<s>
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
1998	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Genki	O
and	O
Opus	O
Corp	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
closely	O
models	O
the	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
standard	O
set	O
by	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
but	O
integrates	O
a	O
unique	O
point	O
scoring	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
generic	O
characters	O
and	O
unoriginal	O
presentation	O
have	O
been	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
but	O
reviewers	O
praise	O
its	O
point	O
system	O
and	O
consider	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
polygon-based	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
three	O
dimensional	O
battle	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
same	O
concept	O
but	O
also	O
relies	O
on	O
a	O
customizable	O
point	O
scoring	O
system	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
winner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
offers	O
five	O
different	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
playing	O
the	O
traditional	O
versus	O
computer	B-Application
mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
earn	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
(	O
Boro	O
)	O
and	O
learn	O
new	O
skills	O
for	O
their	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
players	O
learn	O
new	O
skills	O
playing	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
or	O
the	O
Master	O
Challenge	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
save	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
expanded	O
command	O
list	O
to	O
the	O
Controller	O
Pak	O
;	O
afterwards	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
command	O
list	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
in	O
any	O
mode	O
to	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
nine	O
regular	O
characters	O
in	O
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
:	O
Ryuji	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
karate	O
exponent	O
;	O
Abdul	O
,	O
a	O
well-balanced	O
fighter	O
from	O
Mongolia	O
obsessed	O
with	O
Arabic	O
culture	O
;	O
Tomahawk	O
,	O
a	O
professional	O
wrestler	O
from	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
;	O
Meiling	O
,	O
a	O
Chinese	O
martial	O
artist	O
;	O
Kaze	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
ninja	O
with	O
a	O
massive	O
catalog	O
of	O
special	O
moves	O
;	O
Pierre	O
,	O
a	O
French	O
clown	O
with	O
a	O
deceptive	O
fighting	O
style	O
;	O
Leon	O
,	O
an	O
all-rounder	O
from	O
Spain	O
;	O
Bob	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
Brazilian	O
fighter	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
tough	O
aerial	O
combat	O
specialist	O
Valerie	O
from	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Struggle	O
Hard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Mace	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Age	I-Application
just	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
earlier	O
,	O
critics	O
widely	O
deemed	O
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
to	O
date	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
largely	O
because	O
the	O
others	O
were	O
uniformly	O
weak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
most	O
critics	O
described	O
Mace	B-Application
as	O
simply	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
a	O
mediocre	O
set	O
,	O
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
was	O
more	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
genuinely	O
worthwhile	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
wrote	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
unique	O
scoring	O
system	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
modes	O
make	O
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
a	O
winner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
best	O
characters	O
or	O
the	O
best	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
well-rounded	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
I	O
can	O
say	O
about	O
any	O
other	O
N64	B-Operating_System
fighting	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
IGNs	O
Peer	O
Schneider	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Some	O
minor	O
problems	O
in	O
presentation	O
and	O
overall	O
player	O
balance	O
keep	O
Fighter	B-Application
's	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
from	O
getting	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
--	O
no	O
doubt	O
--	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
n't	O
quite	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
(	O
like	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
III	I-Application
or	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
beats	O
the	O
living	O
daylights	O
out	O
of	O
every	O
other	O
N64	B-Operating_System
fighter	O
ever	O
released.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
spectrum	O
of	O
action	O
puts	O
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
in	O
a	O
league	O
of	O
its	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
designs	O
are	O
uninspired	O
and	O
suffer	O
from	O
low	O
polygon	B-General_Concept
counts	I-General_Concept
and	O
visible	O
seams	O
in	O
their	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrarily	O
,	O
Schneider	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
praised	O
this	O
configuration	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
still	O
allows	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
it	O
unnecessary	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
C	O
button	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
found	O
awkward	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
held	O
a	O
77%	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
2019	O
closure	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
fighter	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
boost	O
sales	O
,	O
Infogrames	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
international	O
distributor	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
)	O
shaved	O
US$20	O
off	O
the	O
price	O
tag	O
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
price	O
to	O
US	O
$49.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Fighter	O
Destiny	O
2	O
(	O
dropping	O
the	O
plural	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
word	O
)	O
and	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999-2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighter	O
Destiny	O
2	O
received	O
more	O
mediocre	O
reviews	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Fighters	B-Application
Destiny	I-Application
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
it	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
,	O
over	O
four	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
Stateside	O
.	O
</s>
