Demon Fighters: Vampire Reborn

Demon Fighters: Vampire Reborn (Also known as Darkstalkers 4, the Name for the Home Ports) is the 4th entry in the Darkstalkers series and is a revival of the series after it's long hiatus. It is developed by Streamline Studios and published by Capcom.

Gameplay
The gameplay remains mostly similar as to the original Darkstalkers, with the exception of the super meter, which now has 3 segments, the player needs only 1 of the 3 segments to perform an ES move, to perform an Extra Special move, the player has to use the entire super meter to do so.

Plot
The game takes place several years after the first 3 entries. Some time in the past Donovan finally loses his humanity as he sacrifices himself somewhat in order to protect Anita as well as awaken her emotion again. Although Donovan is victorious, he succumbed to the dark part of his soul too much in order to do so. This tragic turn of events causes Anita to cry, and is symbolic in showing that Anita is finally whole again. Years later, a grown Anita wonders what became of Donovan, and she hopes he's okay. Sadly however, we find Donovan sitting on a throne, beside many bodies. He is fighting a never ending struggle with himself as he yearns for inner peace. Donovan, now Dee decides to gather the strongest fighters in order to challenge him.

Characters
At first, the game only contained 16 characters, 12 returning, 1 coming from another Capcom franchise and 3 newcomers to the series, two of them were playable in other games, and one of them originally an NPC. As well as 3 NPC boss characters.

Returning characters

 * Anakaris
 * Bishamon
 * Demitri Maximoff
 * Felicia
 * Jon Talbain (Gallon in Japan)
 * Lord Raptor (Zabel Zarock in Japan)
 * Morrigan Aensland
 * Rikuo (Aulbath in Japan)
 * Sasquatch
 * Victor von Gerdenheim
 * Huitzil (Phobos in Japan)
 * Pyron

Bosses

 * Dee - Dee is Donovan after succumbing to his vampiric side in order to save Anita, loosing his humanity in the process, he is the final boss of the game.
 * Firebrand - A high raking demon from Makai, he is known as Red Blaze from his heritage and due to his bright red/orange skin and prowess with fire magic. He appears as a secret computer-controlled challenger in the end of the single-player arcade mode.
 * Akuma - Akuma from the Street Fighter series appears as a secret boss in the arcade version, he is accessed the same way as he originally was in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. he is also a secret time-release playable character.

Newcomers

 * Anita - A young girl raised by Donovan himself, she regained her emotions back as Donovan lost his humanity and learned to control her power
 * Dante - The son of the legendary demon Sparda, who defeated the legion of darkness and sealed the gates between the Earth and Makai. a Half-Demon Half-Human hunter who seeks to defeat any threats that might be in his way
 * Khaibit - One of Anakaris' loyal followers, she fights similar to Menat from Street Fighter
 * Ruby Heart - A pirate captain who has earned a prominent reputation sailing the seas. Always looking for objects with hidden magical powers to steal. Supporting the tactics of a "pirate organization" trying to secure the "Armor of Erosion", Ruby Heart sees herself involved in the crisis brought about by its awakening.

Home Version additions
The ports of Darkstalkers 4 feature 6 additional characters not included in the arcade version of the game. They are Lilith, Q-Bee, Baby Bonne Hood (Bulleta in Japan) and Marionette from Darkstalkers 3, Hsien-Ko (Lei Lei in Japan) from Night Warriors as well as Geki, a character from Street Fighter 1, however this Geki is a different incarnation.

In addition, the two computer-only boss characters from the arcade version, Dee and Firebrand, are also both playable in the home versions, and Akuma is a hidden characters