restored back to normal form after a round is over much like Time Killers as well. A notable feature in the game is that when an opponent is defeated, the player gains a passable power. These powers or weapons can be used at any time to give the player a further advantage. Players can save their progress in a game with a password feature by pressing buttons during the player select screen. However, since the data was saved only until the machine was turned off, it was not beneficial unless used to pick the game back up where it ended. The game features 7 secret characters who can be found based on how a player defeated an enemy, interactions with certain environments, or codes entered after a match. These 7 characters, plus one additional character (faced after defeating the 8 main characters), were collectively known as the Agents of Nekron. Defeating all 8 of these characters unlocked a special ending after defeating the final boss. Development Home ports for the Saturn and PlayStation were announced in early 1995, but were later cancelled. Reception In North America, RePlay reported BloodStorm to be the eight most-popular arcade game at the time. Play Meter listed the game to be the seventeenth most-popular arcade game at the time. According to Electronic Gaming Monthly, "BloodStorm enjoyed some success in the arcades, but it had very tough competition (Mortal Kombat II)." Entertainment Weekly gave the game a D and wrote that "If The Simpsons ever did a parody of Mortal Kombat, the result might be BloodStorm, a brutal fighting game in which players cut each other's arms off, launch cruise missiles at one another, and get impaled. But BloodStorm isn't funny, except in a snickering, Beavis and Butt-Head sort of way — like when the screen flashes 'Cat Fight!' before two female combatants step into the ring." See also List of fighting games References External links 1994 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Mortal Kombat clones Fighting games Video games developed in the United States Cancelled PlayStation (console) games Cancelled Sega Saturn games