Fighting Games

So Iv been playing fighting games since i was little kid. I love the combos, the supers, and the all around competition it brings to me and my friends. One of my favorite things to do is kick back with my friends have a nice afternoon of kicking each others asses with a combination of punches, kicks, and supers. Im not that great, not tournament level, but I still have fun nonetheless. I decided to make this thread for those of us fighting game lovers. So lets make this the place to discuss your favorite fighting game, favorite moves, fighting game news, etc...

So some of my favorite fighting games are:
-Capcom vs. Snk 2
-King of fighters XI
-Melty Blood
-Soul Calibur 1 + 3

So I just recently bought King of fighters XI, since it only came out in the US not to long ago, and its already one of my faves. Im just looking for some advice about how to go about playing certain characters. If you have a character you think you are particularly good at please share how you play them. Im all ears. :)

You ought to try the Guilty Gear series, then (latest installment - XX: Accent Core). In my case, it grew on me due its uniqueness.

Hehhh, not so much in the mood to discuss it further at this point in time, sorry.

Lol totally forgot about guilty gear. I never got into though, the battle flow never really clicked with me. But I gotta admit it has the cleanest graphics iv ever seen in a 2-D fighting game.

Well, the same company's also produced Hokuto no Ken, which is supposedly fun for its stupid, basketball-style, one-combo-into-instant-KO gameplay.

Or, a little later on, Arcsys will release the spiritual successor to GG, BlazBlue, which might be worth checking out.

My list of favorite fighting games:
Capcom vs SNK 2
Dead or Alive 3
Guilty Gear: Accent Core
King of Fighters (pretty much any of them)
Soul Caliber II
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
Super Smash Bros (N64, Melee, and most likely Brawl when it comes out ^_^ )
Tekken 5

My absolute favorite fighting game goes to Guilty Gear: AC. I just LOVE everything about it! Roman cancels, false roman cancels, air dashes, double/triple jumps, force breaks, etc. So many ways of defeating your opponents!
My main is Chipp, with Testament and Jam as my back-ups.

guys, c'mon....nothing beats Mortal Kombat 2. That was the holy mother of all fighting games.

Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Samurai Shodown
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Soul Blade
Soul Calbur 2
Marvel vs Capcom 2

EDIT: the Guilty Gear series is also pretty good

Ok I just got done playing a couple hours of KOF XI and my hands freaken hurt. This is the first time Iv really tried to get into a KOF game. But dam its fun, freak the challenge mode is a BEAST. At least I learned a few combos along the way.

The Arcade Machines:
- Street Fighter II: Turbo - Old machine at the local dairy bar. Probably spent $50 on that machine. (At a quarter a piece.)
- Primal Rage - yeah, not the greatest, but it was a lot of fun at the arcade (back when those existed in the states).
- Virtual-On: debatable, as a non-traditional mecha fighter, but there are few arcade machines I've loved more
- Soul Blade: Unfortunately, my last arcade 3D fighter. (most arcades were closed shortly after)

Consoles:
- Dead or Alive 1, 2, 3, and 4. Solid fighter, fast paced, excellent counter system in 2, broken in 3, not too bad in 4. The first game is HARD with anyone but Kasumi and Lei-fang.
- Guilty Gear XX: Midnight Carnival and later on the strange experience of GG: Isuka
- Soul Caliber 2, 3. Never owned the dreamcast...so I didn't get to play the greatest of them.
- Smash Bros. - given, but I admittedly lack practice.
- Melty Blood: I spent a lot of money just to play one game, and it was worth it.

I've played a lot of fighting games since the release of Street Fighter II on the Super Famicom (SNES). Some of the games which I've spent a lot of time on include:

King of Fighters series
Street Fighter Zero (Alpha) series
Street Fighter EX series
Tekken

Still a big fan of the 2D games, particularly the KOF series which I thought gave better gameplay then any of the other popular fighters. Looking foward to the new KOF98 game coming out soon.

Dead or Alive series
Guilty Gear series
King of Fighters series, mainly 2002
Street Fighter series, mainly Alpha 2

I'll give any fighting game a chance. Honestly, though, I can't think of a fighting game that was so horrible.

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Still a big fan of the 2D games, particularly the KOF series which I thought gave better gameplay then any of the other popular fighters. Looking foward to the new KOF98 game coming out soon.

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What new KOF98 game? O.o

Also does anyone know where I can get the new MeltyBlood also im really interested in a game called Big Bang Beat if anyone has heard of it. The best way I can describe it is that its similar to GG/Meltyblood.

Also as a treat for those who havent seen it yet:

A Street Figheter 4 gameplay video has been release a few days ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0NWFs2sDKk

Wikipedia says Melty Blood: Actress Again is coming out in arcades in 2008.

