was released by the defunct Jaguar Sector II website under the title Fight for Life Beta, featuring several differences between it and the final release. Only a few copies were produced. Reception As a result of the mislabeling by Atari's marketing department, Next Generation reviewed a preview copy of the game, and said it had "some of the worst execution and gameplay yet." The reviewer particularly mentioned the crude, clunky movements of the characters, which he likened to that of the toy Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots. Upon the game's release Next Generation reviewed it again, but was only slightly more positive about the release version. The reviewer judged Fight for Life to be an effectively next generation fighter, saying the texture-mapped polygonal characters are detailed, the animation is smooth, and the true 3D movement and defense system are innovative. However, he concluded that the slow responsiveness of the controls and the extremely slow pace override these assets, since they make the game boring to play. The three reviewers of GameFan panned the game, heavily criticizing its graphics, camera, music, and gameplay. Dave Halverson concluded, "What an appropriate send-off for the Jag. A terrible system's terrible last hurrah". In a retrospective review, Kyle Knight of Allgame also found Fight for Lifes crippling flaw to be its slow controls and pace, speculating that "You could almost read a book while playing, and glance at the screen every so often to keep track of what's going on". However, he also described the graphics as having minimal detail and the animation as awkward. Noting the move-stealing feature to be its one positive quality, he summarized the game as "one of the poorest examples of 3D fighter you'll find anywhere". Legacy On April 18, 1996, the game's trademark was abandoned. Electronic Gaming Monthlys Seanbaby put it as number 3 in his "20 worst games of all time" feature. Years after its release, the game's source code would be released by Jaguar Sector II under a CD compilation for PC titled Jaguar Source Code Collection on August 24, 2008. Notes References External links Fight for Life at AtariAge Fight for Life at GameFAQs Fight for Life at Giant Bomb Fight for Life at MobyGames 1996 video games 3D fighting games Atari games Atari Jaguar games Commercial video games with freely available source code Fighting games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games developed in the