Do you like fighting games, and do you usually spend a lot of time during the week playing some of your favorites in this category? Have you ever thought about developing fighting games and seeing how you do? Of course, as it is challenging to build your game studio from scratch, it is best to start with an application that can assist you, and among them, M.U.G.E.N. is one of the best.

M.U.G.E.N is nothing more than an engine specially developed for fighting games, thanks to which you can create your video games with a very high level of customization so that you can get the results you are looking for. You can configure aspects such as including your favorite characters and the scenarios you like the most, among many other exciting options.

Operation

We know that all this will sound complicated for any user who has never tried their luck with a similar application. However, M.U.G.E.N makes sure that at all times, the tutorials and steps to follow are simple. You don't need any previous knowledge, but you should dedicate time and patience to it, especially to make your video games what you want them to be.

One of the critical moments that will determine the success of our game developed in M.U.G.E.N has to do with the creation of the characters, and although you can take care of it if you like it and have some free time, there are also other outlets. In fact, on the web, you will find many forums and unofficial sites from which you can download characters created by others, to use those directly.

In its default version, M.U.G.E.N has two prototype characters that you will see are the same since they are just a sample. However, if you want to use them to have a first approach to the proposal, you can challenge a friend or acquaintance to see who performs better on the battlefield.

Then, as part of the enormous amount of entirely customizable aspects of M.U.G.E.N, we have to talk about the scenarios, menus, titles, sounds, effects, and even each character's energy or health bars. Every time you want to modify one of these game sections, you must add the corresponding files to the app's folders.

As for this application's user interface, we must say that we liked it since, from the first moment, it has the typical design and menus in the best style of any video game of the '90s, a detail that is appreciated. The graphics of M.U.G.E.N. games, on the other hand, have nothing to do with the last generation consoles, but they are well achieved within this category.

To take into account

We have already mentioned that on the web, you can find a considerable amount of interesting content related to M.U.G.E.N. It is not only about the characters but also varied scenarios and many other accessories to customize your game as you think best. In other words, if you want to create your fighting game based on elements developed by third parties, you will also be able to do so.

Another issue you should not lose sight of is that we are in the presence of a free application, but only when we want to make non-commercial use of it. If we intend to use it professionally or for commercial purposes, we must purchase a license to continue taking advantage of its features.

The best

Among the many positive qualities of M.U.G.E.N, we find some fascinating ones, such as the fact that we can create our own fighting video game easily, free of charge, and without any previous knowledge. To that, we have to add that the combination of possibilities of characters, scenarios, sounds, and effects is endless.

The worst thing

M.U.G.E.N. has no apparent weaknesses, although you must be aware that, in case you want to develop your video game emphasizing every detail, it will be necessary to take a lot of time to achieve quality results. As we mentioned, you can always speed things up by importing content from third parties.

Rating

M.U.G.E.N is an application with virtually no direct rivals, which is always a compliment, especially when it comes to offering users to use their imagination to create their content, in this case, video games. If you're a fan of fighting titles and think you can do better than some of the world's most famous studios, here's a platform to prove it.