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Fighting games are characterized by close combat between two fighters or groups of fighters of comparable strength, often broken into rounds or stocks. If multiple players are involved, players generally fight against each other.

Note: Games are listed in a "common English title/alternate title – developer" format, where applicable.

## General

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### 2D

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Fighting games that use 2D sprites. Games tend to emphasize the height of attacks (high, medium or low) and jumping.

* Aazohm Krypht – Logitron
* Aggressors of Dark Kombat – ADK
* Tōkidenshō Angel Eyes – Tecmo
* Akatsuki EN-Eins series – Subtle Style
* Akatsuki Shisei Ichigō
* Akatsuki Blitzkampf
* Akatsuki Blitzkampf Ausf. Achse
* EN-Eins Perfektewelt
* EN-Eins Perfektewelt Anastasis
* Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match \- Examu
* Arcana Heart series – Examu
* Arcana Heart
* Arcana Heart Full!
* Arcana Heart 2
* Suggoi! Arcana Heart 2
* Arcana Heart 3
* Arcana Heart 3: Love MAX!!!!!
* Arcana Heart 3 Love Max: Six Stars!!!!!!
* Arcana Heart 3 Love Max: Six Stars!!!!!! XTEND
* Art of Fighting series – SNK
* Art of Fighting
* Art of Fighting 2
* Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior
* Astra Superstars – Sunsoft
* Asura series – Fuuki
* Asura Blade: Sword of Dynasty
* Asura Buster: Eternal Warriors
* Asuka 120% series
* Asuka 120% Burning Festival – Fill-in-Cafe
* Asuka 120% Excellent Burning Festival – Fill-in-Cafe / FamilySoft
* Asuka 120% Maxima Burning Festival – Fill-in-Cafe
* Asuka 120% Special Burning Festival – FamilySoft
* Asuka 120% Limited Burning Festival – Kodansha
* Asuka 120% Final Burning Festival – FamilySoft / SUCCESS
* Asuka 120% Return Burning Festival – FamilySoft
* Avengers in Galactic Storm – Data East
* Axel City series - Project Atsuki
* Axel City
* Axel City 2
* Bangkok Knights – System 3
* Battle Blaze – American Sammy
* Battle Beast – 7th Level
* Battle K-Road – Psikyo
* Battle Master: Kyuukyoku no Senshitachi – System Vision
* Battle Monsters – Naxat Soft
* BattleCry – Home Data
* Barbarian series
* Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior / Death Sword – Palace Software
* Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax / Axe of Rage – Palace Software
* Best of Best – SunA
* Bible Fight – This is Pop
* Big Bang Beat – NRF Software
* Bikini Karate Babes – Creative Edge Studios
* Black Belt – Earthware Computer Services
* Black Hole Assault – Micronet
* Blandia – Allumer
* BlazBlue series – Arc System Works
* BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
* BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable
* BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
* BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
* BlayzBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale
* BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
* BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
* BlazBlue: Clone Phantasma
* BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend
* BlazBlue: Central Fiction
* BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
* Blood Warrior / Ooedo Fight – Kaneko
* BloodStorm – Incredible Technologies
* Body Blows series
* Body Blows – Team17
* Body Blows Galactic – Team17
* Ultimate Body Blows – Team17
* Bounces – Denton Designs
* Breakers/Breakers Revenge – Visco
* Brutal: Paws of Fury series
* Brutal: Paws of Fury – GameTek
* Brutal Unleashed: Above the Claw – GameTek
* Budokan: The Martial Spirit – Electronic Arts
* Bundesfighter II Turbo – funk
* Burning Rival – Sega
* Capcom Fighting Evolution – Capcom
* Capital Punishment – ClickBOOM
* Capoeira Fighter series – Spiritonin
* Capoeira Fighter
* Capoeira Fighter 2
* Capoeira Fighter 3
* Catfight – Atlantean Interactive Games
* Chinese Hero – Taiyo System
* Chaos Code series – FK Digital pty ltd.
* Chaos Code
* Chaos Code: (New) Sign of Catastrophe / Exact Xeno Attack
* Chaos Code -Nemesis Experiment-
* Cho Aniki: Bakuretsu Ranto Hen – NCS
* Chop Suey – English Software
* Choy Lee Fut: Kung-Fu Warrior – Positive (company)
* ClayFighter series – Interplay
* ClayFighter
* ClayFighter: Tournament Edition
* ClayFighter 2 / ClayFighter 2: Judgement Clay / C2: Judgement Clay
* ClayFighter 63⅓
* ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut
* Crimson Alive – Keropyon
* Crimson Alive: Genesis of The Heretic – Keropyon
* Crimson Alive: Burst Again – Keropyon
* Crimson Alive: Extreme Encounter – Keropyon
* Cross Theater – ABC Maru
* Cosmic Carnage – Sega
* Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness – Capcom
* Daemon Bride series – Examu
* Daemon Bride – Examu
* Daemon Bride: Additional Gain – Examu
* Dangerous Streets – Micromania (video game developer)
* Darkstalkers series – Capcom
* Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
* Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
* Darkstalkers 3
* Vampire Hunter 2: Darkstalkers' Revenge
* Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of Vampire
* Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax – French-Bread
* Dino Rex – Taito
* Divekick – Iron Galaxy
* Doomsday Warrior Taiketsu!! Brass Numbers(Japanese name) – Renovation Productions Inc.
* Double Dragon: The Movie – Technos
* Dr. Doom's Revenge – Empire Interactive
* Draglade series – Dimps
* Custom Beat Battle: Draglade
* Draglade 2
* Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story – Virgin
* Dragon Ball Z (Arcade) – Banpresto
* Dragon Master – Unico (video game company)
* Dragoon Might – Konami
* Duel 2000 – Coktel Vision
* Dynamite Bomb!! \- Light Green 8
* Eternal Champions series – Sega
* Eternal Champions
* Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side
* Eternal Fighter Zero – Tasogare Frontier
* Expect No Mercy
* The Fallen Angels / Daraku Tenshi – Psikyo
* Fatal Fury/Garou Densetsu series – SNK
* Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
* Fatal Fury 2
* Fatal Fury Special
* Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
* Real Bout Fatal Fury
* Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
* Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
* Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special: Dominated Mind
* Fatal Fury: 1st Contact
* Garou: Mark of the Wolves
* Fighter's History series – Data East
* Fighter's History
* Fighter's History Dynamite
* Fighter's History: Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu!!
* Fightin' Spirit – Lightshock Software
* Fighting Masters – Treco
* Fighting Road – Toei Animation
* Fist Fighter – Zeppelin
* Fist of the North Star – Arc System Works
* Fight Fever / Wang Jung Wang – Viccom
* Flash Hiders series – Right Stuff
* Flash Hiders
* Battle Tycoon: Flash Hiders SFX
* FOOTSIES series – HiFight
* FOOTSIES
* FOOTSIES: Rollback Edition
* Fu'un series – SNK
* Savage Reign
* Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
* Fuuka Taisen – Rei no Mono
* Galactic Warriors – Konami
* Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors – Sunsoft
* Gladiator – Domark
* Glove on Fight – French-Bread
* Golden Axe: The Duel – Sega
* Guilty Gear series – Arc System Works
* Gundam: Battle Assault series – Bandai
* Head to Head Karate – Softdisk Publishing
* Hercules: Slayer of the Damned – Gremlin Graphics
* Hiryu no Ken series – Culture Brain
* Hitman Reborn! DS: Flame Rumble – Tomy
* Holosseum – Sega
* Human Killing Machine / HKM – Tiertex
* Immaterial and Missing Power – Twilight Frontier / Team Shanghai Alice
* Insane Paine – Blast Process Games
* InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale – Bandai
* International Karate series
* International Karate / World Karate Championship – System 3
* IK+ / International Karate + / Chop N' Drop – System 3
* Istanbul Beyleri series – AKEMRE
* Istanbul Beyleri
* Istanbul Beyleri 2
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure – Capcom
* Joy Mech Fight – Nintendo
* Jump Stars series – Ganbarion
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* Justice League Task Force – Blizzard Entertainment
* Kabuki Klash: Far East Of Eden – Hudson Soft
* Kaiser Knuckle / Global Champion / Dan-Ku-Ga – Taito
* Karate Master Knock Down Blow – Crian Soft
* Karate – Ultravision
* Karate Champ – Technos Japan Corporation
* Karate Combat – Superior Software
* Karateka – Jordan Mechner
* Kart Fighter – Cracked game featuring Mario
* Kasumi Ninja – Hand Made Software
* Kick Box Vigilante – Zeppelin
* Killer Instinct series
* Killer Instinct – Rare
* Killer Instinct 2 – Rare
* Killer Instinct Gold – Rare
* The Killing Blade – IGS

