{{nihongo|'''Art of Fighting'''|龍虎の拳|Ryuuko no Ken|lit. "Fist of the Dragon and Tiger"}} is a trilogy of competitive fighting game titles that were released for the [[Neo Geo]] platform in the early 1990s. It was the second fighting game franchise created by [[SNK]], following the {{c|Fatal Fury}} series and is set in the same fictional universe. The original Art of Fighting was released in 1992, followed by two sequels: Art of Fighting 2 in 1994 and The Path of the Warrior: Art of Fighting 3 in 1996. While no sequel has been produced since the third game, the characters have survived through their inclusion in the {{c|The King of Fighters|King of Fighters}} series.
'''Art of Fighting''' (known as Ryuko no Ken in Japan, which translates to "Fist of the Dragon and Tiger") is a trilogy of competitive fighting game titles that were released for the [[Neo Geo]] platform in the early 1990s. It was the second fighting game franchise created by [[SNK]], following the [[:Category:Fatal Fury|Fatal Fury]] series and is set in the same fictional universe. The original Art of Fighting was released in 1992, followed by two sequels: Art of Fighting 2 in 1994 and The Path of the Warrior: Art of Fighting 3 in 1996. While no sequel has been produced since the third game, the characters have survived through their inclusion in the [[:Category:The King of Fighters|King of Fighters]] series.
It was the first fighting game by SNK to feature the character designs of former SNK illustrator (and current Capcom illustrator) Shinkiro, who would go on to do the character designs for the later Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters games.
It was the first fighting game by SNK to feature the character designs of former SNK illustrator (and current Capcom illustrator) Shinkiro, who would go on to do the character designs for the later Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters games.
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==Character Select==
==Character Select==
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|[[Image:Portrait_AOF_Todo.png|64px|Todo|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Ryuhaku Todoh]]
|[[File:Portrait AOF Todo.png|64px|Todo|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Ryuhaku Todoh]]
|[[Image:Portrait_AOF_Ryo.png|64px|Ryo|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Ryo Sakazaki]]
|[[File:Portrait AOF Ryo.png|64px|Ryo|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Ryo Sakazaki]]
|[[Image:Portrait_AOF_Robert.png|64px|Robert|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Robert Garcia]]
|[[File:Portrait AOF Robert.png|64px|Robert|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Robert Garcia]]
|[[Image:Portrait_AOF_Jack.png|64px|Jack|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Jack Turner]]
|[[File:Portrait AOF Jack.png|64px|Jack|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Jack Turner]]
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|[[Image:Portrait_AOF_MrBig.png|64px|Mr.Big|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Mr.Big]]
|[[File:Portrait AOF MrBig.png|64px|Mr.Big|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Mr.Big]]
|[[Image:Portrait_AOF_Lee.png|64px|Lee|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Lee Pai Long]]
|[[File:Portrait AOF Lee.png|64px|Lee|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Lee Pai Long]]
|[[Image:Portrait_AOF_King.png|64px|King|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#King]]
|[[File:Portrait AOF King.png|64px|King|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#King]]
|[[Image:Portrait_AOF_Micky.png|64px|Micky|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Mickey Rogers]]
|[[File:Portrait AOF Micky.png|64px|Micky|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Mickey Rogers]]
|[[Image:Portrait_AOF_John.png|64px|John|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#John Crawley]]
|[[File:Portrait AOF John.png|64px|John|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#John Crawley]]
|[[Image:Portrait_AOF_MrKarate.png|64px|MrKarate|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#? (Mr. Karate)]]
|[[File:Portrait AOF MrKarate.png|64px|MrKarate|link=Art of Fighting/Moves#Mr. Karate]]
Art of Fighting (龍虎の拳,Ryuuko no Ken?, lit. "Fist of the Dragon and Tiger") is a trilogy of competitive fighting game titles that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s. It was the second fighting game franchise created by SNK, following the Fatal Fury series and is set in the same fictional universe. The original Art of Fighting was released in 1992, followed by two sequels: Art of Fighting 2 in 1994 and The Path of the Warrior: Art of Fighting 3 in 1996. While no sequel has been produced since the third game, the characters have survived through their inclusion in the King of Fighters series.
It was the first fighting game by SNK to feature the character designs of former SNK illustrator (and current Capcom illustrator) Shinkiro, who would go on to do the character designs for the later Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters games.
