With all the hype and drama of the main stage games, it's easy to miss that EVO also has a ton
of side tournaments dedicated other games.
As we get closer to the Japanese release of Gundam Versus on July 6, Bandai Namco have announced they'll be sponsoring an official Gundam Versus
side tournament with AnimEVO at EVO 2017.
Tekken 7 is being featured as the main tournament event alongside
side tournaments for Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection and Tekken Ball Mode from Tekken 3.
A free
UNIEL side tournament will be held this month, depending on interest it may return later in the year for a full fledged tournament!
VFDC will be hosting a Virtua Fighter 5 Final
Showdown Side Tournament at EVO 2018 on August 3rd at the BYOC area inside the Mandalay Bay.
VFDC members will be hosting a Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
Side Tournament at EVO 2018 on August 3rd at the BYOC area inside the Mandalay Bay.
Although Persona 4 Arena Ultimax was was relegated to
side tournament status in favor of newer games, its ending was one of the most exciting moments of the entire event.
There have been EXVS Full
Boost side tournaments the last couple of years thanks to Brett Young and the rest of the AnimEVO crew.
There are
also side Tournaments of these games: Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3,
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Version 2.0 and Under Night In - Birth Exe: Late [st] are also featured
as side tournaments.
I remember getting his autograph at a five
a side tournament with another young player called Geirge Armstrong.
This past weekend, competitors at Evo 2017 got to put the upcoming Dragon Ball FighterZ through its paces in
a side tournament.
Last weekend,
a side tournament for Gundam Versus was held at the South East Asia Major 2017 in conjunction with Game Start 2017.
tournament at EVO was a pipe dream, and a lot of the anime fighting games were relegated to
side tournaments.
Will the relegation of Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite to
a side tournament shine a new light on a big part of the EVO experience?
Six years ago watching a Smash Bros tournament at EVO was a pipe dream, and a lot of the anime fighting games were relegated to
side tournaments.
Play through 55 story levels and four
side tournaments in Single Splash, or choose Multi-Splash for five - on - five competitions and four - player co-op.
They will also be holding
a side tournament where you could win some cash!