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Tobal No. 1

Tobal No. 1
Tobal No. 1.jpg
North American cover art
Developer(s) DreamFactory
Publisher(s)
Distributor(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s) Seiichi Ishii
Producer(s) Koji Yamashita
Artist(s) Akira Toriyama
Composer(s) Masashi Hamauzu
Kenji Ito
Yasuhiro Kawakami
Noriko Matsueda
Yasunori Mitsuda
Junya Nakano
Ryuji Sasai
Yoko Shimomura
Platform(s) PlayStation
Release date(s)
  • JP: August 2, 1996
  • NA: September 30, 1996
  • PAL: January 1997
  • JP: January 25, 2007
(re-release)
Genre(s) Fighting
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 83% (based on 7 reviews)
Review scores
Publication Score
EGM 8.37 of 10
Game Informer 9 of 10
Game Revolution B+
GameSpot 74 of 100
IGN 8.7 of 10

Tobal No. 1 (トバル ナンバーワン Tobaru Nanbā Wan?) is a fighting video game for the PlayStation developed by DreamFactory and published by Square in 1996. The game was DreamFactory's first release, as well as Square's first release on the CD-based console.

Tobal No. 1 marks Square's incursion into the fighting game genre, although an adventure-like quest mode is part of the game. The game's mechanics were designed with the aid of fighter game designer Seiichi Ishii, while all the characters were designed by Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball fame. The sequel, Tobal 2, was never released in North America and Europe.

Packaged with both the North American and Japanese version of the game was a sampler disc featuring a pre-release demo of Final Fantasy VII and video previews of Final Fantasy Tactics, Bushido Blade, and SaGa Frontier.

Tobal No. 1 has various gameplay modes including a tournament mode, two player versus mode, practice mode, and the unique quest mode, all of which utilize the same fighting system. The game itself runs at up to a smooth 60 frames per second due to its lack of textured polygons and reduced details which gave the game a distinctive look in comparison to other fighting games at the time, such as Tekken 2. The game's controls are unique in that they allow full freedom of movement in the ring as long as the player faces the opponent. The player has the ability to dash and jump, and certain buttons execute high, medium, and low attacks for each character. Tobal No. 1 also has a unique grappling and blocking system, offering the player a variety of throws and counter moves.


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