The special meter dictates when you can perform a Liberty Art, Vanguard Princess' name for the character's "Super Move". By default, victory is achieved when someone wins two out of the three rounds. When this bar is entirely depleted, your character dies and the opponent is awarded a round. The health bar decreases as your character takes damage. The Battle Screenĭisplays your current health.
While Vanguard Princess sports more a more modern style anime look to it's visuals, the fighting system is reminiscent of more traditional 2D fighters such as Street Fighter 2, as opposed to combo-heavy games like Guilty Gear.
However when the English version was released on Steam on Februa free "Director's Cut" DLC was made available that restored the game's original uncensored content.
eigoMANGA's release is not freeware like the original Japanese version and the game's content was censored. Recent blog posts by creator Tomoaki Sugeno suggest work on more significant updates-primarily character additions-and the possibility of a "new" version of the game altogether.Īn English version of Vanguard Princess was released by eigoMANGA on Octowhich included several visual and gameplay updates. The current version of the game is 1.05b. Many of these updates include significant changes to character balance and move properties. Since the game's initial release on June 26, 2009, Vanguard Princess has seen a number of version updates. The game's modes are limited to Story and local 2-Player Versus, however, dedicated fans have consistently worked on their own netplay program for the game.
The game was released for download in Japan for free via the creator Tomoaki Sugeno's website. The game was distinct in that it was of a comparatively higher quality than many of the games made using the Fighter Maker engine, boasting visuals akin to those of a full-price commercial release. Vanguard Princess is a freeware fighting game created by a single programmer and illustrator named Tomoaki Sugeno-who also goes by the nickname Suge9-using Enterbrain's Fighter Maker engine.