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Fighting games. A genre of gaming that we all know and love. The heart racing brain thumping adrenaline fueled combat that starts immediately at round one. What if there was a world where keystone of it all were games like these, not just fighting games either. A world that settles it's disputes with a controller behind a screen. Where evil lurks with a pad in hand. Where a hero makes a comeback from pixel health!
Where even if you lost one match there's always a RUNBACK to make up for it!
We call this world Arcadea, where the 4 major countries reside with their own emblem of gaming. Comboria, the country for the fight. The kingdom of Fragland, where guns and killstreaks show might, The Accelerion Nation, where speed paves the way and The city of Strateria, where the mind matters most. This story takes place in Comboria where an unlikely hero rises through the ranks to become a beacon in this land of fighting games. Though he must steel himself for the road is hard and many corrupt evils will meet him head on. Will he survive this cruel bracket or will his timer hit zero.
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