Tobal No. 1
| Tobal No. 1 | |
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North American cover art
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| Developer(s) | DreamFactory |
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| Distributor(s) | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Seiichi Ishii |
| Producer(s) | Koji Yamashita |
| Artist(s) | Akira Toriyama |
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Masashi Hamauzu Kenji Ito Yasuhiro Kawakami Noriko Matsueda Yasunori Mitsuda Junya Nakano Ryuji Sasai Yoko Shimomura |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| GameRankings | 83% (based on 7 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| EGM | 8.37 of 10 |
| Game Informer | 9 of 10 |
| Game Revolution | B+ |
| GameSpot | 74 of 100 |
| IGN | 8.7 of 10 |
Tobal No. 1 (トバル ナンバーワン Tobaru Nanbā Wan?) is a fighting video game for the PlayStation developed by DreamFactory and published by Square in 1996. The game was DreamFactory's first release, as well as Square's first release on the CD-based console.
Tobal No. 1 marks Square's incursion into the fighting game genre, although an adventure-like quest mode is part of the game. The game's mechanics were designed with the aid of fighter game designer Seiichi Ishii, while all the characters were designed by Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball fame. The sequel, Tobal 2, was never released in North America and Europe.
Packaged with both the North American and Japanese version of the game was a sampler disc featuring a pre-release demo of Final Fantasy VII and video previews of Final Fantasy Tactics, Bushido Blade, and SaGa Frontier.
Tobal No. 1 has various gameplay modes including a tournament mode, two player versus mode, practice mode, and the unique quest mode, all of which utilize the same fighting system. The game itself runs at up to a smooth 60 frames per second due to its lack of textured polygons and reduced details which gave the game a distinctive look in comparison to other fighting games at the time, such as Tekken 2. The game's controls are unique in that they allow full freedom of movement in the ring as long as the player faces the opponent. The player has the ability to dash and jump, and certain buttons execute high, medium, and low attacks for each character. Tobal No. 1 also has a unique grappling and blocking system, offering the player a variety of throws and counter moves.
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