Code Chronos

Code Chronos is a 2D fighting game developed by Orange and published by Taito (arcade) and D3 Publisher (console). It is the spiritual successor to the critically-acclaimed Fight or Die series. Released for arcade (Taito Type X3) and the Samsung X-EYE as an exclusive title.

Gameplay
Being the spiritual successor to the Fight or Die series, Code Chronos borrows some gameplay elements from its predecessor.The game uses a four-button system, with two buttons for light and heavy attacks, respectively, one for dedicated attacks, and one for blocking and parries. By combining button presses with d-pad/joystick motions, the player can perform special, super and burst attacks, the latter can only be performed when the Instinct meter is filled at a certain level. Like its predecessor, Code Chronos features instant-kill attacks called "Execution Finishes", which can only be done at match point, when the player's Instinct meter is full and the enemy has less than 30% life remaining. Code Chronos also features new gameplay mechanics: Parrying, which can be done by pressing block slightly before the enemy's attack hits and costs a fraction of the Parry meter, located below the life bar, and Character Abilities, which give the character certain individual skills. Each character (except Ash) has three abilities. The ablities can be seen on the character select screen and are shown as icons. The abilities are as follows: There are 9 stages in normal gameplay (7 fights with basic characters, one mirror match and the boss fight with Ash). By default, each stage is a two-out-of -three wins match composed of "encounters" (the announcer says it as: By Order & Chaos, Encounter 1, Clash!).
 * Anti-Stun (characters can recover from a stun period faster)
 * High Jump (chracters can do a high jump by pressing up twice)
 * Charge Attack (charcters can charge special attacks for added damage)
 * Aerial Specials (characters can use special atacks while jumping)
 * Safe Parry (characters can do parries while consuming less of the Parry meter)
 * Quick Parry (characters can do parries with less timing)
 * Safe Burst (characters can do burst attacks while consuming less of the Instinct meter
 * Quick Gain (characters can fill their Instinct meter faster)

Story
After a chain of calamities devastated the Earth, the worldwide comglomerate FutureTech decided to create the world's first fully functional time machine in order to transport the survivors to the past to give them enought time to reverse the calamities' effects. This was known as the "Chronos project".

However, during their journey to the past, the time machine broke down, which caused not only the death of the survivor but also triggered a large-scale time shift, which led to a rapid day-night shift every 6 hours, as well as sudden deaths of elderly people, due to rapid aging weakening their bodies, and unborn children, due to unintentional abortion because of the time shift affecting the birthdates of the infants.

Kain, one of the survivors, discovered that the breakdown of the time machine, whch caused the time shift, was not accidental and was caused by a certain entity.

The entity turns out to be Ash, who was also the head of the Chronos project

Characters

 * Kain: Lead character. A mysterious man with a shady demeanor. Fights with his great sword Fatalys. (Anti-Stun, Charge Attack, Quick Gain)
 * Faye Kurosawa:A young girl with no memory of her past. Fights with dual bladed tonfas. (High Jump, Charge Attack, Safe Parry)
 * Renji: Kain's brother and friendly rival. Fights with a katana (Aerial Specials, Safe Parry, Quick Parry)
 * L.D. 50: A blob-like artificial creature. Fights by changing into different forms (Anit-Stun, Safe Burst, Quick Gain)
 * Rick Durst: A burly bounty hunter who has an obsession with money. Fights with his fists (Anti-Stun, Charge Attack, Safe Burst)
 * Count Rammstein: A vampire ressurected from his 1000-year slumber by the time shift. Fights with his shapeshifting cape (Charge Attack, Aerial Specials, Quick Gain)
 * Lisa Shaddix: A young gifted child who uses her intelligence to serve for Ash. Fights with a cyborg suit she created. (Anti-Stun, High Jump, Charge Attack)
 * Astrid: A professional assasin tasked to eliminate those who harm Aah. Fights with several firearms (Aerial Specials, Quick Parry, Safe Burst)
 * Ash: Former head of the Chronos project and the entity responsible for the time shift. Fights with his robotic arms (all Character Abilities)