Aggressors of Dark Kombat

Aggressors of Dark Kombat
DeveloperADK
Publishers
ADK
  • Neo Geo CD
DirectorTakashi Hatono
ProducerKazuo Arai
DesignerTsutomu Maruyama
ProgrammersHideo Kamoda
M. Ando
Satoru Kubota
ArtistsAtsushi Kobayashi
F. Kurihara
Hideyuki Kusano
ComposersHideki Yamamoto
Hiroaki Kujirai
Hiroaki Shimizu
PlatformsArcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: 26 July 1994
  • NA: 1994
Neo Geo AES
  • NA/JP: 26 August 1994
Neo Geo CD
  • JP: 13 January 1995
  • NA: October 1996
GenreFighting
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemNeo Geo MVS

Aggressors of Dark Kombat, known in Japan as Thrilling Intense March or GanGan, is a 1994 fighting arcade game developed by ADK and published by SNK. It was originally released on SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade platform, then on Neo Geo AES and Neo Geo CD home consoles, and in later decades appeared on retro compilations and digital storefronts. The English game title uses the same initials as the developer. The game's defining feature was that, while it uses a generally 2D format, characters can move towards or away from the screen (somewhat similar to the "Oversway" system from the later SNK title Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory). While some reviews praised this mechanic, critics generally remarked that it offers no meaningful innovation and that the game is generic and lacking in depth. Though a modest success, Aggressors of Dark Kombat failed to match the popularity of the leading SNK fighters.