* The King of Fighters series – SNK
* The King of Fighters '94[1]
* The King of Fighters '95
* The King of Fighters '96
* The King of Fighters '97
* The King of Fighters '98
* The King of Fighters '99
* The King of Fighters 2000
* The King of Fighters 2001
* The King of Fighters 2002
* The King of Fighters 2003
* The King of Fighters Neowave
* The King of Fighters XI
* The King of Fighters XII
* The King of Fighters XIII
* Knight Games – English Software
* Konjiki no Gash Bell Yuujou no Zakeru 2 – Banpresto
* Konjiki no Gash Bell Yuujou no Zakeru Dream Tag Tournament – Banpresto
* The Kung-Fu Master Jackie Chan / Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire: Jackie Chan Densetsu – Kaneko
* Last Fight – Andromeda Software
* Makeruna! Makendō 2: Kimero Youkai Souri – Success / Fill-in-Cafe
* Maribato! – DK Soft
* Martial Masters – IGS
* Martial Champion – Konami
* Marvel Super Heroes series – Capcom
* X-Men: Children of the Atom
* Marvel Super Heroes
* Marvel vs. Capcom series – Capcom
* X-Men vs. Street Fighter
* Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
* Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
* Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
* Master Axe: The Genesis of MysterX – Axe to Grind
* Master Ninja: Shadow Warrior of Death – Paragon Software
* Masters of Combat – SIMS Co., Ltd.
* Matsumura Kunihiro Den: Saikyō no Rekishi o Nurikaero! – Shouei
* Melty Blood series – Type-Moon / French-Bread / Ecole Software
* Melty Blood: Type Lumina
* Metal & Lace: Battle of the Robo Babes – Forest
* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series
* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega Genesis)
* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega Game Gear)
* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Sega Game Gear)
* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition
* Mighty Warriors – Electronic Devices/Electtronica Video-Games SRL
* Million Arthur: Arcana Blood – Examu/Team Arcana
* Million Knights Vermilion – NRF Software
* Monster – 8105 Graphics
* Moorhen Battle Arena – Mobile Scope
* Mortal Kombat series – Midway
* Mortal Kombat
* Mortal Kombat II
* Mortal Kombat 3
* Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
* Mortal Kombat Trilogy
* Monster Maulers – Konami
* M.U.G.E.N
* Neo Geo Battle Coliseum – SNK
* New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Duel – Natsume
* Ninja / Ninja Mission – Entertainment USA / Mastertronic
* Ninja Hamster – CRL
* Ninja Master's – ADK
* Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel – Nitroplus
* No Exit – Titus / Tomahawk
* Ōgon Musōkyoku – 07th Expansion
* One Must Fall: 2097 – Epic Games
* Ragnagard/Shin-Oh-Ken – Saurus / System Vision
* Osu!! Karate Bu – Culture Brain
* Queen of Heart – Watanabe Seisakujo
* Panza Kick Boxing / Best of the Best: Championship Karate – Loriciels
* Persona 4 Arena – Arc System Works/Atlus
* Persona 4 Arena Ultimax – Arc System Works/Atlus
* Phantom Breaker – Mages (company)
* Phantom Breaker: Extra – Mages (company)
* Phantom Breaker: Omnia – Mages (company)
* Photo Dojo – Nintendo
* Pit-Fighter: The Ultimate Competition – Atari Games
* Power Instinct/Goketsuji Ichizoku series – Atlus
* Power Instinct
* Power Instinct 2
* Gogetsuji Legends
* Groove on Fight
* Matrimelee
* Shin Goketsuji Ichizoku: Bonnou no Kaihou
* Gōketsuji Ichizoku Matsuri Senzo Kuyou
* Power Moves – Kaneko
* Power Quest – Japan System Supply
* Pray For Death – Virgin Interactive
* Primal Rage series – Atari Games
* Project Cerberus – Hobibox / Milestone
* RABBIT – Aorn / Electronic Arts
* Red Earth / Warzard – Capcom
* Rage of the Dragons – Evoga / Noise Factory
* Raging Fighter – Konami
* Ranma ½ series
* Ranma ½: Chōnai Gekitōhen – NCS
* Ranma ½: Datou, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutou-ryuu! – NCS
* Ranma ½: Chougi Rambuhen – Rumic Soft
* Ranma ½: Battle Renaissance – Rumic Soft
* Revengers of Vengeance \- Micronet co., Ltd.
* Rise of the Robots series – Mirage Media
* Rise 2: Resurrection – Mirage Media
* Rock, Paper, Scissors: Extreme Deathmatch – This is Pop
* The Rumble Fish series – Dimps
* The Rumble Fish
* The Rumble Fish 2
* Sango Fighter series – Panda Entertainment
* Sango Fighter
* Sango Fighter 2
* Sai Combat – Mirrorsoft
* Sailor Moon series – Angel
* Samurai Deeper Kyo – Bandai
* Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits series – SNK
* Samurai Trilogy – Gremlin Graphics
* Savage Warriors – Mindscape
* Scarlet Weather Rhapsody – Twilight Frontier / Team Shanghai Alice
* Schmeiser Robo – Hot B Co. Ltd.
* Seifuku Densetsu Pretty Fighter – Genki / Sol
* Sengoku Basara X – Capcom / Arc System Works
* Shadow Fighter – Gremlin Graphics
* Shadow: War of Succession – Tribeca Digital Studios
* Shaman King: Spirit of Shamans – Dimps
* Shanghai Karate – Players
* Shaq-Fu – Delphine
* Shin Koihime Musō: Otome Taisen Sangokushi Engi – BaseSon
* Shogun Warriors / Fujiyama Buster – Kaneko
* Skullgirls – Reverge Labs/Lab Zero Games/Hidden Variable Studios/Future Club
* Sokko Seitokai Sonic Council – Banpresto
* SNK Gals' Fighters – SNK
* SNK vs. Capcom series – Capcom / SNK
* SnapDragon / Karate Chop – Bubble Bus
* Sokko Seitokai: Sonic Council – Banpresto
* Spectral vs. Generation – Idea Factory / IGS
* Spitting Image – Domark
* Street Combat – NCS
* Street Fighter series – Capcom
* Street Fighter
* Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
* Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
* Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting
* Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo
* Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
* Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
* Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
* Street Fighter Alpha 2
* Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold
* Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha
* Street Fighter Alpha 3
* Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
* Street Fighter III
* Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
* Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
* Street Fighter: The Movie – IT / Capcom
* Street Smart – SNK
* Strip Fighter series – Games Express
* Sumo Wrestlers – HES
* Super Black Belt Karate – Computer Applications
* Super Chinese series
* Super Chinese Fighter – Culture Brain
* Super Chinese Fighter GB – Culture Brain
* Super Chinese Fighter EX – Culture Brain
* Super Cosplay War Ultra – Team FK
* Super Fighter – C&E
* Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix / Pocket Fighter – Capcom
* Superior Soldiers / Perfect Soldiers – Irem
* Survival Arts – Sammy
* Swashbuckler – Paul Stephenson
* Sword Slayer / Spartacus the Swordslayer – Players
* Taekwon-Do – Human Entertainment
* Tao Taido – Video System
* Tattoo Assassins – Data East
* Tatsunoko Fight – Takara
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters – Konami
* Thai Boxing – Anco Software
* The Eye of Typhoon – Viccom
* The Outfoxies – Namco
* Thea Realm Fighters – High Voltage Software
* Them's Fightin' Herds – Mane6
* Time Killers – Incredible Technologies
* Timeslaughter – Bloodlust Software
* Tongue of the Fatman / Mondu's Fight Palace / Slaughter Sport / Fatman – Activision
* Tough Guy – Panda Entertainment
* Tuff E Nuff / Dead Dance – Jaleco
* Twinkle Queen – Milestone
* Uchi Mata / Brian Jack's Uchi Mata – Martech
* Ultra Vortek – Atari
* Umineko: Golden Fantasia \- 07th Expansion
* Under Night In-Birth series – Type-Moon / French-Bread / Ecole Software
* Under Night In-Birth
* Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes]
* Untouchable – Creative Edge Studios
* Urban Champion – Nintendo
* Vanguard Princess – Sugeno
* Vanguard Princess Prime – Sugeno
* Variable Geo series – TGL / Giga
* Violence Fight series
* Violence Fight – Taito
* Solitary Fighter / Violence Fight II – Taito
* Virtua Fighter series
* Virtua Fighter Animation – Aspect
* Virtua Fighter 2 – Sega-AM2
* Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer – Technos
* VR Troopers – Syrox Developments
* Waku Waku 7 – Sunsoft
* Warriors of Elysia – Creative Edge Studios
* The Way of the Exploding Fist series
* The Way of the Exploding Fist / Kung-Fu: The Way of the Exploding Fist – Beam Software
* Fist II: The Legend Continues / Fist: The Legend Continues / Exploding Fist II: The Legend Continues – Beam Software
* Fist+ / Exploding Fist + – Beam Software
* Way of the Tiger – Gremlin Graphics
* Way of the Warrior – Naughty Dog
* Weaponlord – Visual Concepts
* Windy X Windam – Success / Ninja Studio
* World Heroes series – ADK / SNK
* Xuan Dou Zhi Wang / King of Combat – Jade Studio and Tencent Games
* Yatagarasu (video game series) - Yatagarasu Dev Team
* Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm
* Yatagarasu Enter the Eastward
* Yie Ar Kung-Fu series
* Yie Ar Kung-Fu – Konami / Imagine
* Yie Ar Kung-Fu II: The Emperor Yie-Gah – Imagine / Konami
* Yu Yu Hakusho Final – Namcot
* Zatch Bell! Electric Arena / Konjiki no Gash Bell! Yuujou no Zakeru – Banpresto

