Fighting
Fighting is a genre of video games that simulates hand-to-hand combat in a limited space. There are a small number of characters in a fighting game, and the fighting area is called an "arena." Unlike the "beat 'em all" genre, the gameplay in fighting games is focused on competition rather than player cooperation and coordination of their actions. Most often, the fight is one-on-one, even in team battles. In the latter case, characters replace each other at the player's discretion or at the moment of knockout.
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Best Games in the Fighting genre of 2009 (Game released)
Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure
Game released: PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PC → 15 September 2009
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
53/100
Metacritic:
66/100
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is a continuation of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series about Marvel superheroes. The number of heroes has increased — there are...
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 15 January 2009
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A dynamic fighting game based on the manga and anime Naruto. The game immerses you in the exciting world of martial arts, ninja techniques and epic battles. Players...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, iPhone, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, PC, WonderSwan Color, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum → 1991
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
84/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Golden Axe is a fantasy action game about three heroes who set out against the evil Death Adder. Players choose a mighty fighter, an Amazon, or a dwarf and battle...
Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC → 13 November 2008
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
57/100
This action RPG follows a wandering samurai in Japan during the turbulent Sengoku era. The hero explores villages, battlefields, bandit fortresses and castles...
Action, Shooter, Horror, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Survival horror
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 27 February 2009
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
42/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Silent Hill: Homecoming is a survival horror adventure about Alex Shepherd, who returns to his hometown of Shepherd’s Glen to investigate his brother’s...
Game released: Atari 2600, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, Lynx, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, SEGA Master System, Wii, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum, iOS, PC, PlayStation 4 → 1988
Players:
9/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
65/100
A side-scrolling action game about martial arts experts Billy and Jimmy Lee, who take on the Black Warriors street gang to rescue Marian. Players fight through four...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum, Nintendo Switch → 1989
Metacritic:
78/100
This arcade action-platformer follows the ninja Joe Musashi as he confronts the criminal organization Zeed, which has kidnapped the children of the Oboro clan. He...
Game released: Game Gear, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, SEGA CD, Sharp X68000, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Xbox 360, Android → 1994
Metacritic:
63/100
An arcade fighting game based on Garou Densetsu Special, Fatal Fury Special features battles between fifteen fighters and a special guest character. The roster...
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga
Game released: Xbox 360, PC → 29 November 2007
Players:
10/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
56/100
A futuristic action game combining third-person combat with real-time strategy. The player commands an army while also fighting on the battlefield as a Master...