Top 100 Best Fighting Games
It's only fair that there's a complete list of worthwhile fighting games if there's going to be a list of FPS, platform, and beat 'em ups. Fighting games have come a long way and have stood the test of time. In particular, many of the predecessors are some of the best in the genre and deserve all the worthwhile attention.
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- DirectorsEd BoonJohn TobiasStarsRichard DivizioHo-Sung PakCarlos PesinaWhen emperor Shao Kahn invokes a Mortal Kombat tournament rematch, Raiden gathers his Earthrealm warriors and takes them into Outworld.
- DirectorsEd BoonJohn TobiasStarsDaniel PesinaRichard DivizioCarlos PesinaSeven martial artists from Earth must battle in sorcerer Shang Tsung's super secret tournament.
- DirectorDominic CiancioloStarsRonald M. BanksDana Lyn BaronEd BoonA reboot of the Mortal Kombat franchise with a retcon to the earliest periods in the series, featuring a multitude of game modes.
- DirectorEd BoonStarsRichard DivizioSal DiVitaKerri HoskinsMortal Kombat Trilogy has over 30 characters for some one-on-one martial arts fighting, while also introducing the "Aggressor" bar, and a new finishing move called Brutality.
- StarsAndrew ChandlerBill TownsleyBob CarterExplore the key fights of the dragonball, dragonball z an dragon ball GT timelines. With an all new and innovative fighting system. Unleash powerful super and ultimate attacks on your enemies. Explore the DB world like never before!
- DirectorEd BoonStarsRichard DivizioKerri HoskinsJohn ParrishUpdate of Mortal Kombat 3 (1995), adding an altered gameplay system, new features, and additional characters Kitana, Jade, Reptile, Scorpion, Classic Sub-Zero, Ermac and Mileena.
- DirectorsKatsuhiro HaradaMasahiro KimotoStarsIsshin ChibaAlex EasleyBanjô Ginga19 years after the second King of Iron Fist Tournament, Heihachi Mishima hosts the third Tournament to attract Toshin, a God who killed the mother of his grandson, Jin Kazama.
- StarsHiroki TakahashiKyle HebertYûji KishiUpdated version of "Street Fighter IV (2008)" which, among a range of enhancements, adds the characters Dee Jay, T. Hawk, Adon, Cody, Guy, Dudley, Ibuki, Makoto and introduces South Korean Taekwondo fighter Juri and Turkish oil wrestler Hakan.
- DirectorsKatsutoshi SasakiJaehyung AnStephanie M. FernandezStarsYûko KaidaNobuyuki HiyamaKôsei HirotaFocused around the ancient king Algol, his tower, and his connection to the origin of the spirit sword known as Soulcalibur.
- StarsSonja BallMark CamachoBrian DobsonA pirate-woman named Ruby-Heart who united fifty-two of the Earth's strongest heroes and villains, transports them to another dimension on her enormous battleship to fight an evil shape-shifter named Abyss who wants to rule all realities.
- DirectorsMitsuhiro TomihataJunichi KashiwagiStarsMasako NozawaMayumi TanakaToshio FurukawaPlay as Goku and a host of other Dragon Ball Z characters as you make your way through the Saiyan, Namekian, and Android sagas, or compete as your favorite character in the World Tournament mode.
- DirectorsKatsuhiro HaradaMasahiro KimotoYuichi YonemoriStarsMasanori ShinoharaDavid SchaufeleWilliam WordTwo years after the third King of Iron Fist Tournament, Heihachi sponsors the fourth Tournament to lure his newly resurrected son, Kazuya, into a trap.
- StarsTomomi FubeKaoru FujinoYayoi JingujiThe evil Onslaught has become too powerful, so the Marvel universe is assisted by the Capcom universe to destroy him before he is unstoppable.
- StarsToshio FurukawaDaisuke GôriShow HayamiPlay as Goku or as many other Z Warriors to defeat all 22 characters.
- StarsChris SutherlandDave ChildKen LobbMachines, ice beings, werewolves and other potential fighters enter the Killer Instinct tournament for their own reasons. The quest on all their minds, though, is to defeat Eyedol - the latest 'project' of the mega-corporation Ultratech.
- DirectorsMartin StoltzSean Eden YiStarsDavid AllenJohanna AñonuevoChase AshbakerThe fury of Mortal Kombat has brought the realms to the brink of total destruction. Every warrior has been summoned to a last epic battle, where survival depends on their ability to fight.
- DirectorsEd BoonJohn TobiasStarsKerri HoskinsJohn TurkRichard DivizioCorrupted Elder God Shinnok attacks his former comrades who trapped him in the Netherrealm years before the 1992 tournament. When Quan Chi allies with Shinnok, Earthrealm's warriors take part in the battle between good and evil.
- DirectorsEd BoonMartin StoltzStarsMax CrawfordCarlos PesinaHernan SanchezAn ancient evil has returned form beyond death and threatens the very existence of the realms. Will the Champion of the Elder Gods have the power to defeat this threat borne of deception?
- DirectorsEd BoonJohn TobiasStarsRichard DivizioKerri HoskinsJohn ParrishSindel is reincarnated in Earthrealm, and billions of their souls are being stripped as it becomes a part of Outworld. Shao Kahn unleashes squads to kill any Earthrealm survivors, so Raiden's chosen warriors are send in to repel Shao Kahn.
- DirectorHiroyuki KanekoStarsAndrew ChandlerBill TownsleyBob CarterThe third and final installment in the Budokai Tenkaichi series that includes the apocalyptic battles and the essence of the Dragon Ball series, following the main story.
- StarsAndrew ChandlerBill TownsleyBob CarterThe game delivers an extreme 3D fighting experience, improving with over 150 playable characters, enhanced fighting techniques, beautifully refined effects and shading techniques, making each character's effects more realistic.
- StarsEd BoonCraig J. HarrisChrissie RiosTwo powerful sorcerers, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, have joined forces to achieve the supreme goal: immortality. Will earth survive their deadly alliance?
- StarsAndrew ChandlerBradford JacksonBrice ArmstrongThe third installment in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series, with new abilities included.
- DirectorDominic CiancioloStarsChase AshbakerJohanna AñonuevoRonald M. BanksThe world of Justice League and the Netherealm collide following the merge between Darkseid and Shao Kahn, ultimately forming Dark Kahn. Heroes are haunted by a mysterious force called Rage, forgetting who the true enemy is.
- StarsSean SchemmelChris AyresGreg AyresThis is a game which takes us to the adventures of goku and his friends from the Saiyain saga to the Buu saga and also has some episodes where you are in a 'what if?' scenario. What will happen? Find out in the game.