Fighting

Finally the school yard arguments can be settled. Who would win in a fight between Batman and Wonder Woman? Could the Flash run circles around Green Lantern? Would Doomsday really kill Superman in a rematch? Injustice: Gods Among Us might not send out the signal through its title to anyone other than the most dedicated DC fan, but this just might be the finest superhero fighting game to ever...

Going into Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, I had next to no experience with the franchise, aside from a couple brief matches with one of the earlier games in the Ultimate Ninja Storm series. I haven’t ever read the manga nor have I seen an episode of the anime. So I went into this game as a complete blank slate Naruto-wise, and that had me a little nervous....

DarkStalkers Resurrection is a competent re-release and upgrade to a storied, and somewhat neglected franchise. The only real let-down is the lack of the sheer shine of a new title - but, the wait for fans is over, in some sense of the word. It may be something we've played upwards of 15 years ago - but for Morrigan junkies, it's better than nothing. Street Fighter ,...

Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. may have been the first game to capitalize on gamer nostalgia by pitting the Big N’s most famous faces against each other for rounds of fisticuffs that would answer schoolyard arguments about the relative awesomeness and ass-kickery between characters like Mario, Link, and Samus once and for all. An instant hit, the franchise has become a staple for every Nintendo console from the N64 on...

Dating back to the 90s arcade era when thousands of quarters a day were wasted on matches between Doink The Clown and Razor Ramon, WWE and videogames have been sexually ambiguous bosom buddies. It makes sense. I think it’s safe to assume that the target audience for wrestling will enjoy playing videogames at some point in their life and vice versa. For decades wrestling tie-in games have been a...

In Marvel Vs Capcom Origins we receive a gift from a time long past. This combination of Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Heroes for only $15.00 CAD, is one slick deal. The enjoyment you’ll get from this title will rest solely on how nostalgic, or tolerant you are of the era of fighting game this represents. Marvel Vs. Capcom Origins is straight out of the...

There have been a lot of fighting games in the last couple years - but there haven't however been many (see: any) Tekken games. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 brings the franchise back into relevance during the most powerful renaissance fighting games have seen in the last 12 years. The 'fighting game' is a difficult genre to tackle, and while Namco approaches it with a proven pedigree, this particular series...

It’s been almost 7 years since Dead or Alive 4 released on Xbox 360, and in that time, a lot has changed. The flagging fighting genre has undergone a renaissance of sorts, with the Street Fighter, Tekken, and Mortal Kombat series all undergoing key iterations that have gained footholds in the mainstream, while the Dead or Alive series has only managed to spurt out a mini-game collection and a...

If you haven’t played a lot of versus fighting games or JRPGs, then you might feel a little lost in the story and gameplay of Persona 4 Arena. But being lost isn’t always a bad thing. If you give Arena the time it needs to explain itself, you’ll get much more out of it than you would expect. Atlus is bringing the fully-flushed story and Arc Systems is bringing...

When I first saw a trailer for Awesomenauts, I thought it looked like a fun new game, in the vein of the recent Shoot Many Robots, with customizable characters with different assortments of weapons, fighting it out online against myriad opponents. Not everything in that statement is incorrect, but the most notable part is that this is NOT a fun game, it’s instead a very frustrating one, which...

When a semi-rebooted version of Mortal Kombat was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 last year it was a bit surprising to see just how good it was. Without completely ignoring the series’ dated 90s action movie trappings and increasingly dull sequels, developer NetherRealm still managed to wipe the slate clean and push their arcade classic into fresh new territory. The end result was a fighting game...

After 20+ fighting games centering around the Shonen Jump anime Naruto, we are treated to yet another with Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations. The staple of cel-shaded graphics continues and surprisingly, looks better than ever and hasn’t lost its appeal. The menus and overall art direction have an expected, stylized anime charm that, while it may not work for everyone, knows its audience and targets it directly....

After a hiatus of ten years, the fighting game genre surged into the spotlight four years ago when Street Fighter 4 came out. When you look at the current landscape of fighting games, it’s easy to see we’re well into a fighting game revival. The latest creation of Capcom’s Renaissance man, Yoshinori Ono, is the crossover title Street Fighter X Tekken. Capcom is no newcomer when it comes...

The battle between good and evil rages through the ages and now a new generation of hero is needed to continue the fight against the darkness. Soulcalibur V is Project Soul's sixth entry into the Soul series and brings with it some changes to the core gameplay and a new generation of heroes. “Critical Finishes” and the “Soul Gauge”, long time staples of the series, have been replaced by...

Earlier this year in February, after eleven years of waiting and hoping, fans of the seminal Marvel vs. Capcom 2 were delighted by the release of Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The game saw a return to what fans of the series loved: fast-paced tag-team matches, eye-popping graphics and over-the-top action, punctuated by ludicrous hyper-combos which delivered a flurry of hits to opponents. However, the release wasn’t without its problems,...

King of Fighters is a household name when it comes to fighting games. It'd have to be, if this is the thirteenth one. While I'm not a fighting game grognard or whatever the term is, I do know what I enjoy in fighting games – and as they go, this game will serve as your old-school beat-em-up fun. The...

The changes made to Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition are minuscule. The addition of Evil Ryu and Oni as well as Yun and Yang, who first appeared in Street Fighter III, are the major differences between the versions. The roster of 39 characters is absolutely huge and tournament players are shivering at the army of Yuns that is likely headed their way. Just take a look at Daigo...

Let us take care of the embarrassing confessions first: I am no good at fighting games. I want to be good. I want to be the guy at the arcade taking on contender after contender, reducing them to tears with a single well timed punch. But that's not going to happen. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition is still an enjoyable experience, even if your fighting style can be...

Mortal Kombat has always been a fighting game for the mature audience, but in recent years the series has lost much of the luster that the fatalities used to provide. Now, however, the series is back with the rebooted Mortal Kombat (MK), and this time they did it right. NeatherRealm Studios took the game from the past, added a story, a challenge tower, and a solid tag team mode...

Before I start this review, a confession: after over 100 matches, I still suck at Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. This isn't to say I've lost every match – my win ratio hovers somewhere around 30 per cent. I wish I could say it was the hardware, but I went out and purchased myself a Hori EX2 Fight Stick in preparation for some killer combos. And while I can definitely...