Release
Friday, December 25, 1992
Player score
66/100
Platform families
1
Editorial overview
Inside Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle
What it is
Welcome to the world of RANMA 1/2 Explosive Free-Fight, the hottest new blockbuster from the phenomenon that is... MANGA!
You're about to set out on a breathtaking hyper-adventure. The powerful, pixel-punching graphics will make your head spin like a blow to the temple. Featuring the most outrageous cast of characters... they'll leave you clutching on to your sanity by the black belt of your judo suit... RANMA 1/2 - A dozen animaniacs causing mayhem in a mind-blowing body-bruising battle of wits.
The premise
Ranma and his father Genma decide to perform their martial arts exercises in a remote part of China. What they don't know is that they've entered the "Training Ground of the Accursed Springs," which consists of more than 100 springs, each with its own unique legend. The story goes that anyone who falls into one of the springs will be transformed into the beast that haunts the spring. Now it's up to you to help Ranma and Genma get out of the area and in one piece. In this one-on-one fighter either alone or with a friend you'll have to do battle against a wide variety of strange enemies. Can you help this innocent father and son team escape and get home alive?
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