Darkstalkers: Grimoire's Reckoning

Darkstalkers: Grimoire's Reckoning is a fighting game released in 1996 for the SEGA Saturn, PlayStation and PC. It was developed by Cor-Son Games with additional work by Radical Entertainment and Visual Concepts. While Cor-Son is credited, they didn't work on the game much. The game came about due to Cor-Son wishing to produce a title for Capcom. They wanted to work on a rendition of Darkstalkers, but Capcom refused to let them access the title. Instead, Cor-Son were given permission to produce an adaptation of the American Darkstalkers cartoon. Cor-Son modified it so while it followed the show, it possessed the same tone as the game series.

Reception
The game received very mixed reviews. Critics complimented the fighting mechanics, but felt that it was a watered-down version of the original Darkstalkers. Likewise, fans of the original game questioned why an adaptation was made for such an ill-received series, though they also claim that the game at least tried to keep with the tone of the original game.