is a SUNSOFT

Sunsoft (company)

is a Japanese video game development company founded on April 16, 1971 as a division of Sun Corporation, itself a division of Sun Electronics, or in Japan is a Japanese video game development company founded on April 16, 1971 as a division of Sun Corporation, itself a division of Sun Electronics,...

 fighting game initially released as an arcade game for the MVS

MVS

Multiple Virtual Storage, more commonly called MVS, was the most commonly used operating system on the System/370 and System/390 IBM mainframe computers...

 / Neo Geo

Neo Geo (console)

The is a cartridge-based arcade and home video game system released on July 1, 1991 by Japanese game company SNK. Being in the Fourth generation of Gaming, it was the first console in the former Neo Geo family, which only lived through the 1990s...

 system in 1996. It was later ported to the Sega Saturn

Sega Saturn

The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...

. An arcade-perfect port is included in the 2008 Playstation 2 release, Sunsoft Collection. The Neo Geo version will be ported to the Japanese Virtual Console

Virtual console

A virtual console – also known as a virtual terminal – is a conceptual combination of the keyboard and display for a computer user interface. It is a feature of some operating systems such as UnixWare, Linux, and BSD, in which the system console of the computer can be used to switch between...

 in April 2010. The game is not a sequel; it is instead named after its seven main characters. It remains the first and so far only Waku Waku game. The word "Waku Waku" is Japanese onomatopoeia for sounds of excitement. It was later ported in a two-in-one game collection titled , along with Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors, another fighting game developed by Sunsoft.

Plot

"It is said that the person who collects all sevens of the legendary Wheenisian balls will have their dearest wish granted. Those who find one of the balls become obsessed with the ruthless desire to obtain the others, who will be victorious in the bitter battle to become the owner of all the balls. Victory or defeat - it all lies in your hand."

Gameplay

Waku Waku 7 has an irregular feature set for a fighting game of its time, and includes features common to SNK fighting games (four basic attacks, screens zooming, etc.).

• The game has a roster of nine characters (Two of which were available only in the Versus mode of the console ports). Each has a significantly different playstyle and parodies a well-known character from another game.

• Each character has a powerful special move (Referred to as the Harahara movement, or Harahara motion). They had several factors that made them unique, including:
  • They were easy to execute;
  • They needed to be charged. (during which the character concentrates, says something, strikes a pose or blows a fanfare)
  • They were unblockable and difficult to dodge, but could be interrupted while charging.
  • While charging, the game flashes a warning and sounds an alarm.

• Characters could be launched through the screen to hit the other corner, and attacked while on the ground; but could also dodge or attack while getting up.

Characters

  Rai

Rai Bakuoh, a cocky 15-year old boy. In his stage, he practices BMX

BMX

Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...

 tricks. Most of his special moves use some sort of dark electric power. He is able to jump very high, and even double-jump. His color is red

Red

Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...

.

  Arina

Arina Makihara, a 17-year old girl with bunny ears, clad in a leotard and short-sleeve jacket. She is said to have learned to fight in an extracurricular compulsory class in high school. She is often seen with her friends and little brother. Orange is her color.

  Dandy-J

A treasure hunter hired to go after the Waku Waku balls. In this quest, he's accompanied by his friend's daughter Natsumi Hazama and pet cat "Rampoo" (sometimes mentioned as Ramp or Rump). Dandy-J uses a whip in his battles, with Natsumi and Rump sometimes making single attacks at the opponent. His color is blue

Blue

Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...

.

  Mauru

Mauru (known as Marurun in the Japanese version), is a purple forest creature resembling Totoro

My Neighbor Totoro

, is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. The film follows the two young daughters of a professor and their interactions with friendly wood spirits in postwar rural Japan...

. He carries a lost little girl named Mugi Rokujoh. He likes fruit and singing http://www.gis.net/~nvlheum/mar.html. Mauru's play style is similar to Darkstalkers Sasquatch, with many moves mimicking near-verbatim. His color is green

Green

Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...

.

  Politank-Z

Politank-Z is a tank-mecha

Mecha

A mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...

 of the police department. It is piloted by the Chief and his trusty sidekick, the Mechanic, who is a dog. The Politank is large and slow, making it easy to hit; but is able to deal large amounts of damage. Aquamarine

Aquamarine

Aquamarine may mean:* Aquamarine , a color, a shade between green and blue and clear* Aquamarine , a gemstone-quality blue berylAquamarine may also refer to:...

 is its color.

