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'{{Infobox video game |title = My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic |image = [[File:Fighting is Magic Character Selection Screen.png|250px]] |caption = The character selection screen from the alpha version |developer = Mane6<ref name="Mane" /> |publisher = Mane6<ref name="Mane">{{cite web|url=http://www.mane6.com/p/mlp-fighting-is-magic.html |title=MLP: Fighting is Magic |work=Mane6 |publisher=Blogger.com |accessdate=8 August 2011}}</ref> |engine = [[Fighter Maker]] |version = |platforms = [[Windows]] |released = |genre = [[2D fighting game]]<ref name="Escapist" /> |modes = [[single-player]]<br />[[multiplayer]]<ref name="FAQ" /> |media = [[download]] |requirements = |programmer= Nappy<br />Prominence<br />Jay<ref name="russia" /> |artist= Nappy<br />Leedin<br />Jay<br />Elosande<br />Anukan<ref name="russia" /> |composer=DJ Derpy Hooves<br />RainbowCrash88<br />Ken McGill<ref name="russia" /> }} '''''My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic''''' is an upcoming [[Fangame|fan-made]] [[fighting game]] inspired by the animated television series ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/713871/my-little-pony-fighting-is-magic-nugget-from-the-net/|title=My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic -- Nugget From The Net|date=21 July 2011|accessdate=8 August 2011|publisher=G4 Media|work=G4|first=Nikole|last=Zivalich}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2d-x.com/my-little-pony-gets-a-2d-fighter-bronies-time-to-knuckle-up/|title=My Little Pony gets a 2D fighter: Bronies, time to knuckle up|date=28 July 2011|accessdate=8 August 2011|first=Jason|last=Kuang|work=2d-x.com|publisher=Second Dimension Entertainment}}</ref> It is under development by a team of nine volunteers who call themselves Mane6.<ref name="Escapist" /><ref name="russia">{{cite journal|last= Ченцов |first=Илья |date=28 July 2011 |title=Большие Безобразия маленьких пони |trans_title=Big Hijinks of Little Ponies |journal=Страна Игр |issue=324 |pages=62–70 |location=Russia |publisher=Gameland |language=Russian |format=PDF |id=[[EAN-13]] 4607157100056 |accessdate=8 August 2011 |url=http://mane6.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/gameland-mlp-fighting-is-magic.pdf}}, [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t74tAc6Zhqvl-q-ADHZhpe3kLVZXFNoes0-wLvRGuWI/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 translation available]</ref> Being of a fan-made nature, this game is neither licensed nor endorsed by [[Hasbro]]. == Features == The final version of the game will feature seventeen playable characters in all with the [[List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic characters#Main characters|six major]] characters from the show playable from launch.<ref name="Escapist" /> Eleven more characters will follow in semi-regular updates.<ref name="FAQ">{{cite web|url=http://www.mane6.com/p/frequently-axed-questions.html |title=Frequently Axed Questions |work=Mane6 |publisher=Blogger.com |accessdate=8 August 2011}}</ref> The game will be downloadable and free to play. Both [[Local multiplayer#Single-system|local]] and [[Multiplayer video game|online multiplayer]] modes will be included as well as a story mode.<ref name="GamePro" /> Character specific moves will also be present in-game.<ref name="GamePro">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/220703/my-little-pony-gets-a-street-fighter-style-fighting-game/|title=My Little Pony Gets a Street Fighter Style Fighting Game |first=McKinley |last=Noble |date=23 June 2011 |work=GamePro |publisher=GamePro Media |location=USA |accessdate=8 August 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/220703/my-little-pony-gets-a-street-fighter-style-fighting-game/&date=2011-11-30+19:04:09|archivedate=2011-12-01}}</ref> ''My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic'' will feature various stages that represent places from [[Equestria]], the setting of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]''. == Development == The game uses the [[Fighter Maker]] game engine.<ref name="FAQ" /> The team has released early [[pre-alpha]] gameplay footage that displays basic game mechanics such as launches, juggles and hyper combos as seen in existing fighting game franchises such as [[Marvel vs. Capcom]] and [[Guilty Gear]]. So far, they have only released footage showing how Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/05/twilight-sparkle-is-a-my-little-pony-to-be-reckoned-with-in-figh/ |title=Twilight Sparkle is a My Little Pony to be reckoned with in Fighting is Magic |first=Jessica |last=Conduit |date=5 November 2011 |work=Joystiq |publisher=|accessdate=8 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="Escapist">{{cite web|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111190-My-Little-Ponies-Throw-Down-in-Fan-Made-Fighter |title=My Little Ponies Throw Down in Fan-Made Fighter |first=John |last=Funk |date=21 July 2010 |work=The Escapist Magazine |publisher=Themis Group, Inc|accessdate=8 August 2011}}</ref> There has been a small amount of footage showing off one of Fluttershy's attacks but little is known about her other moves. The final character, Rainbow Dash is still under development. Though an unlicensed work from Hasbro, the holders of the ''My Little Pony'' franchise intellectual property, the Mane6 team has not received any [[cease and desist]] notices from the company to date.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/things-that-go-pop-blog/2011/10/my-little-pony---fighting-is-magic.html | title = My Little Pony - Fighting is Magic? | first = Eli | last = Glasner | date = 2011-10-12 | accessdate = 2011-10-12 | publisher = [[CBC.ca|CBC]] }}</ref> Like much of the rest of the Internet phenomenon surrounding ''Friendship is Magic'', Hasbro has allowed episodes of the show along with parodies and mashups of the works to be redistributed freely across the Internet, helping to create a participator culture that has drawn a broader audience to the show, even going as far as to say they have no intentions of ever filing takedown notices as they see this as "Free Advertising and spreading".<ref name="wired uk">{{cite news | work = [[Wired UK]] | date = 2011-08-15 | first = Daniel Nye | last = Griffiths | title = Colt Success | url = http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2011/09/play/colt-success | accessdate= 2011-10-10 | }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118040411 | title = Brands frown on fair use | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | first = Andrew | last = Wallenstein | date = 2011-07-26 | accessdate = 2011-07-26 }}</ref> On January 30th, Prominence left the Mane6 due to personal reasons.<ref>http://www.mane6.com/2012/01/official-notice.html</ref> == References == {{Reflist|3}} == External links == *{{Official website|1=http://www.mane6.com/|name=Mane6 Official Website}} *{{YouTube|channel=ManeSixDev|Mane6 Official Youtube Channel}} {{My Little Pony}} {{DEFAULTSORT:My Little Pony Fighting Is Magic}} [[Category:Multiplayer online games]] [[Category:Upcoming video games]] [[Category:Indie video games]] [[Category:My Little Pony]] [[Category:Fighting games]] [[Category:Fangames]] [[Category:Video games based on toys]] [[Category:Windows games]] [[Category:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]] [[Category:Video games based on animated television series]] [[es:My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic]]'