Fighting is magic

Gameplay

Fighting is Magic was a traditional one-on-one fighter that takes place in a 2-Dimensional plane. The gameplay borrowed the dial-a-combo system made popular by renowned fighters such as Capcom’s Versus crossover series. Standard fighting game fare was incorporated in the game, from character lifebars to a ‘super’ gauge to a round timer to special and super attacks. Characters engage in a ‘best-of’ battle, where one must fully deplete the other’s lifebar or have more health remaining once the timer reaches zero for a set number of rounds. The character who wins the most number of rounds is declared the winner of the match.

The button scheme of Fighting is Magic is a four-button layout: Light, Medium, Heavy and Magic. According to Mane6, the latter button is an original mechanic that differs with each character, much like the Drive system from BlazBlue. This function was yet to be showcased, however.

Features

The final version of the game was to feature seventeen playable characters in all with the six main characters from the show playable from launch. Eleven more characters were to follow in semi-regular updates. The game was to be downloadable and free to play. Both local and online multiplayer modes were to be included as well as a story mode. Character-specific moves were also to be present in-game.My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic was to feature various stages that represented places from Equestria. The Everfree Forest and Canterlot were mentioned.

Players were to be allowed to select a color scheme for their character from fixed palettes. However, one of the animators stated that the team would not provide a custom pony creator and/or alternate costumes; they are practically impossible to make due to engine limitations and technical difficulties.

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1

Strategy

Applejack is a character that has a huge ground game. Lasso and Quake help space and control everything. She has some semi decent pokes. Getting hit confirms is important when playing Applejack. One hit and you can either do 50% or 100%. Using the character specific short hop helps Applejack rush the opponent down and go for mix-ups.

Notable normals: 5B, 2B, j.B, j.C

Short Hop

Shorthopping helps maneuver around the playing field with a slow character like Applejack. It’s mostly a ghetto tri-dash. You can perform jump-ins with shorthop which pretty much makes your approach better. Shorthop j.C is a notable approach because of the lockdown j.C provides (hits twice). You can always mix people up with empty shorthops making her a huge threat.

Lasso

Lassos are a huge part of Applejack’s ground game. It’s mostly what you’re getting confirms with. Notably Lasso A is used most of the time. With the right spacing, you can convert into some damaging stuff. She also has the ability to «reset» after a combo if she times a Lasso A or Lasso C after an opponet techs.

Movelist (only applies to EVO build)

Basic moves

Command Moves

Super moves

Development

The game uses the Fighter Maker game engine. The team has released early pre-alpha gameplay footage that displays basic game mechanics such as launches, juggles and hyper combos as seen in existing fighting game franchises such as Marvel vs. Capcom and Guilty Gear. So far, they have only released footage showing how Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy and Applejack play. The last main character, Rainbow Dash, was still under development.[citation needed]

On Feburary 8, 2013, Mane 6 received a cease and desist notice. They have suspended development and two members of the team have resigned. James Workman (Elosande), effective February 6, 2013, and Prominence, effective January 30, 2012. It is still unknown what progression of action they will follow, but they have stated that they wish to avoid taking the case to court. Strong reaction was shown by the steadily growing fanbase, however Hasbro as of Feburary 15, 2013 has not made any public statements about Mane 6, nor Mane 6 made any statements about Hasbro.

A test build was leaked by a member of the Quality Assurance team on August 2, 2012. As a result, Mane6 announced it was cancelling all plans of external testing and suspending video updates about the game’s features for the foreseeable future. However, they released a clarification and FAQ the next day, saying that they overreacted some, and that while they were still replacing their entire QA team (to ensure no further leaks), they don’t hate the fans for downloading and playing the leak. Also, they stated that the Canterlot Gardens con «is still go».

