If we have to talk about fighting video games, we surely think of those such as Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat, options that have clearly changed the history of video games. But there are some others that even though they are not as popular as those two, they are quite respectable and of great quality, and since the video games and arcade industry is so developed, finding a good product that entertains and keep us attracted is not entirely easy. One of those video games is M.U.G.E.N. It is believed that the words that form the name of this video game mean in Japanese “infinite” all together, but the real name has never been officially explained so it is quite impossible to know what it exactly means.
This video game was officially released in 1999 and the engine in which it is based allows players to create or add their own characters, music, stages and other situations. With 2D scenarios, M.U.G.E.N. is thought to be used through 9 different playing modes which are arcade (against the computer), versus (against another player), team arcade (teams of characters against the computer), team versus (teams of characters against another player), team co-up (several characters alongside with another player against the computer), survival (endless battle), survival co-up (the same as the previous one but alongside with a partner), training mode and watch.
The game has also a variety of stages and scenarios where to play which are: Rumble in Metropolis in which Marvel confronts DC comics, Blackheart, Quartes Devil, Honda’s Dohyou, and Chinatown. However, remember that stages can also be created by users and add elements from outside the video game, making every M.U.G.E.N. out there completely unique and different to the others. Players can even bring characters from other video games and give them their own personalized features, adding some or taking away the ones that they don’t like.
It is believed that M.U.G.E.N. has not been entirely licensed when created and many video game users think that this game does not exist anymore, but reality is that the product can be downloaded in the internet and that the M.U.G.E.N. fan community is growing more and more with time.
With M.U.G.E.N. you will be able to exercise your creativity and you will also discover that the playing options are totally endless. This video game is one of the most creative and interesting one that has been released in the last years and that is why people still continue to choose it and fall under its spell. Are you going to do that as well?