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### 2.5D

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2.5D fighting games are displayed in full 3D graphics, but the movement and gameplay is based on traditional 2D style games.

* All Star Fighters – Essential Games
* Avengers in Galactic Storm – Data East
* Battle Fantasia – Arc System Works
* Battle Stadium D.O.N. – Namco Bandai Games / Eighting / Q Entertainment
* Blade Arcus from Shining – Sega
* Blade Strangers – Studio Saizensen / Nicalis
* Breakers – Visco
* Canimals Fighters – Voozclub Co. Ltd / Playplus
* Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion
* Digimon Rumble Arena series – Namco Bandai Games
* Digimon Rumble Arena
* Digimon Rumble Arena 2
* Dragon Ball FighterZ – Arc System Works
* Dragon Blast – Dragon Tea
* Dream Mix TV World Fighters – Hudson Soft
* Fantasy Strike – Sirlin Games
* Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves – SNK
* Fight of Gods – Digital Crafter
* Fighter Uncaged Series
* Fighters Uncaged – Ubisoft
* Fighter Within – Ubisoft
* Fighting EX Layer – Arika
* Fullmetal Alchemist: Dream Carnival – Bandai / Eighting
* Ganryu – Visco
* Genei Tougi series – Racdym
* Critical Blow
* Guilty Gear series – Arc System Works
* Guilty Gear Xrd
* Guilty Gear Strive
* Injustice series – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / NetherRealm Studios
* Injustice: Gods Among Us
* Injustice 2
* Invincible VS \- Quarter Up/Skybound Games
* Killer Instinct (2013) – Double Helix Games / Iron Galaxy Studios
* The King of Fighters series – SNK
* The King of Fighters XIV
* The King of Fighters XV
* Kirby Fighters 2 – Nintendo / HAL Laboratory / Vanpool
* Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!! – Eighting
* Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls \- Arc System Works/Sony Interactive
* Marvel vs. Capcom series – Capcom
* Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
* Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
* Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
* Mashbox – Microsoft Studios

