<s>
is	O
a	O
1991	B-Application
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Almanic	O
Corporation	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Aicom	O
and	O
ALU	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Treco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-directed	O
by	O
Hajime	O
Kusano	O
and	O
Ramō	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
various	O
projects	O
at	O
Almanic	O
such	O
as	O
E.V.O.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Fighting	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
fights	O
against	O
other	O
opponents	O
in	O
one-on-one	O
matches	O
and	O
the	O
fighter	O
who	O
manages	O
to	O
deplete	O
the	O
health	O
bar	O
of	O
the	O
opponent	O
wins	O
the	O
bout	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
winner	O
of	O
the	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
d-pad	B-Device
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
jump	O
directly	O
,	O
instead	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
walk	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
direction	O
and	O
press	O
the	O
jump	O
button	O
to	O
perform	O
said	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
pre-apocalyptic	O
universe	O
,	O
where	O
an	O
enormous	O
red	O
sun	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
go	O
supernova	B-Application
within	O
hours	O
,	O
leading	O
representatives	O
from	O
multiple	O
alien	O
races	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
gain	O
trust	O
and	O
service	O
of	O
an	O
ultra-intelligent	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
Primaries	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
grant	O
another	O
galaxy	B-Application
to	O
live	O
in	O
for	O
them	O
and	O
their	O
future	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
in-game	O
plot	O
tells	O
a	O
different	O
story	O
involving	O
a	O
demon	O
lord	O
known	O
as	O
Lord	O
Valgasu	O
,	O
who	O
leads	O
an	O
underground	O
campaign	O
against	O
a	O
twelve-star	O
galaxy	B-Application
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
conquering	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
stars	O
 '	O
rulers	O
and	O
making	O
them	O
his	O
slaves	O
except	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morin	O
—	O
A	O
amazon	B-Application
warrior	O
who	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
tonfa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beowolf/Grinder	O
—	O
A	O
razor-clawed	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goldrock	O
—	O
A	O
living	O
golem	B-Application
with	O
an	O
Egyptian	O
motif	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zrygunte/Zygrunt	O
—	O
An	O
anthropomorphic	O
lobster	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
was	O
created	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Aicom	O
and	O
ALU	O
,	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
members	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
various	O
projects	O
at	O
Almanic	O
Corporation	O
such	O
as	O
E.V.O.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Hajime	O
Kusano	O
and	O
Ramō	O
Kobayashi	O
assisted	O
as	O
directors	O
,	O
with	O
Taito	O
's	O
Superman	B-Application
director	O
Toshiyuki	O
Nishimura	O
and	O
a	O
member	O
under	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
of	O
"	O
Yazawa	O
"	O
serving	O
as	O
programmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
April	O
1992	O
by	O
Treco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
South	O
Korea	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battles	O
are	O
quick	O
,	O
they	O
're	O
vicious	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
're	O
over	O
fast	O
—	O
which	O
alone	O
gives	O
Fighting	B-Application
Masters	I-Application
an	O
easy	O
TKO	O
over	O
its	O
video-game	O
competition.	O
"	O
</s>
