Twin Goddesses is a 2D high-fantasy Fighting Game developed and published by Poly Gram for the Sony PlayStation exclusively in Japan on December 22, 1994. Interesting to note that this was that company's only game.
The first fighting game released for the PS1 * , Twin Goddesses features a mix of digitized actors (for the main characters) and hand-drawn anime-style art (for the backgrounds and other fighters). It also features an RPG-style item system, where players can buy special items pre-match using gold.
The game's plot is set in the fantasy world of Loveradiant, where the evil witch Carmilla and her five henchmen has taken over the castle of the King, bringing the whole land into darkness. It's up to the slain King's two twin daughters (Nina and Syllin) to put an end to Carmilla's reign.
This game provides examples of:
- Amazing Technicolor Population: All of Carmilla's minions have unique skin colors. Red-Dawn is red, Fatman is purple, Jinny is orange, Ghom is green, and Goldrush is Yellow-colored. Though given that most of them are non-humans, it is justified.
- Bald of Evil: Ghom the green gnome. For what it's worth mentioning, he also has a long beard.
- Blow You Away: Jinny's main ability.
- Casting a Shadow: Goldrush has some abilities based around this power.
- Cool Crown: Warn by the co-protagonists unsurprisingly as they are princesses.
- Dark Is Evil: Carmilla wears an outfit that is primarily black and dark gray.
- Digitized Sprites: Three of the eight fighters are rendered this way. Those being the co-protagonists Nina and Syllin as well as the main antagonist Carmilla. All other fighters are made in a 2D hand-drawn art style.
- Evil Sorcerer: Well Evil Sorceress in this case, Carmilla, who is both the Big Bad and Final Boss.
- Flaming Hair: Red-Dawn has this kind of hair, which is fitting for his power set.
- Making a Splash: Fatman has some water-based powers.
- Mighty Glacier: Red-Dawn and Fatman are the strongest, but also slowest, characters on the roster.
- Musical Assassin: Goldrush has a magical harp that he uses for some attacks.
- Playing with Fire: Red-Dawn has fire-based powers at his disposal.
- Purple Is Powerful: Goldrush is clad in a mostly purple outfit. Considering that he is next to last opponent in Legend Battle Mode (this game's story mode) and also The Dragon for Carmilla, he proves that it is fitting for him.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Nina and Syllin who shortly after the murder of their father, the king, take it upon themselves to reclaim their family's domain.
- RPG Elements: As noted in the description, this game features a few mechanics that would be found in Role-playing games, namely being able to buy items that provide certain boosts or status effects during a battle.
- Skeletons in the Coat Closet: Much of Carmilla's outfit has a skeletal design. Particularly noticeable is her skirt which is made to look like a skeletal hand around her waist and her headdress which features a skull motif on the front of it. (Image here (with Carmilla at center)
) - Spikes of Villainy: Red-dawn wears metal head dress with spikes on it.
- Stout Strength: Fatman is a heavy-set powerhouse who, pardon the pun, really throws his weight around.
- Warrior Prince: Warrior princesses in this case. See "Royals who actually do something" above for details.