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What new KOF98 game? O.o

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SNK Playmore is releasing a new game, called KOF98 Ultimate Match. It uses the old 98 system, which was a fan favourite, and adds in characters such as Geese, Kasumi, Eiji, etc.

Check out the official site here.

Let's see...

Tekken. Soul Calibur (I remember the old Soul Blade days...), Guilty Gear (I-no is the hottest thing ever), King of fighters, Street fighter Mortal Kombat (The old ones. I'm not a fan of the 3D ones)

Dead or alive was alright but I only played...the 2nd one, I think. But the gameplay was very smooth. I could control my character very well.

I think that's it. I know my brother plays Bloody Roar as well.

Sweet a new MeltyBlood, thats gonna be awesome.

I've been a Street Fighter player ever since I was a little kid. Now I mostly play 3rd strike. There isn't much local competition here so I just play on kaillera mostly.

I like the Soul Calibur series too, but I never really got a chance to really get into it because I was lacking money and all that crap at the time. Once 4 comes out, I'll definitely pick it up though. Online play too I believe, that's going to be sweet.

Oh and Super Turbo HD Remix as well whenever that releases.

So yeah, SC4 and SSF2THD Remix are probably my most anticipated games. Maybe I'll pick up Tekken too.

But to just simply talk about fighting games that I enjoy playing, pretty much all the SF games, Alpha 2 being my favorite. I like most of the crossover games too, Xmen vs SF, MvC2, and CvS2. I never got serious with those games though. Just casual play. Those are pretty much the only fighting games I play mostly. I was never exposed to other games like the KOF or GG series so I never got into them.

On a side note, SF4 looks like crap compared to KOFXII at the moment.

Anyone have any tips when it comes to quick shifting in KOF XI? Im terrible at it, and I know its a fairly important part of the game.

god KOF12 looks fucking sick

Melty Blood Actress Again looks nice
-New Supers
-A few new characters(Shiki's teacher?)

heres the trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=SxE9uOB_hOU

The only new characters what the white haired girl with the guitar/cello/axe on her back. I believe her fighting style is similar to A.B.A. from Guilty Gear (Isuka and onward) shown in a still at the end of the video and Roa (the guy shown after that).

Aozaki Aoko, more easily known as Shiki's "teacher," was in ReAct (and possibly earlier), and White Len and Neko Arc Chaos were both in ReAct ver. B in the arcades.

For those who havent seen it yet heres a preview of what KOF 12 will look like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXjuVPuwqTE

Also if anyone has heard of the game Big Bang Beat First Impression, can someone tell me where I can get it?

heres the opening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsVel1t3zUU

and heres a few gameplay videos: (the first one IMO is the best one)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeB6Z...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BLlZ...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W_-i...eature=related

my favorite fighting games of all time are :

street fighters alpha 3
marvel vs capcom 2
killer instinct

i also like dead or alive even though i'm pretty bad at it.

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Also if anyone has heard of the game Big Bang Beat First Impression, can someone tell me where I can get it?

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Anywhere, including the official site if you can read Japanese. There are a good number of torrents around for it as well.

"First Impression" is not the title of the full game, but rather just a free promo released for the full game. You can only play as two of the characters, and only in one (or possibly three) stages.

Big Bang Beat is a PC-only hentai-game based fighting game, not unlike Melty Blood, only MB actually had several arcade versions of ReAct alone. I believe you can buy it from any doujin store that sells games.

Sorry for necromany of thread buts its better to necro than to set new one right?

So anyone can point me to great PC fighting games?
I already played(and mastered some chars):
1. Guilty Gear XX Reload - I love to play Testament, Ky, Chipp, Faust, Justice and Kliff
2. Melty Blood(React + AC) - Ciel owns all :P
3. Fate Sword Dance
4. Mortal Kombat 1-4

wait a little longer, SF4 will be on pc's too ;o

The King of Fighters series is something I would play, if anything. Mainly, 2002. If you can find it, that's good.

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wait a little longer, SF4 will be on pc's too ;o

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February is too far away, if you ask me. I do with however that they start confirming some characters. Feilong and Dan being confirmed was good news, but I was hoping for Cammy and Ibuki.

I've played fighting games since SF2. It's quick, intense and lot's of action, but it also require some strategy too.

I like Tekken, Soul Calibur, Mortal Kombat, Guilty Gear and most of SNK and Capcom games. DBZ and Naruto is pretty good too.

RedX1z: There will probably be more characters. And possibly DLC.

