Play Martial Champion Online

Martial Champion came out in 1993 as a Konami arcade fighter, arriving late in the beat 'em up era when players were already familiar with the genre's conventions. It didn't try to reinvent the wheel, but it had a strange charm that made it stand out in a crowded arcade.

You pick from a roster of oddball fighters, like an Egyptian princess with a whip or a vampire in a tuxedo, and face off one-on-one. The main goal is to deplete your opponent's health bar, but the twist is you can knock their weapon out of their hands and pick it up to use yourself. Matches are fast and straightforward, with simple controls that make it easy to jump in, though the difficulty can spike unexpectedly. It feels like a quick, chaotic brawl that doesn't take itself too seriously.