* Mortal Kombat series
* Mortal Kombat – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / NetherRealm Studios
* Mortal Kombat X – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / NetherRealm Studios
* Mortal Kombat 11 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / NetherRealm Studios
* Mortal Kombat 1 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / NetherRealm Studios
* Moshi Fighters – Mind Candy / Activision / Sumo Digital
* MultiVersus – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Player First Games
* Mythic Blades – Vermillion Entertainment
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series – Namco Bandai Games
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – GameMill Entertainment
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 – GameMill Entertainment
* Omen of Sorrow [es] – AOne Games
* One Piece: Gear Spirit – Bandai
* PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
* Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid – Animoca Brands
* Rakugakids – Konami
* Rise of the Robots series – Mirage Media
* Rise 2: Resurrection – Mirage Media
* Rising Thunder – Radiant Entertainment
* Samurai Shodown (2019) – SNK
* Shaman King: Funbari Spirits – Dimps
* Slap Happy Rhythm Busters – Polygon Magic
* Street Fighter series – Capcom
* Street Fighter IV (2008)
* Super Street Fighter IV (2010)
* Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition
* Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
* Ultra Street Fighter IV
* Street Fighter V
* Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
* Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
* Street Fighter 6
* Street Fighter X Tekken – Capcom
* Super Smash Bros. series – Nintendo / HAL Laboratory / Sora / Bandai Namco Studios
* Super Smash Bros.
* Super Smash Bros. Melee
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Tamagotchi Battle – Bandai Namco Games / Bandai
* Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes – Capcom
* Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars – Capcom
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up – Ubisoft / Game Arts
* Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble – Capcom
* Ultraman Nexus – Bandai
* Punch Planet – Sector-K Games

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### 3D

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3D fighting games add three-dimensional movement. These often emphasize sidestepping.

* .hack//Versus – CyberConnect2
* ARMS – Nintendo
* Ballz – Accolade
* Battle Arena Toshinden series – Tamsoft
* Battle Tryst – Konami
* Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. – Saffire
* Bloody Roar / Beastorizer series – Hudson / Eighting / Raizing
* Blue Breaker series - HuneX
* Blue Breaker Burst: Hohoemi o Anata to
* Blue Breaker Burst: Egao no Asuni
* Buriki One – SNK
* Capcom Fighting All-Stars – Capcom
* Cardinal Syn – Kronos
* Castlevania Judgment – Konami/Eighting
* Celebrity Deathmatch – Big Ape
* Criticom – Kronos
* Custom Robo series – Noise
* Dark Edge – Sega
* Dark Rift – Kronos
* Dead or Alive series – Team Ninja/Tecmo/Koei Tecmo
* Dead or Alive
* Dead or Alive 2
* Dead or Alive 3
* Dead or Alive Ultimate
* Dead or Alive 4
* Dead or Alive Online
* Dead or Alive: Dimensions
* Dead or Alive 5
* Dead or Alive 5 Plus
* Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
* Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
* Dead or Alive 6
* Deadly Arts – Konami
* Def Jam series – Aki / EA Canada / EA Chicago
* Destrega – Koei
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series – Dimps
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series – Spike
* Dragon Ball: Raging Blast – Spike
* Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 – Spike
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse – Bandai Namco
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Bandai Namco
* Dual Heroes – Hudson Soft
* Ehrgeiz – DreamFactory
* Evil Zone – Yuke's
* Fate/tiger colosseum – Capcom / Cavia / Type-Moon
* Fight Club – Vivendi Universal Games
* Fate/unlimited codes – Capcom / Cavia / Eighting / Type-Moon
* Fight for Life – Atari
* Fighters Megamix – Sega-AM2
* Fighter's Destiny series – Imagineer / Genki
* Fighter's Impact series – Taito
* Fighter's Impact
* Fighter's Impact A
* Fighting Bujutsu – Konami
* Fighting Bujutsu 2nd!
* Fighting Layer – Arika
* Fighting Vipers – Sega-AM2
* Fighting Vipers 2 – Sega-AM2
* Final Fight Revenge – Capcom
* FIST – Genki
* FX Fighter series – Argonaut Games
* FX Fighter
* FX Fighter Turbo
* Genei Tougi series – Racdym
* Genei Tougi: Shadow Struggle
* Girl Fight – Kung Fu Factory
* Groove Adventure Rave: Fighting Live – Konami
* G.A.S.P!! Fighters' NEXTream – Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka
* Heaven's Gate – Racdym
* Hinokakera \- Reddish Region
* Hiryu no Ken series – Culture Brain
* Flying Dragon – Culture Brain
* Iron and Blood – Take-Two Interactive
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle – CyberConnect2 / Bandai Namco
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven – CyberConnect2 / Bandai Namco
* Kabuki Warriors – Genki (company) / Lightweight
* Kakuto Chojin: Back Alley Brutal – Dream Publishing
* Kensei: Sacred Fist – Konami
* Killing Zone – Naxat Soft
* Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix series – AKI Corporation / Banpresto
* KOF: Maximum Impact series – SNK Playmore
* Kung Fu Chaos – Just Add Monsters / Microsoft Game Studios
* Legend of the Dragon – The Game Factory
* Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken \- Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
* Mace: The Dark Age – Midway
* Magical Battle Arena – Fly-System / AreaZERO
* Martial Arts: Capoeira [pt] – Twelve Interactive
* Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – Ubisoft
* Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects – Nihilistic / EA Canada / Team Fusion
* Mortal Kombat series – Midway / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / NetherRealm Studios
* Mortal Kombat 4
* Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
* Mortal Kombat: Deception
* Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
* Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
* Mär Heaven: Arm Fight Dream \- Alpha Unit
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja series – Eighting / Takara Tomy
* Naruto: Ninja Destiny series (Nintendo DS)
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (series) – CyberConnect2 / Bandai Namco
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
* Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections

