Next to footie games, for me the fighting genre is easily the most enjoyable.
Let's see:
5) VIRTUA FIGHTER: Just bought it for the 360,... and found it identical to VF4. It wasn't very accessible, and the fighting mechanics just seem,... stiff. Also, everybody harps on about the graphics,... as far as I can see, the DEAD OR ALIVE series have consisitently been more impressive,... DOA4 is light years ahead graphically. Fighting games should be instantly accessible,... this isn't.
4) MORTAL KOMBAT: For pure entertainment, I rate this above the VF series,. yes its a total gimmick, the fighting mechanics are broken & cheap,.. but put a bunch of people in a room and have a tournament, they'll have a laugh with this,... I remember playing MK3 on the PS1,.... we used to have tournaments with all the kids on the street,.... I can't say the same for the VF series.
3) SOUL CALIBUR: I remember the first day I bought SOUL CALIBUR for the DREAMCAST,.... it was the first time since MARIO 64 I had been bowled over,... the fighting mechanics were too good to be true, and the graphics,..... well,.. suffice to say, neither SC2 or 3 have never surpassed the DREMACAST original's visuals,.... they were sumptious. Aother game which was popular with all my mates,.... a real crowd pleaser.
2) STREET FIGHTER: To this day, no other fighter has had such a perfect balance of characters,... and, for me, there is little more satisfying than igniting an haduken into your opponent's face,..... pure gaming bliss. SFII & 3RD STRIKE were masterpieces in gameplay mehanics,... and I imagine SFIV will revolutionise it yet again,.. if it doesn't, well, its perfect anyway.
1) TEKKEN: This is the fighter for me which has consistenly enertained me and brought many of my gaming buddies back again & again for just "one more go." You can say what you like about VF's deep, tactical gameplay,.... but put a bunch of people in front of VIRTUA FIGHTER5 & TEKKEN 5, and ask them which is more fun to play,.... I'm willing to bet the majority would back TEKKEN. Take DARK RESSURECTION on PSN,.... free online play,.... a huge amount of characters to select from,... and a fun fighting system thats accessible,.... as opposed to VF's laggy, unforgiving, stiff gameplay.
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