Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors: Difference between revisions

''VideoGames & Computer Entertainment'' (''VGCE'') gave it a score of 9/10.<ref>''Video Games & Computer Entertainment'' 71 (December 1994), page 94</ref> Upon the home version's release, ''PlayStation Magazine'' gave ''Darkstalkers'' a score of 7/10, calling it "a sound enough beat'em up but no ''Street Fighter Alpha''."<ref>''PSM'' 12</ref>

''VGCE'' named the arcade version of ''Darkstalkers'' as the second game in the categories Game of the Year and Best Fighting Game of 1994.<ref>''VideoGames, The Ultimate Gaming Magazine'' 74 (March 1995), pages 44-46</ref> In 2007, CraveOnline users ranked ''Darkstalkers'' as the ninth top 2D fighter of all time, the staff calling it "a Capcom title that was essential in the further development of Capcom’s 2-D fighter dominance" and "a surprise hit that paved the way for many great games after it."<ref>{{cite web |first= CraveOnline Poll |title= Top Ten 2-D Fighters of all time |date= 2007-09-07 |url= http://www.craveonline.com/gaming/article/top-ten-2-d-fighters-of-all-time-65021 |publisher= CraveOnline |accessdate= 2009-11-24}}</ref>