* One Must Fall: Battlegrounds
* One Piece series – Ganbarion
* One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
* Pokkén Tournament – Bandai Namco Entertainment
* Power Stone series – Capcom
* Power Stone
* Power Stone 2
* Poy Poy series – Konami
* Poy Poy
* Poy Poy 2
* Psychic Force series – Taito
* Psychic Force
* Psychic Force 2012
* Rival Schools series – Capcom
* Rival Schools: United By Fate
* Project Justice
* Robo Pit – Kokopeli
* Rumble Roses series – Yuke's / Konami
* Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits series – SNK
* Samurai Shodown 64
* Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage
* Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage
* Samurai Shodown Sen/Edge of Destiny
* Shaolin – THQ
* Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi: Gekitō! Ragnarok Hachikengō – Capcom
* Sonic Battle – Sega/Sonic Team
* Sonic The Fighters – Sega-AM2
* Spawn: In the Demon's Hand \- Capcom
* Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi – LucasArts
* Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels – LucasArts
* Stake: Fortune Fighters – Gameness
* Street Fighter EX series – Arika/Capcom
* Street Fighter EX
* Street Fighter EX Plus
* Street Fighter EX Plus α
* Street Fighter EX2
* Street Fighter EX2 Plus
* Street Fighter EX3
* Star Gladiator series – Capcom
* Super Dragon Ball Z – Namco Bandai Games
* Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus – Studio Gigante
* Tech Romancer – Capcom
* Tekken series – Namco
* Tekken
* Tekken 2
* Tekken 3
* Tekken Tag Tournament
* Tekken 4
* Tekken Advance
* Tekken 5
* Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
* Tekken 6
* Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
* Tekken Tag Tournament 2
* Tekken 3D: Prime Edition
* Tekken Revolution
* Tekken 7
* Tekken 7: Fated Retribution
* Tekken 8
* Tenth Degree – Atari
* Theatre Of Pain – Mirage Media
* The Fight: Lights Out – SCE
* The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Midway
* Thrill Kill – Paradox Development
* Time Warriors – Silmarils
* Tobal series – DreamFactory
* Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers – VIS Entertainment
* Tournament of Legends – High Voltage Software
* Toy Fighter – Anchor Inc
* Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals – Takara
* Vs. – THQ
* Virtua Fighter series – Sega-AM2 / Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio
* Virtua Fighter
* Virtua Fighter 2
* Virtua Fighter 3
* Virtua Fighter 4
* Virtua Fighter 5
* Virtual On series – Sega AM3
* Virtual On: Cyber Troopers
* Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram
* War Gods – Midway
* Warpath: Jurassic Park – Black Ops Entertainment / DreamWorks Interactive
* Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style – Paradox Development
* X: Unmei no Sentaku – Bandai
* X-Men fighting games – Paradox Development / Activision
* X-Men: Mutant Academy
* X-Men: Mutant Academy 2
* X-Men: Next Dimension
* Xena: Warrior Princess: The Talisman of Fate – Saffire
* Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament – Digital Fiction
* Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles / Konjiki no Gash Bell! Yuujou no Tag Battle 2 – Eighting
* Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury / Konjiki no Gash Bell! Gekitou! Saikyou no Mamonotachi – Mechanic Arms
* Zeno Clash – ACE Team
* Zero Divide series – ZOOM Inc.
* Zero Divide
* Zero Divide 2: The Secret Wish
* Zero Divide: The Final Conflict

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## Weapon-based

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Adding melee weapons to a fighting game often makes attack range more of a factor, as opponents may wield a sword, knife, katana or other kind of weapon of drastically different sizes.

### 2D

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Fighting games that use 2D sprites. Games tend to emphasize the height of attacks (high, medium or low) and jumping.

* Barbarian – Palace Software
* Battle Blaze – American Sammy
* Blade Arcus from Shining – Sega
* Blandia – Allumer
* BlazBlue series – Arc System Works
* BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
* Chaos Breaker / Dark Awake – Eolith / Taito
* Dragoon Might – Konami
* Dual Blades – Vivid Image
* Fu'un series – SNK
* Savage Reign
* Kizuna Encounter
* Gladiator – Domark
* Guilty Gear series – Arc System Works
* Guilty Gear: The Missing Link
* Guilty Gear X
* Guilty Gear X2
* Guilty Gear Isuka – Sammy
* Guilty Gear Dust Strikers
* Hana no Keiji: Kumo no Kanata ni – Yojigen
* Highlander – Ocean
* Knight Games – English Software
* Knuckle Heads – Namco
* Samurai Deeper Kyo – Bandai
* The Killing Blade – IGS
* The Last Blade series – SNK
* The Last Blade
* The Last Blade 2
* Martial Champion – Konami
* Melty Blood – Type-Moon/French Bread
* Melty Blood: Type Lumina – French Bread
* Ninja Master's -Haoh-Ninpo-Cho- – Alpha Denshi
* Persona 4 Arena – Atlus/Arc System Works
* Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

* Red Earth/War-Zard – Capcom
* Revengers of Vengeance – Extreme Entertainment Group
* Sai Combat – Mirrorsoft
* Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits series – SNK
* Samurai Shodown
* Samurai Shodown II
* Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood
* Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge
* Samurai Shodown!
* Samurai Shodown! 2
* Samurai Shodown V
* Samurai Shodown V Special
* Samurai Shodown V Perfect
* Samurai Shodown VI
* Sarayin Esrari – Akemre
* Suiko Embu series
* Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty / Suiko Enbu/Dark Legend – Data East
* Suiko Enbu-Fuun Saiki – Data East
* Shadow Fight series
* Shadow Fight – Nekki

* Sword Slayer / Spartacus the Swordslayer – Players
* Time Killers – Strata
* Touhou Project series
* Touhou Project 7.5 – Immaterial and Missing Power
* Touhou Project 10.5 – Scarlet Weather Rhapsody
* Touhou Project 12.3 – Touhou Hisōtensoku
* Touhou Project 13.5 – Hopeless Masquerade
* Touhou Project 14.5 – Urban Legend in Limbo
* Touhou Project 15.5 – Antinomy of Common Flowers
* Under Night In-Birth series – Arc System Works / French-Bread / Ecole Software
* Under Night In-Birth
* Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes]
* WeaponLord – Namco

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### 2.5D

[edit]

2.5D fighting games are displayed in full 3D graphics, but the movement and gameplay is based on traditional 2D style games.

* Battle Fantasia – Arc System Works
* Granblue Fantasy Versus – Arc System Works
* Guilty Gear series – Arc System Works
* Guilty Gear Xrd
* Guilty Gear -Strive-
* Mortal Kombat series
* Mortal Kombat – NetherRealm Studios
* Mortal Kombat X – NetherRealm Studios
* Mortal Kombat 11 – NetherRealm Studios
* Mortal Kombat 1 – NetherRealm Studios
* Samurai Shodown (2019) – SNK
* Shadow Fight series
* Shadow Fight 3 – Banzai.Games
* Shadow Fight Arena – Banzai.Games

### 3D

[edit]

3D fighting games add three-dimensional movement. These often emphasize sidestepping.

