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[Escape Goat]

Soul Caliber
Dead or Alive
?????

I'm trying to figure out birFday presents for my bf and he likes dem fighting games (I dont have the patience to learn combos). Mortal Kombat seems to have flatlined with their franchise. Are their any new games on the horizon that may be a hit or are companies sticking with what works right now (ie sequels)?

 

[sprsk]

VF duh

 

[Borys]

King of Fighters

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Street Fighter

 

[sly]

Dead or Alive
?????

:lol Worst fighter ever. Your bf might just break up with you VF4: Evolution, Soul Calibur II, Tekken 5 are great games.

 

[Timen]

for what system?

 

[Kabuki Waq]

no fighting game comes close to sf3 or sfa3 IMO.

 

[Ronin]

Not Dead or Alive.

 

[belgurdo]

KOF is the greatest fighting series ever. The SF3 games come second

 

[Oracle Dragon]

Hey, Dead or Alive is a good game. Its not the best fighter, but if you're into fighting games, its definitly worth playing.

 

[mr_sockochris]

 

[Apenheul]

I'd say KOF and Soul Calibur

 

[Teknopathetic]

VF is the ultimate.

 

[Reilly]

Mortal Kombat

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[Oneself]

I'd say Street Fighter 2 and the followings are the best 2D fighters.
Best 3D fighters IMO is the Tekken franchise (void the 4th).

Overall, the games I had more fun playing are KI&KI2 though.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

Tekken
Soul Calibur
Dead or Alive
Virtua Fighter

 

[Escape Goat]

Ahh, forgot about alot of these. Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[ArcadeStickMonk]

The best fighting franchises are the ones that were around 8, 10, 15 years ago, and still have updates and followings today.

Unfortunately I just opened the door to Mortal Kombat, didn't I? Fuck...

 

[Gantz]

Best
Guilty Gear
Rival Schools
Darkstalkers
Soul Caliber
Powerstone
Street Fighter

Mediocre
Tekken
DOA

Crap
Virtua Fighter
Mortal Kombat

 

[C- Warrior]

Dead or Alive....









hahaha....haha....aha...ha.

Is today April's fools?

:lol I MADE A FUNNY!! /10

 

[Finaika]

2D: King of Fighters
3D: Tekken / Soul Calibur

 

[MarkRyan]

Street Fighter II -- The best yet.

 

[Lyte Edge]

The only thing really big coming out right now is Soul Calibur 3, which isn't scheduled until the fall sometime.

Here's what I'd reccomend:

-Dead Or Alive Ultimate (Xbox)- Great for multiplayer and made so anyone can pick and play. You can even do four players in the tag mode. Has online play. ($49.99)

-Soul Calibur 2 (Multi)- 3D weapons fighting; also plays well yet is mash-friendly so anyone can get right into it. It's a greatest hit so you can get it for less than $20.

-Tekken 5 (PS2)- The newest PS2 3D fighter; it's more like Tekken 3 than Tekken 4 and plays great. ($49.99)

-The King of Fighters 2002/2003 (PS2)- Two great 2D fighters in one package; the game play and rosters are different enough in both games to really make them stand apart. 2002 is the classic KOF style game play with some new elements from the previous games, and 2003 is the start of a brand new game play style with a tag system that lets yoyu change out characters during battle. ($39.99)

-Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (PS2/Xbox)- Same as the above; you get Street Fighter III 3rd Strike and Hyper Street Fighter II, plus the animated Street Fighter II movie is also included on the disc. Highly reccomended, and get the Xbox version if you can since it has online play. ($29.99)

-Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PS2)- The deepest 3D fighter out there without a doubt, but since it lacks the flash of the other games and is going to take a lot more work to really get into, it's not going to be for everyone. Get it if you're a hardcore fighting fan. ($19.99)

Since you say you don't have the patience to learn combos, I'd probably go with Dead or Alive followed by Soul Calibur.

 

[Akia]

um...Super Smash Bros Melee

*runs*

 

[Trojan X]

Best:
Street Fighter
Virtua Fighter
King of the Fighters
Tekken
Namco's Soul series (Soul Edge, Soul Calibur...)


Use to be great but hype died/dying down
Capcom VS. series (e.g. Marvel Vs Capcom, Marvel Vs. Street Fighter)
Samurai Showdown
Guilty Gear
Fatal Fury

Started great with awesome potential but lost its way:
Dead or Alive
Mortal Kombat

 

[black_13]

2D: King of Fighters
3D: Tekken / Soul Calibur

.

 

[Calidor]

Best:

Street Fighter
Tekken

Good:

Naruto
Virtua Fighter

Ugly:

Mortal Kombat
Dead or Alive

 

[dog$]

2D: SF, KOF, I'd still say Last Blade
3D: Never really cared

Fuck Mortal Kombat©, Copyright 1992

Super Smash Bros Melee

 

[Ferrio]

I'll list my 3 favorite fighting games, take that how you will:

SF3 3rd strike
KOF:98
GGXX

 

[LakeEarth]

3rd Strike is the greatest fighter out there, it's all about skill, extremely well balanced, yet not overly complicated. Strategy, messing with your opponent's heads, it's just the perfect competitive fighter.

 

[Cold-Steel]

Soul Calibur, bar none.

Very few games balance pick up and play with depth of skill as Soul Calibur does.

 

[Trojan X]

Soul Calibur, bar none.

Very few games balance pick up and play with depth of skill as Soul Calibur does.

... Are you sure...? "I'm giving you a chance to think again here"

 

[Zaptruder]

... Are you sure...? "I'm giving you a chance to think again here"

Explain yourself!

