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Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe thankfully does not live up to its subtitle at all. This re-release of a re-release builds up on everything that came before it, fleshing out the experience into something worthy of your attention, whether you’re a hardcore fighter or a casual button-masher. Some wonky writing and poor visuals dampen the experience somewhat, but if you can look past that and fancy some classic KOF style fighting game action, this is the game for you.
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I’ve said it before; whenever Arc System Works decides to either develop and/or publish a fighting game, they have my utmost attention, even if the game itself doesn’t look that appealing at first glance. I would have never thought that a fighting game with an eleven character roster based off a F2P mobile RPG would ever be good, but Granblue Fantasy: Versus shut me up. I never thought a game with a name as idiotic as Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st] would end up being enjoyable, but it...
Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe takes the best elements of other fighters, and brings them together to create something great. It might not be the most original fighter around, but those looking to test their might will find a lot to like here.
Chaos Code – New Sign of Catastrophe isn’t going to knock Street Fighter IV’s off the top spot. Though ultimately, Chaos Code seeks to carve out its own niche and it may just do that here in the west. It’s an entertaining brawler in its own right and its roster of bizarre characters and ludicrous moves are just appealing enough to keep you engaged. If you’re a hardcore Street Fighter player, this isn’t going to sway you. But if you’re a fighting fan looking something for a little different, then Chaos Code – New Sign of Catastrophe is well worth a look.
Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe is a 2D fighting game for the Nintendo Switch. If you’ve ever played a fighting game before - from Street Fighter to SNK H
There’s not much else I can say about Chaos Code. It works, but it’s in an overloaded genre where, not only do you have big “blockbuster” options, from Dead or Alive through the soon-to-be released Tekken 7, but there’s also a real wealth of options in the niche spaces, from BlazBlue through to a game featuring all your favourite characters from Nitroplus’ game franchises. And that is a very niche game, to be sure, but even that one offers characters that you’ll care a great deal about, and puts some effort into giving the presentation modern touches. Chaos Code just doesn’t of…