* Battle Arena Toshinden series – Tamsoft
* Bleach (video game series)
* Bushido Blade series – Square-Enix / Lightweight
* Bushido Blade
* Bushido Blade 2
* Cardinal Syn – Kronos
* Criticom – Kronos Digital Entertainment / Vic Tokai
* Dark Rift – Kronos Digital Entertainment / Vic Tokai
* Deadliest Warrior: The Game – Pipeworks Software
* Demon Slayer the Hinokami Chronicles \- CyberConnect2
* Demon Slayer the Hinokami Chronicles 2 \- CyberConnect2
* Dynasty Warriors – Koei
* D-Xhird – Nextech
* Hellish Quart – Kubold
* Kengo – Genki
* Last Bronx – Sega AM3
* Mace: The Dark Age – Midway
* Mortal Kombat series
* Mortal Kombat 4 – Midway
* Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance – Midway
* Mortal Kombat: Deception – Midway
* Mortal Kombat: Armageddon – Midway

* Samurai Shodown series
* Samurai Shodown 64 – SNK
* Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage SNK
* Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage – SNK
* Samurai Shodown Sen – SNK Playmore
* Sarayin Esrari – Akemre
* Soulcalibur series – Namco/Bandai Namco
* Soul Edge
* Soulcalibur
* Soulcalibur II
* Soulcalibur III
* Soulcalibur IV
* Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
* Soulcalibur V
* Soulcalibur: Lost Swords
* Soulcalibur VI
* Star Gladiator series
* Star Gladiator – Capcom
* Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein – Capcom
* Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi – LucasArts
* Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels – LucasArts

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## Tag team-based

[edit]

Fighting games that feature tag teams as the core gameplay element. Teams of players may each control a different character, or a single player may control multiple characters, but play one at a time. Other fighters feature tag-teaming as an alternate game mode.

### 2D

[edit]

Fighting games that use 2D sprites. Games tend to emphasize the height of attacks (high, medium or low) and jumping.

* Blade Arcus from Shining – Sega
* BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle – Arc System Works
* The Eye of Typhoon / Kyoku Cho Gou Ken – Viccom
* Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle – SNK
* Marvel vs. Capcom series – Capcom
* Neo Geo Battle Coliseum – SNK Playmore
* Umineko: Golden Fantasia – 07th Expansion
* The King of Fighters series – SNK/SNK Playmore
* The King of Fighters 2003
* The King of Fighters XI

* Power Instinct series – Atlus
* Gogetsuji Legends / Power Instinct Legends
* Groove on Fight
* Rage of the Dragons – Evoga / Noise Factory
* Skullgirls – Reverge Labs/Lab Zero Games/Hidden Variable Studios/Future Club
* SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium
* The Killing Blade – International Games System
* Konjiki no Gash Bell! Yuujou no Zakeru Dream Tag Tournament – Banpresto

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### 2.5D

[edit]

2.5D fighting games are displayed in full 3D graphics, but the movement and gameplay is based on traditional 2D style games.

* Capcom Versus series
* Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars – Capcom/Eighting
* Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds / Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 – Capcom/Eighting
* Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – Capcom
* Dragon Ball FighterZ – Arc System Works
* Invisible VS \- Quarter Up/Skybound Games
* Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls \- Arc System Works/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Mortal Kombat – NetherRealm Studios
* Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid – Animoca Brands
* SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy – SNK / Abstraction Games
* Street Fighter X Tekken – Capcom

### 3D

[edit]

3D fighting games add three-dimensional movement. These often emphasize sidestepping.

* Dead or Alive series – Team Ninja/Tecmo/Koei Tecmo
* Dead or Alive 2
* Dead or Alive 3
* Dead or Alive Ultimate
* Dead or Alive 4
* Dead or Alive Online
* Dead or Alive: Dimensions
* Dead or Alive 5
* Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
* Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R – Bandai Namco/CyberConnect2
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven – Bandai Namco/CyberConnect2
* Jump Force – Spike Chunsoft
* Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – Ubisoft
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 3 – Eighting / Takara Tomy
* Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 4 – Eighting / Takara Tomy
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 – Eighting / D3 Publisher / Takara Tomy
* Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 – Eighting / D3 Publisher / Takara Tomy
* Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special – Eighting / Takara Tomy
* One Piece: Burning Blood
* One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
* Street Fighter EX3 – Arika/Capcom
* Tekken Tag Tournament series – Namco
* Tekken Tag Tournament
* Tekken Tag Tournament 2

## Platform fighters

[edit]

While traditional 2D/3D fighting game mechanics are more or less descendants of Street Fighter II, platform fighters tend to blend fighting with elements taken from platform games. A typical match is arranged as a battle royal. Compared to traditional fighting games, attack inputs are simpler and emphasis is put on dynamic maneuvering in the arena, using the level design to gain an advantage. Another major gameplay element involves using items, which may randomly spawn anywhere in the arena. Other terms which were used to refer to this sub-genre included "Smash Clones", "Party Brawler", "Party Fighter", and "Arena Fighter" (that is also being used to define another style of 3D fighting game).

### 2D

[edit]

Fighting games that use 2D sprites. Games tend to emphasize the height of attacks (high, medium or low) and jumping.

* Armor Mayhem – Louissi
* Blue Mischief – Team WING
* Brawlhalla – Blue Mammoth Games
* Fraymakers – Team Fray, McLeodGaming
* Guilty Gear Dust Strikers – Arc System Works
* Jump Stars series – Ganbarion
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* Kanon and AIR Smash – micro dream studio++

* Lethal League – Team Reptile
* Paperbound – Dissident Logic
* Rivals of Aether – Dan Fornace
* Roof Rage – Early Melon
* Squirrel Kombat – Monkey Farm Software[2][3]
* Shovel Knight Showdown – Yacht Club Games
* Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown – Prolific
* Sugoi Hebereke – Sunsoft
* The Outfoxies – Namco

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### 2.5D

[edit]

2.5D fighting games are displayed in full 3D graphics, but the movement and gameplay is based on traditional 2D style games.

* Antistatic – Blue Hexagons
* Armajet – Super Bit Machine
* Brawlout – Angry Mob Games
* "Battle Stadium D.O.N" – Eighting
* DreamMix TV World Fighters – Bitstep
* Digimon Rumble Arena series - Bandai
* Digimon Rumble Arena
* Digimon Rumble Arena 2
* Icons: Combat Arena – Wavedash Games
* Kirby Fighters 2 – Nintendo / HAL Laboratory / Vanpool
* Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!! – Eighting
* Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends – Vicious Cycle Software
* Lethal League Blaze – Team Reptile
* MultiVersus – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Player First Games
* Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra – Headlock
* "Naruto ultimate ninja series" – CyberConnect2
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – Ludosity / Fair Play Labs
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 – Ludosity / Fair Play Labs
* One Piece: Gear Spirit – Bandai

* Onimusha Blade Warriors – Capcom
* PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – SuperBot Entertainment
* Rumble Arena – Rekall Games
* Rushdown Revolt – Vortex Games
* Slap City – Ludosity
* Super Smash Bros. series – Nintendo / HAL Laboratory / Sora / Bandai Namco Studios
* Super Smash Bros.
* Super Smash Bros. Melee
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Tales of VS. – Matrix Software
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up – Game Arts
* Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble – Capcom

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### 3D

[edit]

3D fighting games add three-dimensional movement. These often emphasize sidestepping.

