Groove on Fight

The game has a darker tone and is set in the future with only two characters from the prior games returning. Though the art and visual style was praised, critics were more indifferent about the overall gameplay, giving it average scores.

• Title — Groove on Fight • Developer — Atlus • Publisher — Atlus • Programmer — Masahide Yamasaki Toshiya Morishima • Artist — Range Murata • Composer — Toshikazu Tanaka • Series — Power Instinct • Platforms — Arcade, Sega Saturn • Released — Arcade Saturn • Genre — Fighting • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — ST-V

• Illustration — Arcade version screenshot Oume and Otane are the only returning characters from the previous games. A tag system is introduced, taken from Gogetsuji Gaiden: Saikyou Densetsu. Each match has four characters. This gameplay mechanic is similar to X-Men vs Street Fighter, where the player picks two characters at a time and changes them at will. The player can also throw any other character, including their partner. The character Bristol can summon demons which are the same as the ones that have appeared in the Shin Megami Tensei series. After beating the game, a gallery mode can be unlocked showing concept art, including some for characters that did not make the final version. The game features up to four players by using the Sega Multi-tap.

The game takes place 20 years after the last game in the series, and is set in the year 2015.

Groove on Fight is the fourth game in the Power Instinct series. Artist Range Murata worked on the game and prior entries in the series. He also worked on the Saturn title Wachenröder. The game supports the 1MB or 4MB RAM expansion cart. The game was sold with and without the 1MB cart. The arcade version of the game appeared at the JAMMA 96 trade show at the Atlus booth alongside a 3D fighter known as Ultimate Domain. The arcade version used the Sega ST-V arcade board. The game was released for the Sega Saturn on May 16, 1997, exclusively in Japan. The Saturn version has issues with low frame rate and long loading times.