<s>
is	O
a	O
1996	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
crossover	O
of	O
various	O
3D	O
arcade	O
blockbusters	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
complete	O
cast	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
to	O
Janet	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Hornet	O
car	O
from	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
gamers	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
bosses	O
of	O
both	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
without	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intended	O
as	O
an	O
introduction	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
utilized	O
the	O
concept	O
originally	O
used	O
by	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
whereby	O
characters	O
and	O
styles	O
from	O
different	O
games	O
were	O
mixed	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
ended	O
rings	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
are	O
present	O
(	O
but	O
with	O
no	O
ring-out	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
closed	O
cages	O
from	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
characters	O
have	O
new	O
moves	O
taken	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
dodge	O
move	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
characters	O
to	O
sidestep	O
,	O
avoiding	O
a	O
dangerous	O
blow	O
and	O
opening	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
room	O
for	O
a	O
counter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
it	O
was	O
hailed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
best	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
deeming	O
its	O
crossover	O
mechanics	O
a	O
complete	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
met	O
with	O
strong	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
of	O
AM2	O
's	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
did	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
arcade	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
an	O
adaptation	O
for	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
by	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
training	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
survival	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
two-player	O
vs.	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
battle	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
one-player	O
mode	O
split	O
into	O
nine	O
tracks	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
switching	O
play	O
type	O
between	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
which	O
causes	O
the	O
characters	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
either	O
the	O
walled	O
arenas	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
or	O
the	O
open	O
arenas	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
basic	O
fighting	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
corresponding	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
is	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
cast	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Kuma-Chan	O
,	O
a	O
bear	O
mascot	O
in	O
a	O
hat	O
that	O
has	O
no	O
points	O
of	O
articulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
characters	O
have	O
some	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
all	O
)	O
of	O
their	O
new	O
moves	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcer	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
characters	O
still	O
have	O
their	O
armor	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
characters	O
accordingly	O
have	O
new	O
moves	O
for	O
breaking	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
either	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
character	O
(	O
with	O
armour	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
smashed	O
off	O
)	O
or	O
a	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
character	O
(	O
without	O
armour	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Bark	O
the	O
Polar	O
Bear	O
–	O
one	O
of	O
AM2	O
's	O
creations	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
character	O
and	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
'	O
Muscle	O
 '	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
retains	O
his	O
home	O
stage	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
albeit	O
without	O
the	O
walls	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
from	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Fighterss	O
Flying	O
Carpet	O
stage	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bean	O
the	O
Dynamite	O
–	O
the	O
other	O
of	O
AM2	O
's	O
creations	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
game	O
Dynamite	B-Application
Düx	I-Application
,	O
hence	O
his	O
name	O
'	O
The	O
Dynamite	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
character	O
and	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
'	O
Muscle	O
 '	O
section	O
(	O
though	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
fought	O
until	O
the	O
Bonus	O
section	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
home	O
stage	O
is	O
not	O
his	O
own	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
but	O
actually	O
Knuckles	O
 '	O
,	O
the	O
South	O
Island	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
character	O
and	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
'	O
Dirty	O
Fighters	O
 '	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Janet	O
–	O
Janet	O
is	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Cop	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
has	O
a	O
fondness	O
for	O
countering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
moves	O
are	O
those	O
of	O
Aoi	O
Umenokoji	O
(	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
'	O
Girls	O
 '	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
arena	O
,	O
Virtua	O
City	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kids	O
Akira	O
–	O
Akira	O
Yuki	O
's	O
super	O
deformed	O
form	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
'	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
 '	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
is	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
retains	O
his	O
home	O
stage	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kids	O
Sarah	O
–	O
Sarah	O
Bryant	O
's	O
super	O
deformed	O
form	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
section	O
(	O
though	O
she	O
is	O
not	O
fought	O
until	O
the	O
Bonus	O
section	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
stage	O
is	O
actually	O
Sarah	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
1	I-Application
stage	O
,	O
now	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
neon	O
letters	O
that	O
act	O
as	O
walls	O
,	O
spelling	O
"	O
MEGAMIX.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hornet	O
–	O
Hornet	O
is	O
a	O
car	O
(	O
number	O
41	O
)	O
from	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
,	O
the	O
car	O
humorously	O
stands	O
on	O
back	O
wheels	O
and	O
boxes	O
with	O
its	O
front	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
plays	O
like	O
a	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
character	O
and	O
can	O
have	O
its	O
shell	O
knocked	O
off	O
,	O
revealing	O
body	O
,	O
engine	O
and	O
other	O
parts	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
voice	O
is	O
sounds	O
of	O
an	O
engine	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
sound	O
effects	O
from	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
screeching	O
tires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
stage	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
a	O
racecourse	O
from	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
(	O
the	O
Beginner	O
's	O