* ARMS – Nintendo
* Barbarian – Saffire
* The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (video game) – Midway Games
* Groove Adventure Rave: Fighting Live – Konami
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven – Bandai Namco/CyberConnect2
* Keriotosse! – Taya
* Kung Fu Chaos – Just Add Monsters / Microsoft Game Studios
* Pocket Kanon & Air – Studio SiestA
* Power Stone series – Capcom
* Power Stone
* Power Stone 2

* Poy Poy series – Konami
* Poy Poy
* Poy Poy 2
* Rakugaki Showtime – Treasure
* Shrek SuperSlam – Activision
* Sonic Battle – Sega/Sonic Team
* Stake: Fortune Fighters – Gameness Art Software Inc.
* Suzumiya Haruhi no Chourantou – Souvenir Circ.
* Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekitou – Souvenir Circ.
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Melee – Konami
* Tom and Jerry: War of the Whiskers – VIS Entertainment

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## Arena fighters

[edit]

Arena Fighters usually focus on more free-controlling 3D movement and camera which follows the character, unlike other traditional 3D fighting games such as the Tekken series that still maintain the sideview and side-scrolling orientation to the attacks, and normally put emphasis on offense over defense. Games are often based on popular anime series or other IPs.

### 3D

[edit]

3D fighting games add three-dimensional movement. These often emphasize sidestepping.

* ARMS – Nintendo
* Castlevania Judgment – Konami
* Custom Robo series – Nintendo
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles – CyberConnect2
* Destrega – Koei
* Dissidia series
* Dissidia: Final Fantasy
* Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
* Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
* Digimon All-Star Rumble – Bandai Namco
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series – Spike
* Dragon Ball: Raging Blast – Spike
* Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 – Spike
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse – Bandai Namco
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Bandai Namco
* GigaBash – Passion Republic Games
* Gotcha Force – Capcom
* The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (video game) – Midway Games
* Groove Adventure Rave: Fighting Live – Konami
* Godzilla video games – Toho / Atari
* Kill la Kill the Game: IF – A+ Games/Arc System Works
* King of the Monsters series – SNK
* Kung Fu Chaos – Just Add Monsters / Microsoft Game Studios
* Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight – Eighting
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven – Bandai Namco / CyberConnect2
* J-Stars Victory VS – Spike Chunsoft
* Jump Force – Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco
* Loons: The Fight for Fame \- warthog games
* Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – Ubisoft
* Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects \- Electronic Arts
* Mighty Fight Federation – Komi Games Inc
* My Hero One’s Justice – Byking
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (series) – CyberConnect2 / Bandai Namco
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
* Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections
* One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco
* Override 2: Super Mech League
* Power Stone series – Capcom
* Power Stone
* Power Stone 2
* Pokkén Tournament – Bandai Namco Entertainment
* Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers – Dimps
* Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul – Dimps
* Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi: Gekitō! Ragnarok Hachikengō – Capcom
* Shrek SuperSlam – Activision
* Sonic Battle – Sega/Sonic Team
* Spawn: In the Demon's Hand \- Capcom
* Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels – Lucasfilm Games
* Super Dragon Ball Z – Bandai
* Super Drink Bros. – nekogameteacher
* Urban Reign – Namco
* Virtual On series – Sega AM3
* Virtual On: Cyber Troopers
* Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram
* War of the Monsters – Incognito Entertainment / Sony
* Ys vs. Trails in the Sky – Nihon Falcom
* Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament – Digital Fiction
* Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles / Konjiki no Gash Bell! Yuujou no Tag Battle 2 – Eighting
* Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury / Konjiki no Gash Bell! Gekitou! Saikyou no Mamonotachi – Mechanic Arms

## 4-way simultaneous fighting

[edit]

Games in which four players face off at once. Other games may feature 4-way fighting as alternate game modes, but here it is more central to the way the game is usually played.

### 2D

[edit]

Fighting games that use 2D sprites. Games tend to emphasize the height of attacks (high, medium or low) and jumping.

* Akatsuki Blitzkampf – Subtle Style
* Bleach Nintendo DS games
* Bleach: The Blade of Fate
* Bleach: Dark Souls
* Guilty Gear series – Arc System Works
* Guilty Gear Isuka – Sammy
* Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers

* Jump Stars series – Ganbarion
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* Lethal League – Team Reptile
* Naruto Shippūden: Ninjutsu Zenkai! Cha-Crash!!
* Twinkle Queen – Milestone
* Yū Yū Hakusho Makyō Tōitsusen

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### 2.5D

[edit]

2.5D fighting games are displayed in full 3D graphics, but the movement and gameplay is based on traditional 2D style games.

* Battle Stadium D.O.N – Eighting
* DreamMix TV World Fighters – Hudson Soft
* Digimon Rumble Arena 2 – Bandai
* Kirby Fighters 2 – Nintendo / HAL Laboratory / Vanpool
* Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Go! Go! Mamono Fight!! – 8ing
* Lethal League Blaze – Team Reptile
* MultiVersus – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Player First Games
* Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra – Headlock
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – Ludosity / Fair Play Labs
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 – Ludosity / Fair Play Labs
* One Piece: Gear Spirit – Bandai

* PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – Sony Computer Entertainment
* Sonic Battle – Sega / Sonic Team
* Street Fighter X Tekken – Capcom
* Super Smash Bros. series – Nintendo / HAL Laboratory / Sora / Bandai Namco Studios
* Super Smash Bros.
* Super Smash Bros. Melee
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up – Ubisoft/Game Arts
* Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble – Capcom

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### 3D

[edit]

3D fighting games add three-dimensional movement. These often emphasize sidestepping.

* ARMS – Nintendo
* Destrega – Koei
* Digimon All-Star Rumble – Bandai Namco
* The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Midway Games
* Groove Adventure Rave: Fighting Live – Konami
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven – Bandai Namco/CyberConnect2
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja series – Eighting / Takara Tomy
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
* Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3
* Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4
* Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
* Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX
* Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 2
* Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 3
* Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special

* Power Stone 2 – Capcom
* Shrek SuperSlam – Activision
* Spawn: In the Demon's Hand \- Capcom
* Sonic Battle – Sonic Team/Sega
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Melee – Konami
* Thrill Kill – Virgin Interactive
* Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style – Activision

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## Sports (combat) subgenres

[edit]

Sports-based combat (also known as sport-fighters or combat sports games) are games that fall firmly within both the Combat and Sports game genres. Such games are usually based on boxing, mixed martial arts, and wrestling, and each sport is seen as their own separate subgenres. The combat is often far more realistic than combat in fighting games (though the amount of realism can vary greatly), and many feature real-world athletes and franchises.

### Boxing

[edit]

Boxing games go back further than any other kind of fighting game, starting with Sega's Heavyweight Champ in 1976, the game often called the first video game to feature hand-to-hand fighting. Fighters wear boxing gloves and fight in rings, and fighters can range from actual professional boxers to aliens to Michael Jackson.