As bagandscalpel already mentioned, BlazBlue is coming out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiXL6NWzVXM

w00t, another Guilty Gear (kinda) =)

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As bagandscalpel already mentioned, BlazBlue is coming out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiXL6NWzVXM

w00t, another Guilty Gear (kinda) =)

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The character movements look a little clunky to me....that is, the animation doesn't look smooth.

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Sorry for necromany of thread buts its better to necro than to set new one right?

So anyone can point me to great PC fighting games?
I already played(and mastered some chars):
1. Guilty Gear XX Reload - I love to play Testament, Ky, Chipp, Faust, Justice and Kliff
2. Melty Blood(React + AC) - Ciel owns all :P
3. Fate Sword Dance
4. Mortal Kombat 1-4

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well if you like Fate Sword Dance, you should try Fatal/Fake... its a lot better imho

hmm that, Fatal/Fake 2, Mortal Kombat are the only fighting games I've ever played on PC...

I got this the other day and played through story mode on easy w\ darth vader in about 10-15 minutes. seems like there are alot of moves too, i didn't play more because WoW was calling to me; but this seems like a solid fighting game that would be fun online or w\ friends.

Itadakimasu!!! Have you played Soul Calibur 4 seriously yet?

I had a look at it on youtube and it looks REALLY different. Tira used to be my favourite character but now she seems beyond creepy. Seriously.

And Amy's cute. I watched her ending. >_> It was funny.

btw, Ivy's boobs are too big. She has enough for at least 3 people. Maybe 4.

I've got the 360 version, and they changed a lot of the movesets. Subtly, but enough to make a big change in how they were played. It really evened out the balancing.

- Amy got an expanded moveset from the generic fencer create-a-soul she had in SC3. She still takes a lot of skill to use really well. She barely moves, so now you need to have a firm grasp on the timing of your oppoents moves to weave in.
- While Zasalemel became a lot more playable, the moves chain together a lot easier and many of them are much faster, and telegraph less.
- Ivy became even more unplayable for me at least. I could use her really well in 2, not so much in 3, and now I can't use her at all. Everyone else I know can use her even better now.
- Tira got faster and her chains easier to pull together too.
There's a lot more, but I'll keep it short.

The best improvement is the whole Soul Gauge system, allowing you to kill Turtlers online.
It's still good to see how differently people play online. There's still the cheap shotters who only use 3 moves, but they are cake to beat if you know what you're doing. Even the Kilik spammers. I've fought people who succeed with guarding smartly, those who rely on Impacts. There's others like me who don't bother to guard or Impact, just plow through with staggered timing and a varied list of attacks. I'm pretty good with all the slower characters, which is opposite to every other fighting game I'm good at, where I always use the fast ones.


As for other PC fighting games, see if you can snag a version of Samurai Showdown for the MAME emulators. I downloaded the Neo Geo version for the Wii, and though it is an old series, it's still one of the greatest fighting games. It's not really a PC fighter, but definitely a game you shouldn't miss.

Ooooh, it sounds pretty great then.
I'm glad Zasalemel became a bit faster, it was always hard to move around with him, especially if I was trying to pull off some super-bad ass combo.

Killik spammers...I had to lol at that. XD

oh, how are the graphics when compared to the last one? They look pretty amazing, but that's just youtube videos.

It's a gap between the console generations, and with enough years behind the two consoles to really get the work out of them. The game looks amazing, the textures on the characters are pure eye candy, and they used the Havok physics engine.

Where Dead or Alive 4 looks good, SC IV is way beyond it.
(As it should, DOA4 was a semi-launch title)

My faves:
Guilty gear series
Street Fighter 3rd Strike best(cant wait for ST4)
DOA4
Snk vs Capcom
King of Fighters series
Killer Instinct(old school still playing it like to give ULTRA!! and Killer Combo)

Cant wait for Tatsunoko vs Capcom!!

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Cant wait for Tatsunoko vs Capcom!!

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We can only hope that it hits our shores. Let's not forget what happened with Namco vs. Capcom.

That was not namco vs capcom, that was namco cross capcom, a game totally different from the vs. series, every other vs. game has made its way out of japan.
Plus they already said a ps3 release would be highly possible, so just import it.

Guyz how is the game Capcom fighting jam because i want to buy it, but dont know if its cool or not.:confused:

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Guyz how is the game Capcom fighting jam because i want to buy it, but dont know if its cool or not.:confused:

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No it sucks... it was a complete failure.

On the other hand.... The main fighting games I play right now are SC4 and 3rd Strike.

