Best Fighting Game

We love fighting games here at GameSpot, and we rank games like Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat II, Samurai Shodown, and Soul Calibur as some of our all-time favorites. While it's definitely the case that the genre has seen better days, nevertheless, each year at least a couple of great new fighting games emerge. Here are the finalists for Best Fighting Game of 2003:

Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO (XBOX)

Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcom
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"Fans of the fighting game genre yearning for some real competition absolutely need to own Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO for the Xbox." -Greg Kasavin, from GameSpot's Full Review

Guilty Gear X2 (PS2)

Publisher: Sammy Studios
Developer: Arc System Works
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"Guilty Gear X2 is one of the most highly evolved 2D fighting games yet, and it's another clear sign that fighting games definitely have some life left in them." -Greg Kasavin, from GameSpot's Full Review

The King of Fighters 2000/2001 (PS2)

Publisher: Playmore
Developer: Playmore
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"The King of Fighters 2000/2001 contains two faithful ports of two great 2D fighting games at a pretty good price." -Andrew Park, from GameSpot's Full Review

Soul Calibur II (XBOX, GC, PS2)

Publisher: Namco
Developer: Namco
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"On its own terms, Soul Calibur II is by all means a great fighting game, and Namco has done a fine job of making each respective console version equally enticing." -Greg Kasavin, from GameSpot's Full Review

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (PS2)

Publisher: Sega
Developer: SEGA-AM2
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"This highly technical, complex yet accessible, genuinely entertaining fighting game should belong to anyone with any interest in the genre." -Greg Kasavin, from GameSpot's Full Review

And the Winner is...