Yu Yu Hakusho "USA Edition" is a beautiful looking fighting game based on the supernatural manga series Yu Yu Hakusho, written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi.

"USA Edition" Features: 

Sega Genesis style box art and label by Coolest Stuff.

Japanese to English text translation by M.I.J.E.T.

Notes: manual not included.

The plot puts a heavy emphasis on martial arts battles as it progresses. Makyō Tōitsusen allows the player to choose one of 11 key characters from the manga: Urameshi, Kurama, Hiei, Kazuma Kuwabara, Genkai, the Toguro brothers, Chū, Jin, Shinobu Sensui and Itsuki.

The game adopts a versus fighting game template where the objective of each match is for the player or players to eliminate opponents by depleting their health gauges using various short and long-ranged attacks. Fighters move horizontally on 2D battlefields and can jump from the ground toward or over opponents. One-on-one matches are possible, but Makyō Tōitsusen allows up to four characters to battle simultaneously in a single match. This added action is complemented by the inclusion of a second layer in each stage. Similar to the Fatal Fury series, players can leap onto a separate horizontal plane in the background. Matches have no time limit.

Since multiple opponents can potentially face either in front of or behind the player, pushing back on the controller's directional pad will cause a character to face the opposite direction rather than simply back away or block enemy attacks. Makyō Tōitsusen is compatible with both the Mega Drive's three-button and six-button gamepads. The three-button controller's "A", "B", and "C" face buttons can be mapped to light attack, heavy attack, and guard, while movement actions like dashing forward, dashing backward, and shifting planes are performed using basic combinations of the directional pad and face buttons. The additional "X", "Y", and "Z" inputs on the six-button controller allow for mapping these six actions to one face button each. All characters can use combos and unique special attacks that may be performed either on the ground or in the air, some of which can be charged for larger amounts of damage. Since the three-button controller is standard and pushing the back button changes a character's direction, combos are fairly simple to execute. A few abilities require "spirit energy" that is represented by a second gauge under a fighter's health and can be refilled by holding down an attack button. A charged attack can be temporarily cancelled and stored by pushing back on the directional pad and then instantly unleashed at that strength the next time the player uses it. The game offers several modes that consist of a single-player campaign for fighting consecutive one-on-one matches; an endless practice mode; and multiplayer options further divided into four-participant battle royales and tag team matches with opposing teams of two. A bracketed tournament mode can also be chosen where individual players, teams of players, and the computer can battle until a final championship match. Up to four human players can participate in these multiplayer modes using Sega's Team Player multitap device.