Fighting Legends Online

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Fighting Legends Online
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Developer(s) Maximum Charisma Studios
Publisher(s) Maximum Charisma Studios
Platform(s) Windows [1]
Release2001
Genre(s) Massively multiplayer online role-playing game

Fighting Legends Online is a 2001 video game from Maximum Charisma Studios. The game was formerly known as Project TROG. [2]

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Development

The game was announced in December 2000. [2] It was developed by Maximum Charisma Studios a company founded in November 1999. [3]

Reception

IGN gave the game a score of 6.5 out of 10 stating "Overall, neither Fighting Legends' unique features nor its innovative world are significant enough to alter the fact that the game is just a bland, simplistic alternative to other prominent MMOGs" [6]

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References

  1. "Fighting Legends Online Beta Test Schedule Announced". mcszone.com. June 22, 2000. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Varanini, Giancarlo (December 11, 2000). "Maximum Charisma Unveils Fighting Legends". GameSpot . Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. "Maximum Charisma Studios A Radical Departure From Typical Game Development Houses". maximumcharisma.com. November 1999. Archived from the original on December 6, 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  4. Harker, Carla. "Fighting Legends Online". GameSpy . Archived from the original on October 8, 2002. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
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