WAKU WAKU 7
Original Release: Sunsoft, Arcade, 1996
Other Releases: Neo Geo (1996), Saturn (1997), PlayStation 2 (in Sunsoft Collection, 2008), Wii (2010), Switch (2017), PS4/Xbox One (2018)
Sunsoft's entry into the fighting world uses weirdo characters to parody other fighting games (and a bit of Dragon Ball), but within its own solid little system
Waku Waku 7 (Arcade, Sunsoft, 1996)
Where to Buy: eBay
How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Guide
Review by: C. M0use
Waku Waku 7 is yet another Street Fighter clone, and it's on a platform jam-packed with similar games, but the comic tone and somewhat different feel makes it worth a look even if you're a bit burnt out on one-on-one fighters. "Cheerful Darkstalkers" isn't an unfair description for it.
Seven goofy fighters go on a quest to collect the seven "Waku Waku" balls and become The Guy or something. Arina and Rai are typical anime teenagers and sort of the main characters of the cast. Dandy-J is a whip-wielding bounty hunter, Mauru is a giant rabbit with a little girl clinging to it, Politank-Z is some heavy police robot tank, Slash is your typical bishy elf, and Tesse is a robot maid.
Obviously, with such atypical characters you also get all sorts of atypical moves and techniques, but the game actually plays surprisingly close to Capcom and SNK fighting games on the whole, with many characters mirroring popular protagonists from other games.
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