course	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Three-Seven	O
Speedway	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rent-A-Hero	B-Application
–	O
from	O
the	O
Japan	O
only	O
game	O
Rent	B-Application
a	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rent-A-Hero	B-Application
plays	O
like	O
a	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
character	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
has	O
an	O
additional	O
handicap	O
,	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
measured	O
by	O
battery	O
shaped	O
red	O
symbols	O
above	O
his	O
health	O
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
they	O
all	O
disappear	O
,	O
Rent-A-Hero	B-Application
shuts	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
stage	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Chicago	O
"	O
stage	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
the	O
stage	O
the	O
player	O
gets	O
if	O
Jacky	O
and	O
Sarah	O
face	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
a	O
match	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
actually	O
unlocked	O
before	O
Rent-A-Hero	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
music	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
Rent-A-Hero	B-Application
fights	O
in	O
the	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
Rent-A-Hero	B-Application
theme	O
music	O
plays	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rent-A-Hero	B-Application
'	O
s	O
stage	O
music	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
his	O
stage	O
music	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
music	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Rent-A-Hero	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
Japanese	O
sentai	O
show	O
theme	O
song	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
have	O
an	O
instrumental	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siba	O
–	O
Siba	O
is	O
from	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
but	O
was	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
cast	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
game	O
's	O
actual	O
release	O
,	O
though	O
an	O
icon	O
featuring	O
him	O
(	O
and	O
mislabeled	O
as	O
"	O
Akira	O
"	O
)	O
appears	O
on	O
older	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
arcade	O
cabinets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
stage	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
Wolf	O
's	O
"	O
desert	O
"	O
stage	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
URA	O
Bahn	O
–	O
a	O
super-powered	O
version	O
of	O
Bahn	O
from	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
the	O
'	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
 '	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
portrait	O
of	O
Candy	O
fully	O
clothed	O
and	O
sporting	O
her	O
original	O
"	O
player	O
2	O
"	O
colors	O
(	O
blond	O
hair	O
,	O
blue	O
dress	O
)	O
from	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
characters	O
 '	O
"	O
player	O
2	O
"	O
colours	O
in	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
differ	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
character	O
has	O
their	O
respective	O
stage	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
Dural-instead	O
she	O
has	O
her	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
1	I-Application
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
underwater	O
stage	O
is	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
it	O
belongs	O
to	O
the	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
character	O
Mahler	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pai	O
and	O
Kage	O
do	O
n't	O
lose	O
their	O
head	O
accessories	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
knocked	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
percentage	O
of	O
critical	O
hit	O
flashes	O
and	O
blood	O
throughout	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
project	O
was	O
kept	O
secret	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
being	O
announced	O
until	O
a	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
1996	O
press	O
conference	O
-	O
less	O
than	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AM2	O
described	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
as	O
a	O
fairly	O
easy	O
game	O
to	O
create	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
getting	O
all	O
the	O
moves	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
fit	O
onto	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
had	O
required	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
spend	O
months	O
developing	O
new	O
compression	O
techniques	O
,	O
later	O
advances	O
in	O
compression	O
technology	O
made	O
fitting	O
Fighters	O
Megamixs	O
much	O
larger	O
selection	O
of	O
moves	O
a	O
relatively	O
simple	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
promotional	O
effort	O
,	O
DJs	O
Commander	O
Tom	O
and	O
DJ	O
MARS	O
created	O
a	O
dance	O
club	O
mix	O
from	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
9.25/10	O
from	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
score	O
any	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
received	O
from	O
the	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazines	O
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
different	O
enough	O
to	O
VF2	B-Application
and	O
indeed	O
VF3	B-Application
to	O
warrant	O
immediate	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
's	O
GameSpot	O
review	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
own	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
have	O
even	O
a	O
passing	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
VF	O
series	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
probably	O
the	O
game	O
you	O
could	O
use	O
to	O
justify	O
purchasing	O
the	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
perfect	O
5.0	O
in	O
every	O
other	O
category	O
(	O
sound	O
,	O
fun	O
factor	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
)	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
Matching	O
up	O
brawlers	O
from	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
inspired	O
thinking	O
,	O
and	O
though	O
Megamix	O
is	O
n't	O
perfect	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
close	O
to	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gerstmann	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
both	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
while	O
good	O
,	O
use	O
fewer	O
polygons	O
and	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	O
than	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
concluded	O
that	O
these	O
issues	O
were	O
eclipsed	O
by	O
the	O
vast	O
and	O
well-designed	O
selection	O
of	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
interesting	O
gameplay	O
dynamics	O
which	O
result	O
when	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
characters	O
are	O
pitted	O
against	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digitiser	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
game	B-Application
of	I-Application
1997	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
games	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
600,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
Saturn	B-Device
video	O
game	O
rental	O
for	O
three	O
months	O
in	B-Application
1997	I-Application
,	O
from	O
June	O
to	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
included	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
games	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
"	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
’s	O
bash-up	O
mashup	O
offers	O
a	O
staggering	O
array	O
of	O
content	O
for	O
dedicated	O
players	O
to	O
get	O
to	O
grips	O
with.	O
"	O
</s>