Just a random post from a dude you guys never hear about in an almost 2 y/o thread.
My all-time favourites list:

1. Tekken - Been playing it ever since 3 came out on the PS. Copped 1 and 2 soon after that and been following it ever since. Love the game.
Fav. Char. Paul Phoenix
Skill level - Above Average

2. Street Fighter - II to be exact, the normal and the Super one. Played it for months, day in, day out. Marvel Superheroes VS. Streetfighter was addictive. I've gotten serious blisters because of that game. I owned with Capcom VS. SNK 2 EO also, the GC version. I Lost it. I like SFIV too, took me a while to get used to though.
Fav. Char. Ryu
Skill level - Average

3. Killer Instinct - From the soundtracks to the Ultra's, this game was 1337 in those days. The boss was like insanely difficult.
Fav. Char. Jago
Skill level - Average

4. Mortal Kombat - The 2nd one. Played it the whole vacation with my best friend on the campsite. Those where the days.
Fav. Char. Reptile
Skill level - Below Average

5. Dragonball GT: Final Bout - Training alot with Goku SSJ4. Heaven't really competed against others but knew everything about it. Computer was no match.
Fav. Char. Goku SSJ4
Skill level - Above Average

6. Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi - Finished the whole game and played alot against others. Loads of fun.
Fav. Char. Piccolo
Skill level - Above Average

7. Soul Blade - With Teki and the Nunchaku dude against Cervantes for the Soul Edge. Had lots of fun, but am not too great at it though.
Fav. Char. Teki
Skill level - Below Average

8. Def Jam: Fight for NY - Finished the whole game owning every trophy and breaking every record. Loads of fun in 4 man battles with a multi tab.
Fav. Char. My own
Skill level - Waaay Above Average

Haven't played much other Beat 'Em Ups really. Melty Blood looked cool. GG looks awesome. I loathe DOA, so will never touch that one. I've played Bleach alot on my PSP, but it's just too hard figuring out your goals when everything's in Japanese. Can't get hooked on Naruto so deleted that one from my PSP. Wich reminds me, Tekken 6 should be availabe for the PSP...

The latest issue of Famitsu has announced that the arcade fighter, Arcana Heart 3 is coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this winter.

Examu teamed up with BlazBlue developer Arc System Works for a console version of Arcana Heart 3. This gals fighting game lets users pick one of 23 characters and a move list altering arcana.

New features for the home include HD anime cut-ins during supers, and a "simple mode" that will let beginner players perform combos through a single button press.

Modes of play include:

Story - This is fully voiced
Versus - An offline mode
Score Attack - Attempt to get the highest score in a given stage.
Training - Freely practice your moves
Network - Includes online fights and rankings You can also view other fights while you wait for yours to begin.
Gallery - A viewing mode for event CG and guest illustrations.

So another game just entered my must have list... damn, i wont have enough time to master blazblue on ps3 and fate unlimited codes on ps2...

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition Announced At Comic-Con

I can't wait for this. I'm hoping that it will be a HD Remix.

"As everyone knows… The previously announced Street Fighter X TEKKEN and TEKKEN X Street Fighter titles are part of an overall “Fighting Game Festival.” But, the first title in the “festival” is announced today (at TOUGEKI)… TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2. Tentatively scheduled for a Summer 2011 arcade release in Japan.

TEKKEN fans are in for a real treat as the order of releases for games will be:

TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2
Street Fighter X TEKKEN
TEKKEN X Street Fighter

Today’s teaser trailer is in-game footage, not CG. It might look similar to TEKKEN 6, but the graphics engine has been tweaked/improved to support up to 4 characters on screen at once. The character models were redone from TEKKEN 6 moving onward to TTT2.

TTT2 will follow the same control scheme as the original Tekken Tag Tournament: One stick for movement and 5 action buttons. As seen in the teaser, there will be tag combos involving both characters tagging in and out-in succession to complete multi-hit combos/juggles. Walled stages remain and breakable walls/floors are still in the game. New mechanics and stage features will also be implemented. As seen in the trailer, there are some possible unique attacks depending on the character teams that are chosen (Ex. Jin & Asuka).

Several characters are featured in the trailer, but the character lineup will not be announced for some time."

Debut Trailer HD

Edit: Joystiq did an interview with Harada after the announcement.

Interview: Katsuhiro Harada talks Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Tekken Tag 2 Sneak Peek

I'm a total noob regarding next gen console games, well for almost any game as I stopped almost 20 years ago (except some trials here and there)

Question:
I have a PS3 and search a combat game with a good online mode.
I want to be able to fight with friends, I do not want generic rooms where you do not choose who you fight with. I do not care for story modes and the like.

If possible, the game would not be too hard to manipulate, I really do not care for ultra-mega-super combos where you need to memorize 40 timed-button press.

