A genre where players would go toe-to-toe with a foe and settle their differences with a friendly row.
More than thirty years later, the genre is still thriving.
And with each new game franchise that has emerged within the genre, new ideas and innovations have emerged.
These titles will help you improve your fighting game skills, without the humiliating defeats.
This list was, quite frankly, painful to write.
However, what that means is that this list is all killer and no filler.
There isn’t a game listed here that isn’t absolutely brilliant.
These are all gems!
Before we get into it, we want to address a few things.
This listisranked, but there is obviously no consensus pick for the best fighting game.
We all understand that, right?
Your mileage is going to vary!
Now, for the Mario-sized elephant in the room… What about Smash Bros?
This will always be a contentious topic.
While wedothink Smash Broscancount as a fighting game, it is definitely a non-traditional form of fighting game.
10Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2
A best fighting games list wouldn’t be complete without aGuilty Gearentry.
9Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
There are two trains of thought when it comes to fighting game balance.
That is the MVC2 way.
Not even a little.
But its everything and the kitchen sink approach to gameplay design is infectiously entertaining.
Fighting games are COOL!
8Soulcalibur
TheSoulcaliburseries is unquestionably an odd-duck.
The first game in the franchise, Soul Edge (also known as Soul Blade) was remarkably refined.
To this day, Soul Edge has a great balance between weight and speed.
Three years after Soul Edge’s debut, Soulcalibur would release.
This new iteration sped the gameplay up, while adding a host of new characters.
Soulcalibur leveraged the power of the Dreamcast and played at a silky smooth 60fps.
Capcom Vs. SNK 2 did this with its incredible groove system.
Tekken 5 DR also predates the hamfisted use of guest characters.
Tekken 5 DR feels like one of Namco’s most confident Tekken games.
There were no compromised elements, just some good-ass Tekken.
The depth comes from how a character’s attacks change depending on that character’s current position.
4Street Fighter 6
Look, this is, on the face of it, an absurd choice.
This list is filled with games that are decades old.
Games that have gone throughmultipleiterations.
We have no idea what the game will look like in two years, let alone five or ten.
Be that as it may, there are some undeniable facts about Street Fighter 6.
It is among the most content-complete fighting games to ever launch.
Its first iteration is packed with things to do.
So is it a little early to add Street Fighter 6 to the mix?
But we suspect this choice will be vindicated down the line.
Street Fighter 6 is just a special game.
Each character has a Persona.
Ultimax also incorporates status elements, effectively fusing this fighting game with that RPG flavor.
There is quite simply nothing else like them.
Graphically, it is quite possible that we will never see a better-looking fighting game.
It represents the height of sprite-based graphics.
KOF XIII is a gorgeous game that plays brilliantly.
We would encourage you to give it a download.
For starters, the parry mechanic is, fundamentally,extremelysatisfying.
However, it also features those classic SNK pursuit options.
Do we have what it takes to rank every mainline Street Fighter from worst to best?
We believe we HADO-CAN!