  Slash

Slash fits the stereotype of a 'cool bishōnen

Bishonen

is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth ". The equivalent English concept is a "pretty boy".The term describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man whose beauty transcends the boundary of gender or sexual orientation...

'. He's a calm and collected elf, with light green hair and blue trench coat who battles with a laser sword. Purple

Purple

Purple is a range of hues of color occurring between red and blue, and is classified as a secondary color as the colors are required to create the shade....

 is his color.

  Tesse

The seventh robot built by Dr. Lombrozo, Tesse was made to cook and keep the house clean. She pursues the Waku Waku gems to achieve her dream of becoming human. She fights using an assorted array of cleaning utensils, electricity attacks, and a syringe. Her color is yellow

Yellow

Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...

.

Selectable only in the versus mode

  Bonus-Kun

A living punching bag whose looks, motives and attacks directly lampoon Ryu

Ryu (Street Fighter)

is a video game player character created by Capcom, the main protagonist of the Street Fighter series. Having premiered in the first Street Fighter in 1987, Ryu appears as the lead character from the game along with his best friend Ken Masters participating in the Street Fighter tournament...

 from Street Fighter

Street Fighter

, commonly abbreviated as SF, is a series of Fighting Games developed in Japan in which the players pit the video games' competitive fighters from around the world, each with his or her own unique fighting style, against one another...

. His origins lie in Galaxy Fight; he was Rouwe's punching bag, until it became alive and was then trained by him. Due to lack of limbs, he cannot crouch or grab opponents. His color is white

White

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.

  Fernandez

Makaitaitei Fernandez (known as Fernandeath in the Japanese version), is a black sphere with stubby arms, legs and wings, a large grin and an irritating modulated voice. Fernandez is the game's final boss, and is as tall as a skyscraper. Through a variety of magical means, the other characters are enlarged so as to fight him on equal terms. Black

Black

Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...

 is his color.

Music

The music was composed by Masato Araikawa, who also composed music for Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors. A soundtrack of the music was released by Pony Canyon's Scitron label on May 7, 1996 exclusively in Japan.