I just need a good flashy brawl, that is easy on my old hands :D

Tekken 6 is fun, but the online mode does not fit (I can't choose who I play with if I understand the descriptions well)

Mortal Kombat and Street fighter franchise would fit if online mode is good. Why, because I've played them from my teenage days. I'm old enough to have played the original streetfighter on my atari 1040ste :D and of course the original Mortal Kombat in arcade and PS1.

Soulcalibur? I've never been able to like the franchise.
Virtua Fighter? only played it on PS1 a long time ago, I don't know how it evolved.

Thanks for any input ;)

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Tekken 6 is fun, but the online mode does not fit (I can't choose who I play with if I understand the descriptions well)

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You can create your own Lobby in Tekken 6 and use Private Slots to fight your friends. Go to Player Match, then to Create Session, set the number of people you want in the Lobby where it says Max Players, choose the number of Private Slots, and then Create Session and use L1 to invite your friends.

You can't create a Lobby in Ranked Match.

Thanks, I like the chainsaw girl :cool:

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Whenever I get on Tekken, I gravitate to Emilie and choose her costume with the green tank top and silver pants. I just beat some guy online with her just now while testing the create options. He was using Law and it was 2-2 going in to the final round.

SSF4 has a pretty awesome online mode, try it.

Any of you went for the Platinum trophy on SFIV?

As a holiday gift to Tekken fans, series producer, Katsuhiro Harada, posted a new video of the upcoming Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

According to the official website, Tag Tournament 2 is due for release in Summer 2011.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - 2nd Trailer

A new female Luchador. :)

Naruto Shippuuden: Ninja Storm 2 is my favorite fighting game. Send me your gamer tag so we can clash kunai.

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Naruto Shippuuden: Ninja Storm 2 is my favorite fighting game. Send me your gamer tag so we can clash kunai.

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Ultimate Ninja Storm 2?

PS3?

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Ultimate Ninja Storm 2?

PS3?

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New Soul series game in the works!

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/26/so...ge-of-history/

About time! There were two games on the last gen consoles, and Soul Calibur 4 has been around for a two years now. Even with 2D fighters in a renaissance, we still need solid 3D fighters (sorry Tekken and Tekken X Street Fighter, you're just a pale shadow).

Please no broken Star Wars characters, broken Todd McFarlane characters, or Tekken characters. Link would be okay though :3

...and no butterfaces on Sophitia or Cassandra.

edit: ...and bring back Chronicles of the Sword from SC3.

The female luchador from that 2nd Tekken Tag Tournament trailer that I posted has a name now. It's JC... and people are saying that JC = Julia Chang.

Meet JC, the wrestler. Plus, some early gameplay details.

There's a new fighting game coming out in Japan titled, Phantom Breaker. It's an all-female 2D fighting game between Memories Off and Stein;Gate characters and it's made by 5pb. So far, it's exclusive to the Xbox 360 and it's due out on April 28th.

Official Site

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Months after a teaser announcement, 5pb. has finally taken the veil off its original fighting game Phantom Breaker. This week's Famitsu reveals the platform for the game to be Xbox 360 and shares first gameplay and story details.

For its first fighting game, the adventure masters at 5pb. are promising simple controls and a deep combat system. You can select between "Quick" and "Hard" fighting styles for your fighters.

The game screen displays two gauges. Your Burst Gauge is built up by beating up on your foe. It can then be used to strengthen your specials and to escape combo attacks. Your Tension Gauge is built up by countering enemy attacks. Once full, you can use a powerful "Critical Burst" special.

The game's cast of fighters are known as "Duelists." As the story goes, they've all been invited to Tokyo by a mysterious person known as Phantom to take part in the "Duel." The prize for the winner is an item known as F.A, capable of granting a wish.

Phantom Breaker classifies characters as either quick style or hard style.
Quick style characters, as the name implies, are nimble. They’re fast, good at evading attacks, and have long combos. Hard style characters specialize in defense and heavy hitting attacks. Quick characters dodge. Hard characters block. Both are vulnerable to throws.

Glowing orbs and lightning effects appear when players trigger the counterbalance system. It’s possible to cancel a rival’s attack with one of your own in Phantom Breaker, but 5pb. didn’t explain how this works.

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Here's a video from a location test in Akihabara.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXtsAnUKTIM

That weapon the purple haired girl in black/white outfit is wielding is more than impressive. Looks just like the Deathscythe's. . . scythe, but the beam saber part only extends once she strikes.

Looks uninspired, generic and slow. And why the hell does a 3 round match last for 5.5 minutes, that's pretty terrible. Lack of diverse normals, lack of mixups..yeah pretty meh.
The only thing I did like was how the stage changed between rounds, that's cool.

I love to play games online specially i love to play puzzle games and Fighting games my favorite fighting games are
Taken 3
Street fighter etc..

as a download title.

