Clay Fighter 63 1/3

by Nintendo

Product Features

• N64

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000003SQQ
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Game Cartridge
• Release Date: October 23, 1997
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,505 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

GameSpot Review

ClayFighter was originally a Super Nintendo game. At the time, it was a welcome change from all the other fighters out there. It made use of Street Fighter-like gameplay, but replaced all the characters with clay figures such as Bad Mr. Frosty (a snowman with an attitude), Icky Bod Clay (a ghostly pumpkin-head), and the Blob (a mass of clay that formed into various shapes like a block or a buzz saw when necessary). ClayFighter 2 continued the tradition, stretching the already-hair-thin premise to the breaking point. ClayFighter 63 1/3 picks up where the series left off and goes right back to boring players to tears with its derivative gameplay, pathetic graphics, and annoying sound effects.

The gameplay in ClayFighter isn't simply stolen from Street Fighter anymore. Now the game has the moves and super moves of Street Fighter, the already-ill-conceived combo system and dual life bar from Killer Instinct, and finishing moves a la Kombat. The characters can sidestep, but it doesn't prove to be a very useful technique, aside from dodging the occasional projectile. Unoriginality aside, the game is also pretty uninteresting to play. The CPU AI is sketchy at best - most of the time it simply can't fight, but from time to time it unloads a 13-hit combo on you without any warning. Then it simply goes back to fighting like a dolt.

Graphically, ClayFighter falls somewhere between average and horrible. The backgrounds are polygonal, and look fairly nice, although there is a lot of pop-up and fogging at longer camera distances. The characters look pasted on top of the world. They may have several more frames of animation when compared to the old SNES games, but they still look very choppy. The game's sound is atrocious. The only thing it has going for it is the fact that it uses lots of speech. Unfortunately, it uses so much speech (and what they're saying is so stupid), that it becomes instantly annoying. The music is also quite bad.

You really have to wonder what a company is thinking when it puts out a game like this. It simply can't compete with a real fighting game in any category. Even if the graphics and music were great, the game would still play terribly. If you're so starved for N64 games you're considering picking this game up, do yourself a favor and at least rent it first. You'll probably have a good laugh, but not in the way the developers originally intended. --Jeff Gerstmann
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So bad it's entertaining, December 4, 2004

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Simon (Brampton, ON) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Clay Fighter 63 1/3 (Game Cartridge)

Let's not mince words here: Clayfighter 63 1/3 is a poorly put-together game. The game had a lot of possibilities, but everything lacks polish. Characters are missing frames of animation, backgrounds look decent but unexceptional, and the fighting engine lacks the strategy of Street Fighter, the speed of Killer Instinct, or the playability of Mortal Kombat. In any normal world, this would be a one star game.

Except somewhere along the way, Clayfighter 63 1/3 is so bad that it actually becomes good. Character design is pretty good, and the special moves and taunts are hilarious. The game is playable - not in any way that it can compete with the above-mentioned games, but it still makes you want to come back for another round, if just to see all the things the characters can do. There's also a bit more value once you unlock the secret characters, though it's frustrating that there's no save function that keeps these character unlocked.

Certainly not worth full retail price, but the N64 is dead now so you should be able to snag this game for dirt cheap. Also be on the lookout for the Sculptor's Cut version: this was a Blockbuster-only release, but most were sold off as pre-played games. It contains a hilarious singing intro, 4 new characters, and other enhancements.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A must play game, July 25, 2001

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"hkm177co" (Pine, Co USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clay Fighter 63 1/3 (Game Cartridge)

Although this game's graphics are not the best, it has a great selection and some of the characters are extremely funny. A good example is Sumo Santa or Tayffy. Sumo Santa punches and kicks with his stomach and and smacks opponents over the head with a candy cane. Taffy always does spaz attacks and throws gumballs. Although you probally will not like this game at first, you will like it once you get to know the character's moves and specialtys. I'd say you defintaly get your moneys worth if you buy this game. If you don't buy it, you should at least play it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Street Fighter meets The Three Stooges, July 9, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Clay Fighter 63 1/3 (Game Cartridge)

This is definetly a game not to be overlooked. I admit the graphics are somewhat pathetic , but overall the rest of the game is truly a treat. Some critics say it really was a disappointing game, but at least rent it and try it. It is truly a good game. Although the graphics in this game below par, backround is good. Also the characters move in a slightly choppy manner. But if you ignore the pathetic visuals for a little while, and actually concentrate on what you're doing this is a fun game.

The gameplay is very enjoyable. I like the fact that you have to discover secret moves unique to each character. It is a very challenging game. I also found the characters entertaining in their own special way. For instance Kung Pow was a cooking-show host who ended up being a cruise-ship athletics instructor. And Houngan the ping-pong ball eyed voodoo doctor. This game has many funny qualities that some people would pass up as stupid. But that's what makes this game good. Stupid humor.The controls aren't confusing like that of Resident Evil that moves like a remote control car. Or like Tekken that has tons of combos (also suggested for it's variety of interesting characters and attacks). Although if you want to take your game to an advanced level you can go into a "Tekken Fighter" situation and try cool combos. Such as Icky Bod Crane has this really great combo that kills your player, not instantly, but it slowly drains your life. It is practicaly impossible to accomplish, but the challenge is that the computer is really good at attaining that level. Another fun addition to this game is it's availibility of cheat codes. I won't give them to you but they are availible. Let's say you are an expert with all the characters and you need a new challenge. Use a cheat code to earn characters like (my personal favorite) Sumo Santa, or Boogerman. You can also have a stage select option (very handy when frustrated with a particularly tough character). So that about raps up the game. So after having and playing this game for about a year or more, I say this game is a good addition in any Nindendo 64 collection.