Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyo Toitsusen

Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen is a 1994 fighting game developed by Treasure and published by Sega for the Mega Drive. It's the fourth game to be produced by Treasure. It is based on the manga series Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi.

Plot
The manga follows protagonist Yusuke Urameshi, a juvenile delinquent who sacrifices his life to save a child, before being resurrected by the ruler of the afterlife in order to solve detective-style cases involving humans and demons threatening the living world.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Extremely fun, fast-paced gameplay comparable to the Street Fighter series.
 * 2) A large roster featuring 11 fan-favourite characters from the series. Each character plays extremely well and has it's own unique moveset.
 * 3) The graphics are extremely impressive for a Genesis game. The backgrounds and character sprites were incredibly detailed and look gorgeous. In fact, this is one of the best looking games for the system.
 * 4) Awesome soundtrack that sounds like it came straight out of the show.
 * 5) The fighting system is awesome and perfectly blends 2D and 3D elements together, like with the backgrounds.
 * 6) Extremely fun multiplayer, you can have a blast playing it with tons of friends.
 * 7) Great story mode which covers most of the anime series.
 * 8) Tons of replay value after you beat the story mode.
 * 9) A surprising amount of content for a fighting game released in 1994.
 * 10) All of the characters have unique movesets to make them feel different from one-another.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) The game was never released in North America or Europe. It didn't make it on the Sega Channel either like Alien Soldier did.

Reception
Upon its release, Yu Yu Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen was given average review scores from panels in major Japanese magazines like Famitsu and ''Beep! MegaDrive''. Although it never had an official localization in any region other than South America, it was imported by print and online publications in North America and Europe and met with greater acclaim there. Nick Des Barres of GameFan, Tom Stratton of Gamer's Republic, and the editors of Retro Gamer have all heaped praise on the game. Des Barres called it "the best 16-bit fighting game ever" in a 1994 review and concluded that "Yu Yu Hakusho is a game that truly has to be seen to be believed." Stratton likewise described it in 1999 as "easily one of the best 16-bit fighters there has ever been." Retro Gamer has repeatedly lauded the game, describing it as possibly the best Yu Yu Hakusho game and among the best Mega Drive games and fighting games of the 16-bit era. Kurt Kulata of Hardcore Gaming 101 said, "It manages to be one of the best anime license games ever produced, and stand toe to toe with the most legendary of tournament fighting games.

Trivia

 * This is the first Treasure game to not be a platformer.