Torrance, CA (Februrary 14th, 2010) – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment products, is proud to announce that the fighting game Arcana Heart 3 will be coming to the PlayStation®Network this Spring. Arcana Heart 3 combines fast-paced aerial action with a unique cast for an extraordinary fighting experience never before seen in North America!

Chaos and disorder are threatening to rip apart the very fabric of Japanese society as planar rifts appear throughout the country. It is suspected that the Drexler Institute, the instigator of the Great War many years ago and creator of the Divine Celestial Weapon, is somehow involved.

In the midst of this confusion, a mysterious rumor arises, claiming the existence of wish-granting “Celestial Stones” within the chaotic planar rifts. As a result of these rumors, a number of individuals have converged on Japan in the hopes of obtaining one of these fabled stones – either to seal them away or to see for themselves if the rumor is true. Each person has their own reasons for seeking these rare and valuable stones, and they won’t let anyone stand in their way, be they foe…or friend.

Full Press Release

Is it still coming to EU as a retail disc? cause I was kind thinking of getting it.

I want this game... not a fan of download only though.

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Is it still coming to EU as a retail disc? cause I was kind thinking of getting it.

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No idea. A guy from Zen United mentioned packaging in an interview, so it seems like it will be retail.

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Frost: About the european release for the game, will you guys be remaking the cover for the game as well? Similar to the European releases of Blazblue?

Geraint: We have no plans to at the moment. We’ve recently recieved a MASSIVE amount of artwork from Arc and Examu – so much stuff in there is abslutely stunning, so we’re currently going through it all and deciding what direction we want to go with packaging etc…

Frost: HMV have a release date for the European release for the 10th of June, and that was put up way before this announcement. Is that release a real release date or just a rumor at the moment?

Geraint: That’s a rumour at the moment – we’ll announce the specifics on the release date further down the line. At this point, we just wanted to let everyone know that we’re working on it – mainly because so many people have been asking – we just wanted to put them out of their misery!

Frost: haha put people out of their misery :3 So …when do you think you’ll be able to get us a release date?

Geraint: Haha, tough one! You know, one of the things we got a lot of stick for last year was BlazBlue’s delays. While a lot of things that happened surrounding BB were genuinely outside of our control, ultimately we were in the firing line for letting people down on release dates. We REALLY don’t want that to happen again – so we’ll only announce a date when we know 100% that it’s going to happen.

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I may import that version instead of the download only. Only question would be the online play... ugh

Looks like Jun Kazama makes an appearance in Tekken Tag 2, no word on if shes a playable character yet though.

http://www.giantbomb.com/tekken-tags...tails/17-3814/

There's a new 2D fighter called Skullgirls coming to Xbox Live and PSN this Summer. Official Site

The debut trailer was posted yesterday.

Out-of-control debut trailer for Skullgirls

Edit: Here's an older video.

A Look at SkullGirls as of (8-9-10)

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Originally Posted by TheBladeChild

Looks like Jun Kazama makes an appearance in Tekken Tag 2, no word on if shes a playable character yet though.

http://www.giantbomb.com/tekken-tags...tails/17-3814/

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I surely do hope so!
The vid looks awesome, can't wait.

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Originally Posted by TheBladeChild

Looks like Jun Kazama makes an appearance in Tekken Tag 2, no word on if shes a playable character yet though.

http://www.giantbomb.com/tekken-tags...tails/17-3814/

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I think she will be in it. If this is true and she is similar to her last appearance, I will reclaim my Tekken dominance, as I was unstoppable with her in T2.

Destructoid's Hands On With Skullgirls

Skullgirls is crazy, hot, and rad

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Skullgirls Preview from Joystiq

Skullgirls preview: Strong foundation

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DualShockers In Depth Skullgirls Preview

PAX East 11: Hands-On Impressions: SkullGirls


No infinites. :)

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Originally Posted by darkshadow

who is the red character? Kreate-a-Fighter?

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No idea. That wasn't there when I made my post.

Also, new Skullgirls preview.

SPECIAL! Inside look at Skullgirls! [HD]

Arcana Heart 3 Breaks Loose On April 19th

The same day as Mortal Kombat. It's going to be $30 on PSN.

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A week after release, look out for DLC containing additional character colors and an Arcana Heart 3 theme!