 

[The Guivre]

This is strictly my opinion, but the only fighter I can even tolerate playing for any length of time is Soul Calibur. So for me that's the best franchise, mainly because I'll actually play it.

I'm surprised with all the people listing the worst franchises as well as the great ones the Bloody Roar series has been overlooked in that regard.

 

[boutrosinit]

Totally, totally agree with this. If you're looking for some more classics too, add Real Bout Fatal Fury Special to the list (on PSOne I believe with an extra character), Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Super Street Fighter Turbo X (included in Anniversary Edition).

The only thing really big coming out right now is Soul Calibur 3, which isn't scheduled until the fall sometime.

Here's what I'd reccomend:

-Dead Or Alive Ultimate (Xbox)- Great for multiplayer and made so anyone can pick and play. You can even do four players in the tag mode. Has online play. ($49.99)

-Soul Calibur 2 (Multi)- 3D weapons fighting; also plays well yet is mash-friendly so anyone can get right into it. It's a greatest hit so you can get it for less than $20.

-Tekken 5 (PS2)- The newest PS2 3D fighter; it's more like Tekken 3 than Tekken 4 and plays great. ($49.99)

-The King of Fighters 2002/2003 (PS2)- Two great 2D fighters in one package; the game play and rosters are different enough in both games to really make them stand apart. 2002 is the classic KOF style game play with some new elements from the previous games, and 2003 is the start of a brand new game play style with a tag system that lets yoyu change out characters during battle. ($39.99)

-Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (PS2/Xbox)- Same as the above; you get Street Fighter III 3rd Strike and Hyper Street Fighter II, plus the animated Street Fighter II movie is also included on the disc. Highly reccomended, and get the Xbox version if you can since it has online play. ($29.99)

-Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PS2)- The deepest 3D fighter out there without a doubt, but since it lacks the flash of the other games and is going to take a lot more work to really get into, it's not going to be for everyone. Get it if you're a hardcore fighting fan. ($19.99)

Since you say you don't have the patience to learn combos, I'd probably go with Dead or Alive followed by Soul Calibur.

 

[Sho Nuff]

Virtua Fighter makes me creem my jeenz

 

[Trojan X]

Explain yourself!

Wait until he respond first.

 

[ziran]

the street fighter series.

 

[Zaptruder]

Wait until he respond first.

No! Now! He doesn't have to explain himself! He states the truth!

 

[Leatherface]

You know what game I loved? I don't know if I was just a starved N64 gamer or what, but FUCK, I loved Mace: The Dark Ages!! God how I wish they'd make a sequel!

 

[SaitoH]

Virtua fighter

^_~

 

[Do The Mario]

Super Smash Bros

 

[saelz8]

Virtua Fighter

 

[bob_arctor]

3rd Strike is the greatest fighter out there, it's all about skill, extremely well balanced, yet not overly complicated. Strategy, messing with your opponent's heads, it's just the perfect competitive fighter.

Yeah, this pretty much ends the thread.

Honorable mentions: Soul Calibur, SFA 3.

 

[Mr. Rellik]

I love Sf3:3s but I wouldn't call it extremely well balanced. There's an obvious top 3 being, Ken, Chun Li, and Yun. Not to mention that fighting Ken or Chun can be the most boring turtle fest ever, esp. Chun players.


GGXX #R = good

DOA = polish on a turd, People talk about mastering Counters in this game and how deep it is. But counters is just guessing how is one supposed to master guessing its like trying to master go fish. The counter window is too big as well and they do too much damage. Not to mention the tiny pokes setting up staggers in which you can only eat the damage or try a counter. Lame

MK = Garbage

Tekken 5 = good

Virtua Fighter 4:EVO/FT: = The Best 3d fighter ever

 

[TigerKnee]

Virtua Fighter 4:EVO/FT: = The Best 3d fighter ever

What this guy said

 

[Lyte Edge]

Totally, totally agree with this. If you're looking for some more classics too, add Real Bout Fatal Fury Special to the list (on PSOne I believe with an extra character), Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Super Street Fighter Turbo X (included in Anniversary Edition).

Well, there's PLENTY more fighters I could list, but I'm trying to help Teh Hamburglar pick out a present for someone else, so I listed domestic games that you can easily find in just about any store, not onscure import games like Real Bout Special Dominated Mind for the PSX.

 

[Idioteque]

Guilty Gear

I love games with male characters that look like females.

 

[Escape Goat]

My wallet thanks you, Lyte

 

[LakeEarth]

I love Sf3:3s but I wouldn't call it extremely well balanced. There's an obvious top 3 being, Ken, Chun Li, and Yun. Not to mention that fighting Ken or Chun can be the most boring turtle fest ever, esp. Chun players.

That's why I said "well balanced" instead of "perfectly". There are still tiers, Chun's SA2 being too powerful for such a short bar, Ken's SA3 can be linked by nearly anything, and Yun's SA3 in the right hands can fuck you up... and on the other side of the spectrum, any fight using Twelve is an uphill battle. But still, I don't know of any fighter that doesn't have tiers. Even VF4 has characters to use and avoid but I'd say it's balanced pretty well.

Really, the game makers can't know the tiers in their games until they get a couple of thousand people playing it for a few years.

EDIT - but tiers aren't everything. I've seen a vid where two really good SF3 players (their names are on that vid but I'm not at home right now) where someone played Hugo, who's in my opinion is mistakenly considered low tier vs Chun Li. Like in the Daigo video, Hugo had no health yet and the Chun activated her special for the cheap win. Hugo parried the first 7 hits of Chun-Li's SA2, and in that split second in between her two wave of lightning kicks, 720°'d and activated the Giga Drive to win the match.