Vanguard Princess Demo

Fighting games are not typically released on PC, mainly due to the fact that the keyboard is not the proper control device for the genre. Thus, although you can easily hook almost any kind of gamepad to a PC, such games have remained a console specialty, with a few exceptions over the years. However, that didn’t stop indie developers from taking a stab at the problem every once in a while.

Vanguard Princess is anime in a nutshell, given the fact that it features little girls in mini skirts viciously beating each other up with oversized weapons. That’s certainly not a problem, except if you cannot picture a bare-knuckle fight without Van Damme in it. Just like in every other fighting game out there, the main goal is to beat your opponent using a variety of interesting and devastating combos.

As such, there are a few characters to choose from, each one of which comes with a selection of special moves that can be used to obtain the knockout. These can be achieved by pressing a specific combination of buttons, depending on which combo you want to unleash. Naturally, it is vital that you perform these as quickly as possible, otherwise you leave yourself open to attacks.

In order to spice things up, you can ask your teammate to intervene whenever you need a bit of help dealing with the situation. Naturally, this option is rather limited and you have to use it wisely, because it can come in handy when you find yourself on the verge of losing the match. Hence, by calling the supporting fighter into action, you can unleash even more combos to gain the edge.

As far as the visual quality is concerned, the graphics are two-dimensional and they are very similar to what you usually see in anime series. Thus, the characters have big eyes and crazy hairdos, not to mention the unusual wardrobe and the oversized weapons they seem to handle with so much ease. The soundtrack is very energizing and it can quickly change your mood to fit the fast-paced gameplay.

Since this is aimed at a very specific portion of the gaming community, not everyone may be able to enjoy Vanguard Princess. However, the gameplay is quite smooth and you can easily get a lot of fun out of it, as long as you manage to stomach the awkward controls.