Move list (only applies to TE build)

Move list (only applies to EVO build)

Basic moves

Command Moves

Super moves

References

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2. Kuang, Jason (28 July 2011). My Little Pony gets a 2D fighter: Bronies, time to knuckle up. 2d-x.com. Second Dimension Entertainment. Retrieved on 2011 August 8.
3. ↑ Funk, John (21 July 2010). My Little Ponies Throw Down in Fan-Made Fighter. The Escapist Magazine. Themis Group, Inc. Retrieved on 2011 August 8.
4. Ченцов, Илья (28 July 2011). «Большие Безобразия маленьких пони » (in Russian) (PDF). Страна Игр (Russia: Gameland) (324): 62–70. EAN-13 4607157100056. http://mane6.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/gameland-mlp-fighting-is-magic.pdf. Retrieved 8 August 2011., translation available
5. ↑ My Little Pony creator to help resurrect Fighting is Magic game. VG247 (2013-03-03). Retrieved on 2013 March 3.
6. Mane6 DevTeam (2015-08-28). The Big One. Mane6. Retrieved on 2015 September 2.
7. ↑ Frequently Axed Questions. Mane6. Blogger.com. Retrieved on 2011 August 8.
8. ↑ Noble, McKinley (23 June 2011). My Little Pony Gets a Street Fighter Style Fighting Game. GamePro. GamePro Media. Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved on 2011 August 8.
9. Strawberry Spice (31 May 2011). My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic. Equestria Gaming. Blogger.com. Retrieved on 2011 August 8.
10. Bite-Size Update 11- Palettes Edition (2012-08-25). Retrieved on 2012 September 21.
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12. ↑ Maxwell McGee (2012-01-04). The Most Unlikely Fighter You’ve Never Heard Of. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2012 January 5.
13. Conduit, Jessica (5 November 2011). Twilight Sparkle is a My Little Pony to be reckoned with in Fighting is Magic. Joystiq. Retrieved on 2011 August 8.
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15. Glasner, Eli (2011-10-12), My Little Pony — Fighting is Magic?, CBC, http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/things-that-go-pop-blog/2011/10/my-little-pony—fighting-is-magic.html, retrieved 2011-10-12
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17. Wallenstein, Andrew (2011-07-26). Brands frown on fair use. Variety. Retrieved on 2011 July 26.
18. Marsden, Rhodri (2011-08-09), «Cyberclinic: Copyright sharks don’t need to bite the parodies», The Independent, http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/cyberclinic-copyright-sharks-dont-need-to-bite-the-parodies-2334849.html, retrieved 2011-08-09
19. House, Kelly (2011-09-17), «Meet ‘bronies’ — grown men who are fans of My Little Pony», The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/09/seriously_my_little_pony_grown.html, retrieved 2011-09-17
20. Mane6 announcing Prominence’s departure (2012-01-30). Retrieved on 2012 April 10.
21. Open Letter (2012-08-02). Retrieved on 2012 August 2.
22. LEAKWATCH: DAY TWO: The Calming (2012-08-03). Retrieved on 2012 August 6.
23. ManeSix DevTeam (2013-02-08). Not all wonder is endless. Retrieved on 2013 February 8.
24. Petition to «Allow the Continuation of the Development of Mane6’s MLP: Fighting is Magic» (2013-02-08). Retrieved on 2013 February 8.
25. ↑ Griffith, Daniel Nye (2013-02-11). First World Problems: YouTube At The Vatican, Justin Timberlake, Apple Dividends And My Little Pony. Forbes. Retrieved on 2013 February 14.
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28. Twilight Sparkle’s VA Found (2011-09-07). Retrieved on 2012 September 21.
29. Announcer — Mayor Mare VA (2011-10-13). Retrieved on 2012 September 21.
30. Applejack Voice Actress is a go. (2011-10-02). Retrieved on 2012 September 21.
31. [http://www.mane6.com/p/devteam.html MLP: Fighting is Magic
    Credits] (2012-12-15). Retrieved on 2012 December 15.
32. Pinkie Pie Va- Part 3: The Selection (2011-12-11). Retrieved on 2012 September 21.
33. Rarity VA Chosen (2011-02-12). Retrieved on 2012 September 21.
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36. Rainbow Dash VA Chosen (2012-09-18). Retrieved on 2012 September 21.

Development

The game originally began when a Mane6 team member, Anukan made mock-up screens under the title of «Marevel vs Clopcom» and posted them to a Ponychan board discussing fighting ponies. When another, Nappy, saw those images, he became determined to make them a reality, and in summer of 2011, the team, which at the time, consisted not only of Nappy and Anukan, but also of Jay Wright, Lucas Ellinghaus, James Workman, and Prominence, met on Skype for the first time.

The game used the Fighter Maker game engine. The team released early pre-alpha gameplay footage that displays basic game mechanics such as launches, juggles and hyper combos as seen in existing fighting game franchises such as Marvel vs. Capcom and Guilty Gear. They have released footage showing how Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy and Applejack played. The last main character, Rainbow Dash, was still under development.

