Fighting Game: Difference between revisions

 

In game parlance, the term ''fighting game'' is not used as a catch-all phrase to refer to any game which involves combat; it specifically refers to a style of combat-game which consists of a series of duels (or, occasionally, battles between four characters) typically fought using martial arts.

Fighting games are typically styled after martial arts tournaments, with a number of selectable characters competing in one on one, or tag team style fights. The tournament can either be a ''regular'' tournament with just a title or mundane prize up for grabs, or [[The End of the World as We Know It|the fate of the world]] can be [[Serious Business|hanging in the balance]]. A Fighting Game based on an [[Anime]] will often take place during a [[Tournament Arc]].

 

 

In story mode you generally get to fight special [[Climax Boss|boss]] characters not available for player selection after you beat the rest of the characters. These characters are either the previous tournament champions or the [[Big Bad]] and his [[The Dragon|Dragon]]. Rarer but still somewhat prevalent, you may instead end the mode fighting against another player character that is specifically your character's rival. Some games have both.

Most Fighting Games give each character a set of special moves that are activated through different button command sequences. While one or two of these will sometimes be high power moves that drain the aforementioned [[Mana Meter]], most of these can be executed at any time. These aren't [[Secret AI Moves]]; your computer opponents ''will'' assume you can use them and ''will'' use them themselves. Still, [[Guide Dang It|don't expect the game to actually tell you what they are]], especially for any secret characters you may find.

 

 

* [[Asskicking Pose]]

* [[Assist Character]]

** [[Lethal Joke Character]]

* [[Mirror Match]]

* [[Recovery Attack]]

* [[Serious Business]] (both in-universe and sometimes in [[Real Life]])

 

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** ''[[Sora|Acceleration of SUGURI 2]]''

* ''[[Akatsuki Blitzkampf]]'' (Set in World War II)

* ''B.I.O.Freaks'' (created by the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' developers)

* ''[[The Black Heart]]''

* ''[[Blood Storm]]''

* ''[[Bloody Roar]]''

* [[Capcom vs. Whatever]]

** ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]''

*** ''[[Marvel Super Heroes]]''

*** ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]''

*** ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium]]''

*** ''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos]]''

** ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]''

* ''[[Card Saga Wars]]''

* ''[[Cardinal Syn]]''

* ''[[Castlevania Judgment]]''

* ''[[Cho Aniki|Cho Aniki: Bakuretsu Ranto Hen]]''

* ''[[Hammerfight]]''

* ''[[Indie Brawl]]''

* ''[[Jingi Storm]]''

* ''Joy Mecha Fight''

* ''[[Lightning Legend Daigo no Daibouken]]''

* ''[[Little Fighter 2]]''

* ''[[Magical Battle Arena]]''

* ''Martial Masters''

** ''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]''

** ''[[Mortal Kombat 4]]''

** ''[[Mortal Kombat Armageddon]]''

** ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]''

* ''[[Persona 4 Arena]]''

* ''[[Pit-Fighter]]''

* ''[[Power Instinct]]''

* ''[[Power Stone]]''

* ''[[Soul Series]]'' (includes ''Soul Edge'' and the ''Soul Calibur'' games)

* ''[[Star Gladiator]]''

** ''[[Street Fighter (video game)|Street Fighter]]'' (the first game)

** ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' ([[Trope Codifier]])

** ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''

* ''[[Super Cosplay War Ultra]]''

* ''[[Tattoo Assassins]]''

* ''[[Tech Romancer]]''

* ''[[Dragon Ball|Dragon Ball Z]]''

* ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' (aka ''Hokuto no Ken'')

* ''[[Jurassic Park|Warpath: Jurassic Park]]''

* ''[[Justice League of America|Justice League: Task Force]]''

* ''[[Legend of the Dragon]]''

* ''[[Marvel Super Heroes]]''

* ''[[Naruto]]''

** ''Ultimate Ninja'' series, such as ''[[Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2]]''

** ''Ninja Destiny'' series

* ''[[Sailor Moon]]''

* ''[[Saint Seiya]]''

 

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