheim	O
,	O
Lord	O
Raptor	O
,	O
Morrigan	O
Aensland	O
,	O
Anakaris	O
,	O
Felicia	O
,	O
Bishamon	O
,	O
Rikuo	O
,	O
and	O
Sasquatch	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
non-playable	O
boss	O
characters	O
(	O
Huitzil	O
and	O
Pyron	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
opponents	O
of	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
gameplay	O
system	O
Capcom	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
several	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Air	O
Blocking	O
,	O
Crouch	O
Walking	O
and	O
Chain	O
Combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
Special	O
meter	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	O
Combo	O
gauge	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
fill	O
up	O
to	O
perform	O
either	O
a	O
unique	O
"	O
combo	O
"	O
-type	O
move	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
Super	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
(	O
called	O
"	O
ES	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
powered-up	O
version	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
specials	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
EX	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
concept	O
which	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
later	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Super	O
Combo	O
gauge	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Turbo	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Special	O
in	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
gradually	O
drains	O
unless	O
the	O
player	O
performs	O
their	O
super	O
move	O
,	O
preventing	O
players	O
from	O
preserving	O
their	O
super	O
moves	O
for	O
later	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
began	O
development	O
when	O
Capcom	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
another	O
fighting	O
game	O
using	O
their	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
art	O
director	O
Akira	O
Yasuda	O
,	O
a	O
colleague	O
of	O
his	O
named	O
Akitomo	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
monster	O
fighting	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
form	O
by	O
planner	O
Junichi	O
Ohno	O
(	O
who	O
Yasuda	O
had	O
worked	O
together	O
with	O
on	O
Captain	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
entire	O
team	O
was	O
reassigned	O
for	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
the	O
Japanese	O
development	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
much	O
about	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
backstory	O
or	O
the	O
'	O
Demon	O
World	O
 '	O
of	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
overseas	O
staff	O
who	O
started	O
suggesting	O
several	O
ideas	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
entrusted	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Psygnosis	O
due	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
inexperience	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
an	O
April	O
1995	O
release	O
but	O
experienced	O
a	O
protracted	O
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
ultimately	O
not	O
being	O
released	O
until	O
well	O
after	O
the	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
had	O
arrived	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
was	O
planned	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
(	O
Vampire	O
)	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
opening	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Trouble	O
Man	O
"	O
by	O
Eikichi	O
Yazawa	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
theme	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
all	O
five	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
arcade	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
Amusement	O
Anthology	O
Series	O
14	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
manga	O
collection	O
of	O
short	O
stories	O
published	O
by	O
Hobby	O
Japan	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
a	O
nine-issue	O
manhua	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
was	O
also	O
digitally	O
distributed	O
by	O
Sumthing	O
Digital	O
as	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Volume	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1994	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
very	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
is	O
highly	O
appealing	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
broad	O
variety	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
its	O
anime-style	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
block	O
in	O
midair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
lacks	O
depth	O
and	O
is	O
too	O
easily	O
mastered	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
nonetheless	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
highly	O
attractive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
good	O
concept	O
,	O
strengthened	O
by	O
great	O
graphics	O
and	O
good	O
gameplay	O
,	O
is	O
what	O
makes	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
fighting	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
as	O
deep	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
but	O
just	O
as	O
fun	O
,	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
is	O
a	O
welcome	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
library.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Yasuhiro	O
Hunter	O
of	O
Maximum	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
argued	O
that	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
deepest	O
and	O
most	O
difficult	O
to	O
master	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
given	O
the	O
exceptionally	O
long	O
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
conversion	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
disappointment	O
,	O
with	O
half	O
the	O
animation	O
frames	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
missing	O
and	O
bouts	O
of	O
pronounced	O
slowdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
"	O
could	O
arguably	O
be	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
development	O
for	O
2D	O
fighters	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
ultimately	O
just	O
another	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
2D	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
vein	O
and	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
technology	O
showcasing	O
games	O
like	O
VF2	B-Application
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Toshinden	O
,	O
it	O
just	O
ca	O
n't	O
compete.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
similarly	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
unfortunately	O
,	O
pales	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
bigger	O
3D	O
monsters	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Play[S]tation,	O
namely	O
Tekken	B-Application
and	O
Toshinden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
CraveOnline	O
users	O
ranked	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
top	O
2D	O
fighter	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
staff	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
Capcom	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
essential	O
in	O
the	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
2-D	O
fighter	O
dominance	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
surprise	O
hit	O
that	O
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
many	O
great	O
games	O
after	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Eurogamers	O
Matt	O
Edwards	O
stated	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
"	O
has	O
remained	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
cult	O
favourite	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
unique	O
style	O
and	O
technical	O
innovations.	O
"	O
</s>
