<s>
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	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
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darkstalkers	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
system	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
considered	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
has	O
the	O
same	O
plot	O
and	O
endings	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
only	O
adding	O
stories	O
and	O
endings	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
(	O
now	O
playable	O
)	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donovan	O
Baine	O
and	O
Hsien-Ko	O
are	O
"	O
Dark	O
Hunters	O
"	O
who	O
are	O
out	O
to	O
hunt	O
the	O
other	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
hence	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
,	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
128MB	O
for	O
all	O
characters	O
,	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
uses	O
256MB	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
meaning	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
500	O
extra	O
patterns	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
that	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
still	O
had	O
no	O
confirmed	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
outrage	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
owners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
explanation	O
for	O
the	O
decision	O
,	O
Capcom	O
representatives	O
said	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
reason	O
is	O
the	O
problems	O
we	O
had	O
converting	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
the	O
plan	O
was	O
to	O
release	O
 [ the ] 	O
PlayStation	B-Device
[	O
version	O
of ]	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
in	O
April	O
but	O
it	O
fell	O
behind	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
later	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
straight	O
to	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
get	O
the	O
user	O
response	O
to	O
release	O
our	O
software	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
which	O
we	O
have	O
to	O
do	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
also	O
have	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
3	I-Application
lined	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
arcade.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in-house	O
within	O
Capcom	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
specific	O
personnel	O
who	O
developed	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
were	O
uninvolved	O
with	O
converting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PAL	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
was	O
finished	O
by	O
May	O
but	O
the	O
European	O
publisher	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
,	O
opted	O
not	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
until	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
features	O
an	O
"	O
Appendix	O
Mode	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
the	O
opponents	O
 '	O
colors	O
and	O
background	O
music	O
between	O
the	O
regular	O
ones	O
and	O
the	O
ones	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	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>
It	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
remastered	O
form	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
2013	O
's	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Manual	O
Ver.1	O
(	O
)	O
and	O
The	O
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Manual	O
Ver.2	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
two	O
guide	O
books	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
staff	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	O
Hunter	O
Perfect	O
Guide	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Gamest	O
Mook	O
"	O
EX	O
"	O
-series	O
guide	O
book	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Shinseisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
a	O
two-volume	O
manga	O
collection	O
of	O
short	O
stories	O
by	O
Takeshi	O
Fujita	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Gamest	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
(	O
Amusement	O
Anthology	O
Series	O
17	O
&	O
18	O
)	O
,	O
two-manga	O
collection	O
of	O
short	O
stories	O
published	O
by	O
Hobby	O
Japan	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
a	O
manga	O
anthology	O
in	O
the	O
Super	O
Game	O
Comic	O
Anthology	O
series	O
by	O
SoftBank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
a	O
manga	O
anthology	O
by	O
Sony	O
Magazines	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
Arcade	O
Gametrack	O
(	O
SRCL-3197	O
~	O
8	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
two-CD	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
Records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
as	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
on	O
their	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
"	O
dramatically	O
"	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
special	O
moves	O
system	O
adds	O
a	O
strategic	O
element	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
saves	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
a	O
mere	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
must-purchase	O
for	O
fight	O
fans	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
owners	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
best	O
fighters	O
to	O
date	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
quite	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
animation	O
on	O
a	O
home	O
fighting	O
game	O
yet	O
"	O
(	O
rivaled	O
only	O
by	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
)	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
amazing	O
translation	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
big	O
improvement	O
over	O
X-Men	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
exclusive	O
you	O
must	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rad	O
Automatic	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
similarly	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
practically	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
"	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
characters	O
while	O
questioning	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
good	O
as	O
Capcom	O
's	O
other	O
recent	O
Saturn	B-Device
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
in	O
GamePro	O
,	O
Major	O
Mike	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
as	O
deep	O
as	O
the	O
recent	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
makes	O
up	O
for	O
this	O
with	O
its	O
outstanding	O
visual	O
spectacles	O
and	O
easy	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
rated	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
visuals	O
as	O
flawless	O
,	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
Capcom	O
keeps	O
this	O
up	O
,	O
arcades	O
may	O
well	O
go	O
out	O
of	O
business.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
imaginative	O
characters	O
,	O
perfect	O
balance	O
,	O
innovative	O
special	O
moves	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
huge	O
number	O
of	O
techniques	O
,	O
and	O
summarized	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
happy	O
medium	O
between	O
the	O
precision	O
and	O
depth	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
and	O
the	O
flash	O
and	O
accessibility	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
ScrewAttack	O
's	O
Arcade	O
Recall	O
criticized	O
Night	O
Warriors	O
for	O
having	O
few	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
1995	O
release	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
has	O
received	O
numerous	O
ports	O
,	O
having	O
first	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
home	O
console	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
series	O
compilation	O
release	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
remastered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Night	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
:	I-Application
Darkstalkers	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
compilation	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