Though an unlicensed work from Hasbro, the holders of the My Little Pony franchise intellectual property, the Mane 6 team had not received any cease and desist notices from the company as of October 12, 2011. Like much of the rest of the Internet phenomenon surrounding Friendship is Magic, Hasbro has sometimes allowed episodes of the show along with parodies and mash-ups of the works to be redistributed freely across the Internet, helping to create a participator culture that has drawn a broader audience to the show.

On January 30, 2012, Prominence left the development team for personal reasons.

A test build was leaked by a member of the Quality Assurance team on August 2, 2012. As a result, Mane6 announced it was cancelling all plans of external testing and suspending video updates about the game’s features for the foreseeable future. However, they released a clarification and FAQ the next day, saying that they overreacted some, and that while they were still replacing their entire QA team (to ensure no further leaks), they don’t hate the fans for downloading and playing the leak. Also, they stated that the Canterlot Gardens con «is still go».

Maxwell McGee, of GameSpot, featured this game as «The Most Unlikely Fighter You’ve Never Heard Of», covering the game’s information and revealing a picture of Pinkie Pie fighting Rainbow Dash, along with some other non in-game pictures. He also included an in-depth look at the designing of the game, and working with the 2D Fighter Maker 2002 engine.

On February 8, 2013, the team announced that they had received a cease-and-desist order from Hasbro, and while they were trying to contact Hasbro to negotiate, they would follow the directives of the C&D letter, and suspend production indefinitely. They also announced the resignation of James Workman (aka Elosande) from the development team as of February 6, 2013. There was a petition to convince Hasbro to let Mane6 continue development on Fighting is Magic.

Mane6 were unable to come to agreements with Hasbro and began to redo the game using new artwork assets. Lauren Faust offered to provide original character designs for Mane6 for any future endeavors, and her official involvement with the project was announced at the end of February. The cease and desist is believed, by those in the fandom, to be a result of the visibility of the project through the .

After Mane6 was forced to abandon the original project, another group of fans decided to take the leaked build and quietly continue work on it. This version, called Fighting is Magic — Tribute Edition, was released in February 2014.

Combos (only applies to EVO Build)

Standard Midscreen BnB

5A 5B 5C 3C j.B j.B 5B 5C 236A 236C 214A 5A 5B 5C 22A 236A 236D 214C 2C 3C j.B j.B jA jB jB 5A 5B 5C 236A 236C 2141236C 

— Can end combo with LVL2 extension ( 2141236C + 214C 5A 5B 5C 236A 236C) Kills Everyone but Applejack

Standard Corner BnB

5A 5B 5C 3C j.B j.B 5A 5B 5C 214A 5A 5B 5C 22A 236A 236D j.B j.B 5A 5B 5C 3C j.B j.B 5A 5B 5C 236A 236C 2141236C

— Hold forward during j.B j.B in order for 5A to hit

— Can end combo with LVL2 extension ( 2141236C + 214C 5A 5B 5C 236A 236C) Kills Everyone but Applejack

Rejump BnB

5A 5B 5C 3C j.B j.A j.B (rejump) j.A j.B j.B 5A 5B 5C Lasso A 5A 5B 5C 3C j.B j.A j.B (rejump) j.A j.B j.B 5A 5B 5C 236A 236D j.B j.B 5A 5B 5C 3C 236A 236C 2141236C

— Can end combo with LVL2 extension ( 2141236C + 214C 5A 5B 5C 236A 236C) Kills Everyone but Applejack

Gameplay

Fighting is Magic was a traditional one-on-one fighter that took place in a two-dimensional plane. The gameplay borrowed the dial-a-combo system made popular by renowned fighters such as Capcom’s Versus crossover series. Standard fighting game fare was incorporated in the game, from character lifebars to a ‘super’ gauge to a round timer to special and super attacks. Characters engaged in a ‘best-of’ battle, where one must fully deplete the other’s lifebar or have more health remaining once the timer reaches zero for a set number of rounds. The character who won the most number of rounds was declared the winner of the match.

Fighting is Magic had a four-button layout sceme: light, medium, heavy, and magic. The latter button was an original mechanic that differed with each character, and originally began as a work-around for difficulties with inputting two different attack types at the same time. The system was like the Drive system from BlazBlue.