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Whoa...check this out. It's a fighting game with Tears to Tiara and Utawarerumono chars. This is the 4th promo vid, apparently. I hadn't even heard of this game until now. It has To Heart chars too, but I've never seen that, so I don't know them.

lol, wtf...Yuki from White Album is in it. Hopefully that means Rina-chan is in it as well. Hell, throw in Menou and Yayoi-san too. (Edit: Rina in the background. <3)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGOclnXmVso

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Aquapazza is a crossover 2D fighter from Examu. It features characters from franchises like Tears to Tiara, To Heart and Utawareru Mono. Gameplay features a partner system, where you call upon a support character to assist.This latest video shows main characters Morgan (Tears to Tiara) and Konomi Yuzuhara (ToHeart 2), along with support characters Ulthury (Utawareru Mono) and Yuki Morikawa (White Album).

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Official Site - It has all 4 PVs on it in the movie section.

Heh... I'll have to hunt down that game when it comes out. I love this Doujin-Games. I still have Queen of Hearts 97, Queen of Hearts Queen of Hearts 98, Queen of Hearts 99, Queen of Hearts 2001, Eternal Fighter ZERO Blue Sky, Eternal Fighter Zero Memorial, Kanon and Air Smash, Fatal Fake and the very first Melty Blood.

That actually looks really good, like a mix between arcana and vanguard princess.

Seeing Karura getting thoroughly trounced by a To Heart character made me sad.

What it is for? PC or consoles?

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Originally Posted by Ryllharu

What it is for? PC or consoles?

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From the makers of Arcana Heart comes a new arcade fighting game in which young girls beat each other up. AquaPazza, by Examu, will feature characters from AquaPlus. It runs a tag team battle system, and will be published on the NESiCAxLive system in Japan this Spring.

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NESiCAxLive a digital distribution system for arcades. BlazBlue Continum Shift II was the first game to use it.

Taito Announces Arcade Download System

Siliconera takes a look at Soulcalibur director, Daishi Odashima's latest tweets.

Siliconera: Siegfried Will Not Be The Main Character In The New Soulcalibur

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Alchemist is bringing 07th Expansion’s fighting game based on Umineko no Naku Koro ni (When the Seagulls Cry) Ougon Musou Kyoku (Golden Dreams Song) to Xbox 360.

The Xbox 360 release includes three additional characters: Jessica Ushiromiya, George Ushiromiya, and Rosa Ushiromiya. The game will also have new scenarios and endings, and Xbox Live support of some form.

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Source: Ougon Musou Kyoku X Finds Gold On Xbox 360

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5pb. has announced new June 2 release date for its 2D Xbox 360 fighting game Phantom Breaker. The game had previously been scheduled for April 28 but was delayed late last month.

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Source: Phantom Breaker Redated for June 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtr08g2c5Kc

Still not liking this one, Aquapazza looks so much better; that should have a international console release.
This one just looks meh.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Producer Katsuhiro Harada left us a nice little present on Facebook. This brand new video clip of the game in motion features Jun Kazama.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwiRnyfTtYw

If that gets taken down, you can find the original here.

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Edit: Castlevania's Michiru Yamane will be composing soundtrack for Skullgirls.

"Michiru Yamane, a Japanese composer better known for her work in games such as Castlevania (Symphony of the Night, Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, Order of Ecclesia) and a number of other assorted KONAMI titles, was announced as the composer for the soundtrack of upcoming 2D fighter Skullgirls, and a sample of the soundtrack can already be heard here.

Skullgirls Special Announcement: Michiru Yamane!

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Edit 2: Arcana Heart 3 is available on the Playstation Network as of today. It is selling for $30, and many users are reporting that this downloadable version can play against owners of the Japanese disc version with no problems.

Ougon Musou Kyoku X Tag Teams Us With New Screens, Summer Release Window

w00t!

Rina-chan is being used as a support in this trailer as well.

Oh, wow! Octavia is in this trailer too. Must get this game somehow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVkCi8KTr8o

That golden fantasia X looks really good, better than Aquapazza even, I hope the xbla release is global.

Harada, the producer of Tekken Tag Tournament 2, dropped another gameplay clip on the Facebook page today. This one is titled "Snake Test", and features True Ogre and a very living arm made entirely of snakes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vttj2W4FyBg

If it gets taken off YouTube, you can view the original here.

Edit: lol.. I just noticed that Harada, pulled a Ono with the Kuma toy at the start.

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Originally Posted by darkshadow

That golden fantasia X looks really good, better than Aquapazza even, I hope the xbla release is global.

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Yeah, Golden Fantasia X looks better, but I want Aquapazza more because of the characters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45SvzRA69vY

Screenshots @ GNN

Edit: Interview

• TTT2's Character roster is still pegged at 44 (biggest roster yet in Tekken).

• Jun Kazama is mentioned, and once again Harada clarifies that officially Jun was never considered ‘dead’, but ‘missing’.

