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| − | '''Darkstalkers 3''' (''Vampire Savior: World of Darkness'' in Japan) is the third and final proper installment in the [[Darkstalkers (Series)]]. It retained the character roster of Night Warriors, omitting Donovan, Huitzil and Pyron from the lineup. Taking their place were four new characters: Jedah, Lilith, Q-Bee and B. B. Hood. |
+ | '''Darkstalkers 3''' (''Vampire Savior: World of Darkness'' in Japan) is the third and final proper installment in the [[Darkstalkers (Series)]], not counting compilations. It retained the character roster of Night Warriors, omitting [[Donovan]], [[Huitzil]] and [[Pyron]] from the lineup. Taking their place were four new characters: Jedah, Lilith, Q-Bee and B. B. Hood. Darkstalkers 3 eschews the traditional round-based system in favor of what is dubbed the Damage Gauge System, with each fighter having two "life markers" which diminish after one's own life bar is completely emptied. The player can also regain a portion of their life during battle, if they manage to avoid taking further hits. The game also introduces the Dark Force System, which allows players to perform special abilities unique to each character for a limited period. |
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| − | This game was ported to the Sega Saturn (Japan |
+ | This game was ported to the Sega Saturn (Japan-only) and to the Sony PlayStation. Unlike the arcade version, the console versions contain Donovan, Huitzil and Pyron without losing any other characters. |
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== Story == |
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Jedah, one of the high nobles of Makai, is resurrected after a premature death long ago. Seeing the state of the demon world, he decides that the only way to save the world is to recreate it. To this end, he conjures a dimension known as Majigen, to which he summons worthy souls to feed his new world. As luck would have it, those souls belong to the characters from the first two games, in addition to three newcomers. |
Jedah, one of the high nobles of Makai, is resurrected after a premature death long ago. Seeing the state of the demon world, he decides that the only way to save the world is to recreate it. To this end, he conjures a dimension known as Majigen, to which he summons worthy souls to feed his new world. As luck would have it, those souls belong to the characters from the first two games, in addition to three newcomers. |
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Revision as of 02:25, 1 April 2008
Darkstalkers 3 (Vampire Savior: World of Darkness in Japan) is the third and final proper installment in the Darkstalkers (Series), not counting compilations. It retained the character roster of Night Warriors, omitting Donovan, Huitzil and Pyron from the lineup. Taking their place were four new characters: Jedah, Lilith, Q-Bee and B. B. Hood. Darkstalkers 3 eschews the traditional round-based system in favor of what is dubbed the Damage Gauge System, with each fighter having two "life markers" which diminish after one's own life bar is completely emptied. The player can also regain a portion of their life during battle, if they manage to avoid taking further hits. The game also introduces the Dark Force System, which allows players to perform special abilities unique to each character for a limited period.
This game was ported to the Sega Saturn (Japan-only) and to the Sony PlayStation. Unlike the arcade version, the console versions contain Donovan, Huitzil and Pyron without losing any other characters.
Story
Jedah, one of the high nobles of Makai, is resurrected after a premature death long ago. Seeing the state of the demon world, he decides that the only way to save the world is to recreate it. To this end, he conjures a dimension known as Majigen, to which he summons worthy souls to feed his new world. As luck would have it, those souls belong to the characters from the first two games, in addition to three newcomers.