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Best Games in the Fighting genre of 2012 for PlayStation 3

Bully: Scholarship Edition - a game in the Fighting genre
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 December 2012
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Bully: Scholarship Edition is an improved edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view in the open world. The game is an original...
The Amazing Spider-Man - a game in the Fighting genre
The Amazing Spider-Man
Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Comics
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 June 2012
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 6.8/10
Metacritic: 64/100
The Amazing Spider-Man is a new chapter in the life of Spider-Man, based on the popular film of the same name. The plot of the game originates in the...
Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition - a game in the Fighting genre
Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Collection, Online
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 February 2012
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition is a complete side-scrolling edition of the arcade fighting game, which includes all the released add-ons. The game...
Street Fighter X Tekken - a game in the Fighting genre
Street Fighter X Tekken
Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 March 2012
VGTimes: 6.0/10
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 56/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Street Fighter X Tekken is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade fighting game that combines the two universes of Street Fighter and Tekken. Dozens of...
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend - a game in the Fighting genre
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 December 2011
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 83/100
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend is an expanded edition of the dynamic fighting game with a side view Blazblue: Continuum Shift 2. New characters...
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - a game in the Fighting genre
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Arcade, Fighting
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 11 September 2012
Players: 6.7/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is a continuation of the arcade fighting game in the popular Tekken universe. New characters await you who appeared in...
Sports Champions - a game in the Fighting genre
Sports Champions
Action, Fighting, Volleyball, First-person view, Third-person view, Sports game
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 15 June 2012
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 76/100
A sports game featuring six competitive events in which participants face off against one another. In table tennis, the motion controller acts as a...
SoulCalibur 5 - a game in the Fighting genre
SoulCalibur 5
Arcade, Fighting
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 31 January 2012
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 79/100
SoulCalibur V is a fighting game set 17 years after the events of SoulCalibur IV, where new heroes and returning warriors clash in a conflict between...
UFC Undisputed 3 - a game in the Fighting genre
UFC Undisputed 3
Fighting, Third-person view, Sports game, Wrestling
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 14 February 2012
Players: 7.5/10
Metacritic: 86/100
This mixed martial arts fighting game brings UFC bouts to the Octagon. Players take part in matches focused on close-range combat and exchanges of...
Ninja Gaiden 3 - a game in the Fighting genre
Ninja Gaiden 3
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 23 March 2012
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 58/100
This third-person action game follows ninja Ryu Hayabusa as he faces a masked man whose motives remain unclear. Mysterious powers change Hayabusa...
PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale - a game in the Fighting genre
PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale
Arcade, Fighting
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 November 2012
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 75/100
This arcade fighting game brings together characters and worlds from PlayStation games for arena battles. Its roster includes Kratos, Sly Cooper...
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R - a game in the Fighting genre
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R
Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Action
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 1 November 2012
Steam: 97/100
This anime fighting game centers on duels between characters with distinct movesets. In Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R, players can string attacks...
Skullgirls - a game in the Fighting genre
Skullgirls
Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 April 2012
Players: 9.1/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Skullgirls is an anime-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. The game has many interesting characters, hardcore combinations of attacks, as well...
Asura's Wrath - a game in the Fighting genre
Asura's Wrath
Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 February 2012
Players: 9.3/10
Metacritic: 71/100
Asura's Wrath is a fast-paced Japanese-style third-person action slasher. Long ago, in the state of Shinkoku, eight deities — the Eight...
Dead or Alive 5 - a game in the Fighting genre
Dead or Alive 5
Arcade, Fighting
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 September 2012
Metacritic: 77/100
This fighting game features more than twenty characters, including ninjas, assassins, brawlers and wrestlers. Matches take place in dynamic stages...
Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena - a game in the Fighting genre
Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena
Arcade, Fighting, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 May 2012
Persona 4: The Ultimate In Mayonaka Arena is a third-person arcade game with fighting and anime/manga elements from the masters at Arc System Works...
Double Dragon: Neon - a game in the Fighting genre
Double Dragon: Neon
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 December 2013
Players: 9/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 69/100
This arcade beat ’em up tells the story of brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee, who set out to rescue Marian and fight the villain Skullmageddon. The heroes...
Persona 4 Arena - a game in the Fighting genre
Persona 4 Arena
Fighting, Anime / Manga
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 May 2013
Metacritic: 85/100
This 2D anime-style fighting game brings together fighters from Persona 3 and Persona 4. The characters are rendered as hand-drawn HD sprites, and...
Karateka (2012) - a game in the Fighting genre
Karateka (2012)
Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Action, Tactics, Side view, Strategy
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 December 2012
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 60/100
Karateka (2012) is an indie tactical fighting game with action and arcade elements. The game takes place in a feudal universe. Your mission is to...
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations - a game in the Fighting genre
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 30 March 2012
Players: 6.5/10
Metacritic: 74/100
A fighting game set in the Naruto Shippuden universe, where characters from the series battle one another. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm...
Darkstalkers 3 - a game in the Fighting genre
Darkstalkers 3
Arcade, Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 April 2012
Players: 10/10
Darkstalkers 3 is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, horror and fighting from the masters from the studio Capcom Co., Ltd.. The...
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown - a game in the Fighting genre
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 June 2012
Metacritic: 82/100
A one-on-one fighting game based on Virtua Fighter 5, refined since its arcade debut. Final Showdown overhauls the mechanics, balance and animations...
.hack Versus - a game in the Fighting genre
.hack Versus
Arcade, Fighting
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 28 June 2012
.hack Versus is an arcade game with fighting game elements from developers from the CyberConnect2 studio. The game is published by Namco Bandai...
Revenge of Shinobi (1989) - a game in the Fighting genre
Revenge of Shinobi (1989)
Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 May 2012
Revenge of Shinobi (1989) is a third-person action game with a mixture of fighting and platforming from the developers of SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The...
Bellator: MMA Onslaught - a game in the Fighting genre
Bellator: MMA Onslaught
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Wrestling
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 4 July 2012
Players: 9.7/10
Metacritic: 47/100
An arcade-style fighting game based on the Bellator mixed martial arts tournament. It brings the Bellator organization into a combat-focused game...
Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins - a game in the Fighting genre
Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins
Arcade, Action, Fighting, Collection
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 September 2012
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins — is a compilation game that includes two Capcom games from the 1990s, Marvel Super Heroes (1995) and Marvel vs...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD - a game in the Fighting genre
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD
Arcade, Fighting
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 August 2012
Players: 5.5/10
Metacritic: 66/100
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD is an arcade game with fighting game elements from developers from the Capcom studio. The game is published by...
Black Panther: Yakuza Chapter - a game in the Fighting genre
Black Panther: Yakuza Chapter
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 5 May 2012
Black Panther: Yakuza Chapter is a third-person action game with fighting game elements from developers from Ryu ga Gotoku Studio and Yakuza Studio...
Ninja Gaiden 3 (Collector's Edition) - a game in the Fighting genre
Ninja Gaiden 3 (Collector's Edition)
Action, Fighting, Third-person view
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 March 2012
Players: 10/10
Ninja Gaiden 3 (Collector's Edition) is a third-person action game with a dash of fighting from the Team Ninja studio. The game is published by Tecmo...
AquaPazza - a game in the Fighting genre
AquaPazza
Arcade, Fighting
Game released: PlayStation 3 → 19 November 2013
Players: 7.9/10
AquaPazza is an arcade game mixed with a fighting game from the masters from the studios Aquaplus and EXAMU Inc.. The game is published by Atlus. The...