• Tekken Tag 2's graphic quality is much better than that of Tekken 6. Improvements include more detail in facial expressions, musculature in character models, shader effects and other extensive treatments (talk about Extreme Makeover!). In terms of polygons used, TTT2 uses 1.5 more than T6 did.

• The version shown in the Taipei Expo is not the latest version (maybe the AOU build) and has some slowdown. The final version will have no slowdown in play.

• The game is about 70-75% complete, but development was delayed due to the recent earthquake.

• Harada reveals that the game may have an Autumn 2011 (October) release for areas outside Japan.

• TTT2's story is, once again with feeling, non-canon.

• Harada still won’t speak about a console version since the arcade game isn’t out yet, but a home translation is something to look forward to afterwards.

• Progress on SF x Tekken is (to Harada’s estimation) 50%, while Tekken X SF is at 0%(!) since the Tekken devs are concentrating on TTT2.

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Screenshots @ 4gamer

Yoshimitsu dual wielding ftw. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmLtgY3S6c&hd=1

“Soulcalibur V is a continuation of SCIV,” says the game’s director, Daishi Odashima. “It’s not a spin-off or a different series.” Odashima was talking to his fans over Twitter about the game right until the announcement itself was made. Amongst other areas, Odashima wishes to improve the game’s story mode.

“The story of V is set in the future of IV,” Odashima says. “The main character is a young man named Patroklos. The hardcore fans should know who he is!” Odashima might be referring to Sophitia and Rothio’s son.

Release set for 2012
- New main character; Patroklos, 25; Sophitia's son and Cassandra's nephew
- Takes place 17 years after the events of SCIV

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TEKKEN PROJECT lead, Katsuhiro Harada and Namco Bandai Community Manager, FilthieRich have just announced an original CG feature titled... TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance! Directed by Youichi Mouri, the same man behind the TEKKEN 5 & TEKKEN 6 opening cinematics, with screenplay by Dai Sato from Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex fame... this action packed film is filled with all star talent, including CG production from Digital Frontier, the artists behind Capcom's Resident Evil: Degeneration CG feature! TEKKEN: BLOOD VENGEANCE is slated for a SUMMER 2011 release!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPT_qqJ12s4&hd=1

Damn there are some big names working on that tekken movie, will pick up the BD for sure.

Tekken movie: Wow, Jill Valentine looks awesome in that...oh wait, that's Nina.

SCV: Nice! I'm hoping we see some older versions of the non-immortals and maybe a few successors. Talim in her 30s, grizzled old Mitsurugi, an pupil of Rock (since he was already old in SC4), older wiser (hopefully slower!) Kilik, Cassandra with a more mature personality. If they keep re-using characters without having them age it's just going to be strange. They explicitly stated it takes place 17 years later. Of course, I expect to see Amy and Raphael still young, Ivy they can probably keep the same due to alchemy, same with Tira, similar with Yoshimitsu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbIjwEHgtbc

First Soulcalibur V details @ EuroGamer

Harada posted another video on Facebook. It's the original trailer with new CG footage throughout.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un4i6VsCqhc

(May 16. Location test in Japan start!)

Intro Music by Twitter@AJURIKA <-- He is TTT1 intro composer!!!
He remixed his own old original music ;)
Of course he is My team music Director at the same time.

Footage from the latest build of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has surfaced. This clip features Anna and Nina causing a wall break that leads into a two-tier-stage fall, similar to what is seen in the Dead or Alive games. Looks pretty awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu4j32DXBSk

Direct Feed footage this time. No over the shoulder stuff.

TekkenTag2 TT2 Location Test in Seoul SeoHyun GamePark

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPQh0uPVSMI&hd=1

I'm not sure what to think of that video. I really like some things about it, but some others discourage me a little.

I like the side-dashing that Pyrrha shows off. That could open up a lot of opportunistic strikes and if it is a new mechanic for everyone, then you'd really have to be a lot more wary of those kinds of flanking attacks. Pyrrha looks like all the best parts of Sophitia and Cassandra combined. I'll definitely be playing with her from time to time. Old Mitsurgui looks badass.

On the other hand, I'm not a big fan of the introduction of what appears to be supers. On Joystiq someone mentioned it also looks like they're bringing in Ultras, but those are just more advanced Guard Impacts, which are then followed up with a combo and finished with a taunt. Certain Soul Calibur characters have had more impressive Impacts since SCIII. Seigfried has always had one (the triangular stance with his sword flickers briefly). Cervantes, Amy and Raphael have a few as well. Setsuka has like five.

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition will be using GGPO netcode and have Youtube match sharing! It also features a massive “Vault” system, featuring unlockables like artwork. 3rd Strike Online Edition is due for release this Summer and will cost 1200 points / $14.99.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmbw7oLNeWU&hd=1


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