Power Stone has to be one of the most underrated fighting games of the 90’s decade. Power Stone was a Capcom creation released in arcade centers worldwide along with Sega Dreamcast back in 1999. One of the reasons why the game so popular during its time was due to its uniqueness as a 3D fighting title. Despite, not being heavily story driven the gameplay was unlike anything else you saw in a normal 3D fighting title. Players only had around ten characters to choose from including the likes of Wang-Tang, Rouge, Jack Gunrock, Edward Falcon and more. The gameplay allowed players to move around in whatever direction they wanted to in 3D stages while being able to use random objects on their opponents. Players also had the ability to utilize special attacks along with collecting multiple gems known as “Power Stones” to transform into a more powerful version of themselves to inflict more damage.

Power Stone as a game was pretty basic and straight forward but the characters were not really memorable despite it being very addictive. Despite, Power Stone being a commercial flop in America in ’99 the game eventually got a sequel in 2000 entitled “Power Stone 2.” The Power Stone game most likely suffered in sales due to the Dreamcast console being overshadowed by the popularity of the PS1 and Nintendo 64 during the late 90’s. It seems like Sega Dreamcast appealed more to a niche audience of gamers than PlayStation did during the late 90’s despite the console being more powerful than the PS1 and N64. A game like Power Stone would have looked inferior and ran poorly on the PS1 due to the 32-bit consoles limited memory. Power Stone is definitely one of those classic Dreamcast titles that deserves a remake for reboot but it very unlikely that it will happen.