For being arguably the most well -
known fighting game franchise in the world, Street Fighter has a pretty weird history on mobile.
The ninth installment of the well -
known fight game franchise, Tekken, being a powerhouse genre, there was little doubt that their latest game wouldn't make a splash upon release.
Not exact matches
No, it's not the sequel to Shenmue, but in fact the sequel to what is, arguably, the greatest crossover
fighting game franchise around: Marvel vs. Capcom.
While it is
no doubt thanks in part to a
franchise that has such a vocal and loyal fan base the big pink elephant still in the room is the controversial launch and mismanagement of Street fighter 5 that still seems to linger in many hardcore Capcom /
fighting game's minds.
A few days ago, Japanese videogame magazine hosted a stream to show off the hotly anticipated
fighting game Pokkén Tournament, thus revealing many new details regarding this collaboration between Nintendo and Bandai Namco, best
known for their own
fighting franchise Tekken.
Other
known titles include The Getaway and Killzone - a pair of Sony Europe
franchises which threaten to look very impressive on the next - generation format - and the likes of Formula 1,
Fight Night, and even Mobile Suit Gundam, which made us think that perhaps stompy robot
games are about to find new feet.
To me, that is the essence of the
franchise and my colleagues really delivered on the «be a REAL ninja, or die» mentality that old
games are
known for, but we've added plenty of goodies and combat moves that give the
fighting a modern feel.
Starting off as a
fighting game spin - off of Koei's turn - based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, Dynasty Warriors became a hack and slash series by the very next entry and has since gone on to become one of the most well -
known franchises in the genre.
The King Of Fighters, most people don't
know, is actually a cross-over
fighting game made up of two SNK fighting franchises, Art of Fightin
fighting game made up of two SNK
fighting franchises, Art of Fightin
fighting franchises, Art of
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The Neo-Geo is best
known for its
fighting games, though, and it's fitting that the launch of the system on VC is marked with three
games from some of SNK's top
franchise fighters.
Fans of the series will
no doubt want to pick this one up, and general
fighting game fans should find that there's quite a lot to enjoy on the handheld recap of the
franchise.
About TEKKEN ® Created and published worldwide by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., the TEKKEN ®
fighting game series is among the world's most popular and well -
known gaming brands with
franchise sales of more than 45 million units to date.
The Dynasty Warriors
franchise has been around for 15 years (even more if you want to include the 1 - on - 1
fighting game that spawned the crowd control spin - off), so
gamers should
know what they are getting into.
Fatal Fury is definitely one of the best -
known Nineties
fighting franchises, having succeeded in both the arcade and home over the course of ten
games.
The latest
game based on the well -
known Dragonball Z
franchise is based on the SNES Butoden series, which were 2D
fighting games only released in Japan and certain European countries.
Arc System Works is a video
game developer and publisher based in Japan, they are best
known for their 2D
fighting games franchise Guilty Gear and Blazblue.
Bakumatsu Roman: Gekka no Kenshi («Moonlight Swordsmen»), also
known as The Last Blade everywhere outside of Japan (except in Korea, where it's called The Last Soldier), was initially overlooked compared to SNK's
fighting game franchises.
Lately, Bandai Namco's been having plenty of success with its MMO /
fighting game hybrid
franchise known as Dragon Ball Xenoverse.