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((Infobox video game
|title     = Night Slashers
|image     = [[File:Night Slashers arcadeflyer.png|256px|right|Japanese arcade flyer of ''Night Slashers''.]]
|caption   = Japanese arcade flyer of ''Night Slashers''
|developer = [[Data East]]
|publisher = Data East
|designer  = Tōru Kikuchi<br/>Shingo Mitsui & Takanori Hasumi (hardware)
|programmer= Sōichi Akiyama<br>Yasuhiro Matsumoto<br>Akitsu Matsuda
|artist    = Masayuki Inoshita<br/>Hitomi Hashimoto<br/>Makoto Nozu<br/>Jirou Ishii<br/>Asami Kaneko<br/>Tomoyuki Arakawa<br/>Fujimi Ōnishi<br/>Yoshinari Kaiho<br/>Hiroshi Tamawashi<br/>Yuuko Nakagawa<br/>Mario Watanabe
|composer  = Tomoyoshi Sato
|released  = 1993<br/>2018 (Nintendo Switch port)
|genre     = [[Beat 'em up]]
|modes     = [[Single player]]<br>[[Multiplayer|Multiplayer up to 3 players]]
|platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]]<br/>[[Nintendo Switch]]
))

((nihongo|'''''Night Slashers'''''|ナイトスラッシャーズ)) is a 1993 [[beat'em up]] [[arcade game]] developed and published by [[Data East]]. A remake is planned for major platforms licensed to Forever Entertainment. <ref>((cite web |title=Night Slashers remake |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/09/forever_entertainment_is_remaking_the_1993_data_east_beat_em_up_night_slashers |website=Nintendo Life |date=14 September 2021 |access-date=26 January 2022))</ref>

==Gameplay==
''Night Slashers'' is similar to [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Final Fight]]'' and [[Sega]]'s ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' series, which is an archetypal side scrolling beat 'em up game. One, two or three players/characters move from left to right through each level (most of which are split into three or more scenes), fighting with the enemy characters who appear, until they reach a confrontation with a stronger [[Boss (video gaming)|boss]] character at the end of the level. Once that boss is beaten, the players automatically move on to the next stage. Enemies appear from both sides of the screen and from out of doorways or entrances set into the background, and the player(s) must defeat all of them to progress. If the players try to simply travel through the levels without fighting, the screen will stop scrolling until all current enemies have been defeated, before allowing the players to continue progress. Enemies may move outside the confines of the screen, but players may not. There is a time limit to each stage.

Unlike ''Final Fight'', ''Night Slashers'' features three characters with larger move sets (including "smart bomb" or "screen zapper" type moves) and a [[Horror fiction|horror]] theme. During the course of the game, players fight through hordes of attacking zombies and mutants, as well as other monsters such as vampires, werewolves and [[elemental]]s. Bosses also include monsters such as a [[mummy]], a [[golem]], a mad scientist, and lookalikes of [[Count Dracula]], Death the Grim Reaper and [[Frankenstein's monster]]. Players fight these enemies and bosses to stop the evil plans of King Zarutz from turning our planet into a worldwide kingdom for the dead. What separates this game from other beat'em ups is that the enemies' names are never listed on their health bars when fighting them.

In the Japanese version, the [[Graphic violence|blood and gore]] is uncensored (red blood instead of green, but in the overseas version, there is an option to adjust the blood color and the violence level). At the end of a melee attack, Christopher holds out a cross instead of a blue crystal ball. The "Go" arrow flips over to read "To Hell!" in blood. There are extra pictures and dialogue in the cutscenes.

==Characters==
The player(s) play the role of one of three heroes. Each have different strengths and weaknesses, as well as different elemental powers. The game also has three different endings, one for each character.

*((nihongo|Jake Hunter|ジェーク・ハンター)) - an American monster hunter with cybernetic arms. Nicknamed the "Psychic Cyborg", he is the most powerful character. His element is lightning. Jake sometimes dons a red jacket when traveling. He appears in two of the game's endings.
*((nihongo|Christopher Smith|クリストファー・スミス)) - an English vampire hunter and martial artist. He is the most balanced character with an average in speed and power. His elements are water and ice. Christopher sometimes dons a brown coat and hat when traveling. Like Jake, he appears in two endings in the game.
*((nihongo|Hong Hua Zhao|趙.紅華)) - a Chinese martial artist, proficient with mystic arts. Although small compared to the other characters, she is the most agile. Her element is fire. Hong Hua sometimes dons a yellow oriental robe when traveling. She makes an appearance in all three endings, as her own ending features only her and her younger sister, while the others feature all three playable characters.

== Reception ==
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In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Night Slashers'' on their October 15, 1993 issue as being the ninth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.<ref>((cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=459|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=15 October 1993|page=29|lang=ja))</ref> In North America, ''[[Play Meter]]'' also listed the title to be the fifty-eighth most-popular arcade game at the time.<ref>((cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-20-number-5-april-1994/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2020%2C%20Number%205%20-%20April%201994%20%28Compressed%29#page/6/mode/1up|title=Equipment Poll - Video & Pinball Combined|magazine=[[Play Meter]]|volume=20|issue=5|publisher=Skybird Publishing|date=April 1994|page=6))</ref>

It was ranked as the 20th top beat 'em up video game of all time by [[Heavy.com]] in 2013.<ref>[http://heavy.com/games/2013/05/the-top-25-beat-em-up-video-games-part-1/ The Top 25 Beat 'Em Up Video Games - Part 1  | HEAVY]</ref> ''[[Hardcore Gaming 101]]'' said: "Night Slashers is decent but not amazing – any of Capcom’s beat-em-ups like [[Alien vs. Predator (arcade game)|Alien vs. Predator]] or [[Battle Circuit]] are a bit better. What makes it special, though, is the campy horror theme, along with some memorable music".<ref name="HG101">((cite web |last1=Plasket |first1=Michael |title=Night Slashers (ナイトスラッシャーズ) - Arcade (1993) |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/night-slashers/ |website=[[Hardcore Gaming 101]] |access-date=20 August 2023 |date=7 August 2017))</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*((KLOV game|8868))
*[http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=detail&id=1771 ''Night Slashers''] at arcade-history
*[http://www.vazcomics.org/mamend/N/nsla_1.htm ''Night Slashers''] at VazComics

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