One Must Fall: 2097

One Must Fall: 2097 (1994)

by Diversions Entertainment, Epic Games
Genres:Fighting
Themes:Action, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Welcome to One Must Fall 2097. This game is an action-fighting game similar to Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat but it has a much more to offer. Once you're into the game, you choose your pilot. Each pilot has different strengths and weaknesses. You may want one that is faster, or that can take a punch or two, or one that just looks good. Each pilot needs a good vehicle, or a robot in this case. You fight other piloted robots. For victory, You gain money, for money, You can buy some upgrades and beat more robots. The economy part of this game is really simple :-), but gives new experience from a simple fighting game. In the background story of the robot-fighting games are multinational corporations. One such corporation, World Aeronautics and Robotics (WAR), runs the entire show. WAR was started as a research institute to provide human-assisted robots for space travel. Their first prototypes were activated in 2009 and were immediately put to use by a conglomeration of companies from Japanamerica to build the first ACTIVE space station. The HAR's were better than conventional robots in that they were completely operated by a single human whose brain controlled the robot's systems via remote. The "pilot" actually "became" the robot for all intents and purposes, but no danger to the pilot was possible. At the end of 21st century You have a chance to write history. You've waited for this night since you were a child. Fifteen years of training will be used tonight. The main prize is waiting...Show more
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This was the first fighting game that I was ever any good at playing. It was also one of the few Shareware-era games that I fully registered. It will always hold a special place in my heart. When my 6 floppy diskettes began to go bad, I wrote the developers, begging, because as a pre-teen, I had no purchasing power, asking about a discount on the CD upgrade. They sent me a FREE copy of the CD version! I love those people at Diversions! I know this was made freeware, long ago, but I'd still love to see some digital distribution, preservation, and easy networking support for long-distance LAN parties. Maybe they can offer it for free, like Epic does with the Jill of the Jungle trilogy.
user avatar@uwwarrior17user avatar@uwwarrior17
January 29, 2025
This is an incredible game. For its time, the art was beautiful and I feel it still up today. The gameplay was fun. And the soundtrack was absolutely amazing. I still get the menu song stuck in my head sometimes, then have to go to YouTube to listen to it and rock out again! I'd buy this on GOG in a heartbeat!
I didn't grow up with this game, but I know a group of streamers that used to broadcast it alot. It's very interesting as a part of fighting game history and more folks should give it a try.
user avatar@Narchanuser avatar@Narchan
February 02, 2025
Another game I sunk TONS of hours into as a kid. Has an absolutely awesome story mode in single player where you upgrade your pilot and bot and fight in harder and harder tournaments. You could also get secret upgrades on your bot by "destroying" (kinda like mortal kombat fatalities) certain opponents. The developers have released this game as freeware and it's easy enough to get it working on DosBox, but having it on GOG would make it even easier! Oh and this is on my list for the best game soundtracks on all time. The main theme music PUMPS.
user avatar@Warmaster9user avatar@Warmaster9
February 01, 2025
This is one of the first few fighting games I have played and the game made very good impression on me. I played against my sister but I mostly play by myself. There has been matches that were hard to beat and other matches are very easy. I want to own this game as I have played the shareware version and I would like to get it from here rather than somewhere else
user avatar@Scathienuser avatar@Scathien
February 01, 2025
I remember coming across the shareware version for this game when I was in high school and it had me hooked. The fights were fun, the character designs were interesting, and I remember practicing at it for hours trying to get good at the combat mechanics. The full version of this game deserves to be preserved so others have the chance to experience it.
user avatar@RadikaRulesuser avatar@RadikaRules
February 05, 2025
It was a decade before my time and I still fell head over heels in love with it I'd go into more detail, but game itself is what matters. And man, what a game. Visually striking, mechanically wonderful and customizable. And good heavens Kenny Chou's music! That man deserves an award like yesterday, game has aged leagues better than most of its PC contemporaries, and even a fair few console fighting games of the time. Anyway If Epic is gonna do that big publisher thing and just sit on the IP, might as well hand it to someone who cares like CDPR. Jazz at least got the collection, JJ2 and a reference in Fortnite This is the Epic-published game I actually love. And maybe such a move would breathe life into the likes of OpenOMF, because as we know. The best DOS games get to live outside DOS too, and no matter the price. I'd set money aside just to get it
user avatar@Dugalle42user avatar@Dugalle42
February 06, 2025
Oh my goodness- this game was absolutely fantastic. I used to play it in the back room at my dad's work when I was on holiday from school- I would have played it all day if I could. The first thing I remember is the audio- the music from the main menu is replaying in my head as a type this, such a great track! And the sounds as the robots duked it out with one another were brilliant- every time someone landed a kick you'd hear a sound like a huge bell ringing. The mechs had fun and original designs (my favourite was the one that would 'kick' with long chains attached to its shoulders), and the pilot character designs were memorable too, everytihing with a pixel art presentation that I think holds up really well today. The story was memorable too- with some interesting twists and turns depending on which pilot you were playing as. Absolutely fantastic game, one of the games I remember most fondly for sure!
This is what got me interested in fighting games in the first place. Yes, it didn't have anywhere near Street Fighter 2's polish, but it was experimenting with a bunch of ideas that really appealed to me at the time. I dug the 'future gladiators steering building-sized robots with their brains' setting; the fact you chose both your robot and your pilot which greatly affected their power and speed; and best of all, that Tournament mode where you worked your way up to the world championship, getting new banter from recurring faces you kept meeting, getting jumped by hidden bosses who scolded you for going too far with the post-match finishing moves. Even now that main menu theme's still playing in my head...
user avatar@HerrLangsamuser avatar@HerrLangsam
February 08, 2025
This (and MK1) are the only fighting games i have ever played. I don't even remember how i got it and had never heard about it. I was left wondering why such a fun game was so under the radar. The git gud part is being softened by the possibility to upgrade your fighters. Your enemies get better as well of course but you can grind a little and before you know it you have become better, too.
Those games also need your vote!
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