Track List

1. わくわく7オープニング
   WakuWaku Seban Ōpuningu/Waku Waku 7 Opening
2. わくわくバトるぜ!(キャラクター選択)
   Waku Waku Batoru ze! (Kyarakutā Sentaku)/An Exciting Battle! (Character Selection)
3. VS画面
   Bi Esu Gamen/VS Screen
4. ライステージオープニング
   Rai Sutēji Ōpuningu/Rai Stage Opening
5. たたかえ!超冒険少年ライ(ライ・ステージ)
   Tatakae! Chō Bōken Shōnen Rai (Rai Sutēji)/Fight! Super Adventure Young Boy Rai (Rai Stage)
6. ポリタンクZステージオープニング
   Poritanku Zetto Sutēji Ōpuningu/Politank-Z Stage Opening
7. ゆけ!ゆけ!ポリタンクZ(ポリタンクZステージ)
   Yuke! Yuke! Poritanku Zetto (Poritanku Zetto Sutēji)/Go! Go! Politank-Z (Politank-Z Stage)
8. アリーナステージオープニング
   Arīna Sutēji Ōpuningu/Arina Stage Opening
9. わくわくがとまらない(アリーナ・ステージ)
   Waku Waku ga tomara nai (Arīna Sutēji)/The Excitement Doesn't Stop (Arina Stage)
10. まるるんステージオープニング
    Marurun Sutēji Ōpuningu/Mauru Stage Opening
11. 思い出の森
    Omoide no Mori (Marurun Sutēji)/Forest of Memories (Mauru Stage)
12. 勝ちテーマ
    Gachi Tēma/Win Theme
13. 負けテーマ
    Make Tēma/Lose Theme
14. ボーナスステージオープニング
    Bōnasu Sutēji Ōpuningu/Bonus Stage Opening
15. やさしくゆるして(ボーナス・ステージ)
    Yasashiku Yurushi te (Bōnasu Sutēji)/Kindly Forgive Me (Bonus Stage)
16. 乱入者来たる!
    Rannyū sha rai taru!/A Challenger Arrives!
17. ダンディーJステージオープニング
    Dandī Jei Sutēji Ōpuningu/Dandy J Stage Opening
18. 陽はまた沈む(ダンディーJステージ)
    hi ha mata shizumu (Dandī Jei Sutēji)/The Sun Also Sets (Dandy J Stage)
19. ティセステージオープニング
    Tise Sutēji Ōpuningu/Tesse Stage Opening
20. ドリーム・ワルツ(ティセステージ)
    Dorīmu Warutsu (Tise Sutēji)/Dream Waltz (Tesse Stage)
21. スラッシュステージオープニング
    Surasshu Sutēji Ōpuningu/Slash Stage Opening
22. 運命の肖像(スラッシュステージ)
    unmei no shōzō (Surasshu Sutēji)/Portrait of Fate (Slash Stage)
23. レリーフ(妖精登場デモ)
    Rerīfu(Yōsei Tōjō Demo)/Relief (Fairy Appearance Demo)
24. フェルナンデスステージオープニング
    Ferunandesu Sutēji Ōpuningu/Fernandez Stage Opening
25. プロローグ・オブ・デス(フェルナンデスステージ)
    Purorōgu obu Desu (Ferunandesu Sutēji)/Prologue of Death (Fernandez Stage)
26. 妖精(妖精デモ)
    Yōsei (Yōsei Demo)/Fairy (Fairy Demo)
27. ライエンディング1
    Rai Endingu Wan/Rai Ending 1
28. ライエンディング2
    Rai Endingu Tzu/Rai Ending 2
29. ポリタンクZエンディング1
    Poritanku Zetto Endingu Wan/Politank-Z Ending 1
30. ポリタンクZエンディング2
    Poritanku Zetto Endingu Tzu/Politank-Z Ending 2
31. アリーナエンディング1
    Arīna Endingu Wan/Arina Ending 1
32. アリーナエンディング2
    Arīna Endingu Tzu/Arina Ending 2
33. まるるんエンディング1
    Marurun Endingu Wan/Mauru Ending 1
34. まるるんエンディング2
    Marurun Endingu Tzu/Mauru Ending 2
35. ダンディーJエンディング1
    Dandī Jei Endingu Wan/Dandy J Ending 1
36. ダンディーJエンディング2
    Dandī Jei Endingu Tzu/Dandy J Ending 2
37. ティセエンディング
    Tise Endingu/Tesse Ending
38. スラッシュエンディング1
    Surasshu Endingu Wan/Slash Ending 1
39. スラッシュエンディング2
    Surasshu Endingu Tzu/Slash Ending 2
40. スタッフロール
    Sutaffu Rōru/Staff Roll
41. コンティニュー
    Kontinyū/Continue
42. ゲームオーバー1
    Gēmu Ōbā Wan/Game Over 1
43. ゲームオーバー2
    Gēmu Ōbā Tzu/Game Over 2
44. ゲームオーバー3
    Gēmu Ōbā Suri/Game Over 3
45. ライ Voice
    Rai Voice/Rai Voice
46. ポリタンクZ Voice
    Poritanku Zetto Voice/Politank-Z Voice
47. アリーナ Voice
    Arīna Voice/Arina Voice
48. まるるん Voice
    Marurun Voice/Mauru Voice
49. ダンディーJ Voice
    Dandī Jei Voice/Dandy J Voice
50. ティセ Voice
    Tise Voice/Tesse Voice
51. スラッシュ Voice
    Surasshu Voice/Slash Voice
52. フェルナンデス Voice
    Ferunandesu Voice/Fernandez Voice
53. ボーナスくん Voice
    Bōnasu-kun Voice/Bonus Kun Voice
54. etc.Voice
    etc. Voice/Etc. Voice
55. S.E.コレクション
    Esu Eto Korekushon/S.E. Collection

See also

• List of fighting games
• Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors
• Astra Super Stars
  Astra Super Stars
  is a one-on-one fighting arcade game developed by Sunsoft and SANTACLAUS, and published by Sunsoft exclusively in Japan. The game is similar to Waku Waku 7 and Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors; however, the fights take place in the air instead of on the ground.-Characters:There are eight...
  
  

External links

• http://grblitz.overclocked.org/waku7faq.htm - Source of some material for this article
• Waku Waku 7 Review from http://neo-geo.com/