Ex Cross

Ex Cross is a fighting game and is the first of the series of the same name. It was released at arcades in 1994 and on the PlayStation in 1995 and was later released again in Ex Cross 5's arcade history mode. It was developed and published by The John Studios.

Story
The plot involves a leader of a criminal organization know as The Kamizaki Zibanzu named Uchino who wants to dominate the world, so its up to a hero named Kuno to stop him by entering the first world tournament.

Although all playable characters in Ex Cross have their own ending upon completion of their particular scenario, depicting events following the tournament as if they were the one victorious, it became a staple in later Ex Cross games of having only one character's ending as the true canonical one, and the following sequel's storyline is based on what happened after that particular ending.

Gameplay
Ex Cross is one of the earliest 3D fighting game franchises, with the first game applying many of the concepts found in Virtua Fighter by Sega.

As with many fighting games, players choose a character from a lineup, and engage in hand-to-hand combat with an opponent.

Ex Cross differs from other hand-to-hand fighting games in some ways. Traditional fighting games are usually played with buttons which correspond to the strength of the attack, such as strong punch or weak kick. Ex Cross, however, dedicates a button to each limb of the fighter, making learning special attacks more of an intuitive process. The player could watch the animation on screen and figure out the appropriate command (if the character kicks low with their right leg, the move is likely to be executed by pressing down and right kick, or a similar variation). Traditional fighting games, such as Street Fighter, involve inputting commands as rapidly and accurately as possible, whereas Ex Cross slows the action down, emphasizing rhythm, strategy, and deception over speed.

Starting Characters

 * Kuno
 * Jason
 * Exclass
 * Hannina
 * Robo
 * Craker
 * Miguel
 * Vito

Unlockable Characters

 * Nardia
 * Kinutsu
 * Prototype Craker
 * X-45
 * Giorgio
 * Ralf
 * Ralf Jr.
 * Kay Wong
 * Unchino(Final Boss)
 * Devil(acts as a costume swap for Kuno)

Stages

 * New York city
 * Chicago
 * Pagoda
 * Twin-Tower
 * Venezia
 * Athena
 * Far West
 * Jen's lab
 * Flying Tower