<s>
is	O
a	O
1993	B-Application
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Konami	O
's	O
third	O
fighting	O
game	O
after	O
the	O
1985	O
releases	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
and	O
Galactic	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
and	O
the	O
1986	O
release	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
their	O
first	O
release	O
that	O
came	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
1991	O
arcade	O
hit	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martial	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
same	O
fighting	O
game	O
conventions	O
established	O
by	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
fights	O
against	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
opponent	O
in	O
best	O
two-out-of-three	O
matches	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
tournament	O
mode	O
with	O
the	O
computer	O
or	O
against	O
another	O
human	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
control	O
layout	O
differs	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
most	O
other	O
typical	O
fighting	O
games	O
inspired	O
by	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martial	B-Application
Champions	I-Application
control	O
system	O
is	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
control	O
system	O
of	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
,	O
but	O
simplified	O
to	O
simply	O
high	O
,	O
medium	O
and	O
low	O
attacks	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
press	O
an	O
attack	O
button	O
and	O
a	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
unique	O
feature	O
this	O
arcade	O
game	O
has	O
is	O
stages	O
that	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
high-jump	O
"	O
stages	O
seen	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
later	O
fighting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
later	O
localized	O
worldwide	O
versions	O
,	O
Chaos	O
and	O
Titi	O
have	O
their	O
names	O
switched	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
rotation	O
of	O
the	O
boss	O
characters	O
 '	O
names	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
probably	O
done	O
to	O
avoid	O
associations	O
with	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
titty	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Chaos	O
being	O
a	O
Chinese	O
vampire	O
and	O
Titi	O
being	O
an	O
Egyptian	O
princess	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
-	O
A	O
Japanese	O
martial	O
artist	O
who	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Ryu	O
from	O
the	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
series	O
and	O
Lee	O
from	O
the	O
Famicom	O
and	O
MSX	O
versions	O
of	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
-	O
A	O
blonde	O
American	O
female	B-Application
ninja	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martial	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
was	O
exclusively	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
intro	O
starts	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
logo	O
and	O
a	O
vocal	O
song	O
,	O
then	O
shows	O
Jin	O
putting	O
on	O
his	O
headband	O
and	O
looks	O
ahead	O
of	O
himself	O
with	O
birds	O
flying	O
by	O
him	O
,	O
while	O
Rachael	O
and	O
Goldor	O
battle	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Martial	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
in	O
their	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
1993	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	O
Meter	O
listed	O
Martial	B-Application
Champion	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
thirty-second	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
reception	O
was	O
also	O
mixed	O
:	O
readers	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
release	O
a	O
19.8	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
book	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Complete	O
Guide	O
1987-1999	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Super	I-General_Concept
CD-ROM²	I-General_Concept
release	O
a	O
positive	O
analysis	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
sober	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
surprisingly	O
playable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
