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 2011 (Game released)
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: iOS, iPhone, Mac, Wii, PC, Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP → 21 July 2011
Players:
9.4/10
Steam:
94/100
An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...
Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 11 January 2011
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
70/100
A massively multiplayer action RPG set in the DC Universe, where heroes and villains fight alongside iconic comic-book characters. Players choose a side and...
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...
Game released: Game Gear, Genesis, iOS, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, Wii, PC, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS → 1993
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
83/100
This arcade action fighting game follows the struggle against the Syndicate after Mr. X kidnaps Adam. Players choose Axel, Blaze, Skate, or Max, each with distinct...
Action, Shooter, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adventure
Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360 → 27 February 2004
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
86/100
This science-fiction action adventure takes place on Hyllis, a planet under siege by an alien race. Young reporter Jade becomes involved with the rebel organization...
Game released: PS Vita, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One → 15 February 2012
Players:
8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is an arcade fighting game that features familiar characters from two big universes: the Marvel comic book and Capcom games. Two...
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: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Advance, iPhone, Sharp X68000, SNES, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1991
Players:
9.7/10
Metacritic:
82/100
Final Fight — The main character of this game is the mayor of Metro City, Mike Haggar. One day he receives an anonymous phone call, and a voice tells him that...
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: 3DO, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation 3, PSP, SEGA CD, SNES, Wii → 10 February 1995
Players:
10/10
Samurai Shodown (1993) is an action game with a mixture of fighting and games in the anime or manga genre from developers from the SNK Corporation studio. The game...
Strategy, Fighting, In real time, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Online
Game released: PC → 28 October 2010
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A brutal fantasy sport set in the Warhammer Fantasy world combines turn-based strategy with sports gameplay. Blood Bowl features 20 playable races, 11 of them new...
