Darkstalkers Graphic File
Category: Books,Comics & Graphic Novels,Graphic Novels
Darkstalkers Graphic File Details
The Darkstalkers are the things that go bump in the night! From the original arcade games, to the popular Playstation ports and the recently released game for the PSP, this gorgeous full-color art book showcases the ghoulish monsters and sexy seductresses from one of Capcom's most beloved videogame properties.
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Reviews
Darkstalkers probably has the most unique character designs in 1-on-1 fighting games. Maybe it's because the characters aren't human and there's more leeway for designs. I only knew of Darkstalkers because several characters appeared in Super Puzzle Fighter 2, which I use to play.Darkstalkers Graphic File is an art book and game guide thrown into one. There are three chapters, the art gallery, the character profiles and other miscellaneous stuff.The art gallery section is quite thin with only 24 pages. These are the fully coloured splash pages and character portraits. The style of work will be familiar as they are done by the usual Capcom artists, Ikeno, CRMK, Arnold Tsang, Shinkiro and Kinu Nishimura among other artists.In the character profile section, additional individual character concept illustrations and sketches are presented. This includes the various designs created for the different game series. Also included is the story of each character, from the first Darkstalker game to the later Vampire Hunter 2. There are command lists, screenshots, ending gallery and victory dialogues. Unfortunately, the screenshots are too small and details in it are hard to make out.And in the last retrospective section, there's the Darkstalkers timeline, promotional materials like toys and goods, soundtracks, books, etc. There are even command list printouts, those that pasted on the arcade machines.There's just enough art for it to be considered an art book, and overall is a pretty interesting book I'll recommend.(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
