Even before Mortal Kombat this game uses digitized live actors but the gameplay is like Taito's Violence Fight (you can move in four directions).
The graphics, aweome in 1990 (the year of the release of this Atari game) don't aged very well, we can easily say the same about the gameplay...
This is my first try on pit fighter after 25 years or so...
Well thats wasn't a pleasant experience but to be able to speak about this game I need the full pit fighter experience (even if I have to use a lot of continues)
Ok... The game SUCKS... yes I know that was release in 1990 and I know that the game kinda look awesome in those days, but that's the point too. A good game stands good over the years... like Street fighter 2 the world warrior (capcom 1991) or even mortal kombat (midway 1992) because a good game is about gameplay too.
Pit fighter can be fun to play whit two more friends. The game also got some really good ideas like the weapons and public interactions whit the fighters but, that's all... the moves are very limiteds and the hit detection is confusing, is hard to know when you gonna hit or be hitted...
overall I wouldn't say that its a BAD game, but sure is a mediocre one.