Fighting Layer (ファイティングレイヤー Faitingu Reiyā?) is a 3D arcade fighting game developed by Arika and published by Namco. It was released exclusively in Japan in December 1998 and has neither been released overseas nor ported to home consoles nor PC.
Despite not officially being part of the Street Fighter series, the game has ties to the Street Fighter EX games (also developed by Arika); mainly through its gameplay and two EX fighters (Allen Snider and Blair Dame) who appear as playable characters.
A spiritual successor, Fighting EX Layer, was released in June 2018.
Gameplay[]
The gameplay system is similar to that of the Street Fighter EX games, with mechanics such as Super Cancels and Guard Breaks.
Characters[]
- Original characters
- Capriccio
- Exodus
- George Jensent
- Hong Gillson
- Janis Luciani
- Jig Jid Bartol
- Lan Yinghua
- Shang Fenghuang
- Sessyu Tsukikage
- Tetsuo Kato
- Hidden characters
- Clemence Kleiber
- Joe Fendi
- Preston Ajax
- Final boss
- Vold Ignitio (unplayable)
- CPU-only bonus stage opponents
- Knight
- Eagle
- Tiger
- Shark
- Shin Knight (hidden boss)
Trivia[]
- In Street Fighter EX3, some of the moves Ace can use are originally from this game, such as the Galaxy (from Allen), Fairy Gift (from Blair) and Aragyouji (from Tetsuo Kato, one of the game's original characters).
Gallery[]
Artworks[]
Capriccio
Clemence Keliber
Exodus
George Jensent
Hong Gillson
Janis Luciani
Jig Jid Bartol
Joe Fendi
Lan Yinghua
Preston Ajax
Sessyu Tsukikage
Shang Fenghuang
Tetsuo Kato
Vold Ignitio
Screenshots[]
Game Opening
Character Select
Allen Snider
Blair Dame
Capriccio
Clemence Keliber
Exodus
George Jensent
Hong Gillson
Janis Luciani
Jig Jid Bartol
Joe Fendi
Lan Yinghua
Preston Ajax
Sessyu Tsukikage
Shang Fenghuang
Tetsuo Kato
Vold Ignitio
Eagle
Knight
Shark
Tiger
Blair vs. Capriccio
Exodus vs. Tiger
Hong vs. George
Jig Jid vs. Sessyu
Tetsuo vs. George