* 10... Knock Out! – Amersoft
* 3D Boxing – Amsoft
* 3D World Boxing Champion – Simulmondo
* 4-D Boxing – Distinctive Software
* 4D Sports Boxing – Mindscape
* ABC Wide World of Sports Boxing – Cinemaware
* Animal Boxing – Destineer
* ARMS – Nintendo
* Barry McGuigan World Championship Boxing / Star Rank Boxing – Gamestar / Activision
* Best Bout Boxing – Jaleco
* Boxing – Activision
* Boxing – Mattel Electronics
* Boxing Angel
* Boxing Fever
* Boxing Legends of the Ring – Sculptured Software
* Black & Bruised – Majesco Entertainment
* By Fair Means or Foul / Pro Boxing Simulator – Superior Software / Alligata / Codemasters
* Canimals Boxing Championship – Voozclub Co. Ltd / Playplus
* Def Jam: Icon – EA Chicago/Electronic Arts
* Devastating Blow – Beyond Belief
* Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield's Boxing – Sega
* FaceBreaker – EA Canada
* Final Blow – Taito / STORM (The Sales Curve)
* Fight Night (1985) – Accolade / U.S. Gold
* Fight Night series
* Fight Night 2004 – EA Sports
* Fight Night Round 2 – EA Sports
* Fight Night: Round 3 – EA Chicago
* Fight Night Round 4 – EA Canada
* Fight Night Champion – EA Canada
* Foes of Ali – Gray Matter Studios
* Frank Bruno's Boxing – Elite
* George Foreman's KO Boxing – Beam Software
* Greatest Heavyweights of the Ring – Sega
* Hajime no Ippo: Road to Glory
* Heavyweight Champ series
* Heavyweight Champ (1976)
* Heavyweight Champ (1987)
* Knockout – Alligata
* Knockout Kings series – EA Sports
* Knockout Kings 99
* Knockout Kings
* Knockout Kings 2000
* Knockout Kings 2001
* Knockout Kings 2002
* Knockout Kings 2003
* Legend of Success Joe – Wave Corp. / SNK

* Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing – Park Place
* Neutral Corner / USA Boxing – KAB Software
* Online Boxing series
* Online Boxing 2D(2001) – onlineboxing.net
* Online Boxing 3D(2009) – 3dboxing.com
* Poli Diaz – OperaSoft
* Power Punch II – ASC
* Pro Boxing – Artworx
* Punch-Out!! series – Nintendo
* Punch-Out!!
* Super Punch-Out!!
* Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
* Super Punch-Out!! (SNES)
* Punch-Out!! (Wii)
* Prize Fighter
* Ready 2 Rumble series
* Ready 2 Rumble Boxing – Midway
* Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 – Midway / Point of View (developer)
* Ready 2 Rumble Revolution – AKI Corporation / Atari
* Real Steel – Yuke's
* Riddick Bowe Boxing – Malibu Interactive
* Ring King – Data East
* Ringside – EAS / Mentrox / Goldline
* Rocky series
* Creed: Rise to Glory – Survios
* Rocky Super Action Boxing – Coleco
* Rocky – Sega
* Rocky (6th gen consoles) – Ubisoft
* Rocky Legends – Ubisoft
* Rocky Balboa – Ubisoft
* Rocky / Rocco – Dinamic / Gremlin
* Sierra Championship Boxing – Sierra On-Line
* Star Rank Boxing II – Gamestar / Activision
* Street Cred Boxing – Players
* TKO – Accolade
* Teleroboxer – Nintendo R&D3
* The Big KO – Tynesoft
* The Champ – Linel
* The Final Round (1988) – Konami
* Title Fight – Sega
* Undisputed – Steel City Interactive
* Victorious Boxers series
* Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to Glory – New Corporation
* Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit – New Corporation
* Victorious Boxers: Revolution – AQ Interactive / GrandPrix
* Wade Hixton's Counter Punch – Inferno Games
* Wii Sports: Wii Boxing – Nintendo

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### Boxing management

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Boxing games where combat is not directly human-controlled in the ring. Instead, a boxer is trained via a resource management game scheme, and bouts are directed via instructions given prior to each round.

* Boxing Manager – Cult
* Online Boxing Manager – OBM
* Ringside Seat – SSI
* TKO Professional Boxing – Lance Haffner Games
* The Boxer (game) – Cult
* World Championship Boxing Manager – Goliath Games / Krisalis Software
* World Championship Boxing Manager Online – WCBM Online

### Mixed martial arts

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While most versus fighting games could be considered mixed martial arts games, listed here are games that are based on actual MMA franchises or tournaments.

* Astral Bout / Sougou Kakutougi Astral Bout – King Records
* Astral Bout 2 / Sougou Kakutougi Astral Bout 2 The Total Fighters – King Records
* Astral Bout 3 / Fighting Network Rings: Astral Bout 3 / Sougou Kakutougi Astral Bout 3 – King Records
* Buriki One – SNK
* Def Jam: Fight for NY – Aki / EA Canada
* EA Sports MMA – EA Sports
* EA Sports UFC – EA Sports
* EA Sports UFC 2 – EA Sports
* EA Sports UFC 3 – EA Sports
* EA Sports UFC 4 – EA Sports
* EA Sports UFC 5 – EA Sports
* Fighting Network RINGS: PS one 1997
* Grappler Baki Baki Sadai no Tournament / Fighting Fury PS2 2000
* Garouden Breakblow PS2 2005
* Garouden Breakblow Fist or Twist PS2 2007
* K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite PS2 2004
* K-1 PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite PS2 2005
* MMA Tycoon – Browser 2009
* PRIDE FC: Fighting Championships PS2 2003
* PrideGP Grand Prix 2003
* TDT-Online – TDT
* TheFlyingKnee – Browser/Animated 2011
* The Ishu Kakutougi/World Fighting PS2 2003
* The Wild Rings Xbox 2003
* Ultimate Fighting Championship – Anchor Inc.
* UFC: Sudden Impact – Opus
* UFC: Tapout – DreamFactory
* UFC: Throwdown – Opus
* UFC 2009 Undisputed – Yuke's
* UFC Undisputed 2010 – Yuke's
* UFC Undisputed 3 – Yuke's
* UFC Personal Trainer (video game) – Yuke's
* Saikyō: Takada Nobuhiko Super Famicom 1995
* Supremacy MMA – Kung Fu Factory

### Kickboxing

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* K-1 World GP
* K-1 World GP 2006
* K-1 Premium 2005 Dynamite!!
* K-1 World GP 2005
* K-1 World Max 2005
* K-1 Premium 2004 Dynamite!!
* K-1 World Grand Prix 2003
* K-1 World Grand Prix: The Beast Attack!
* K-1 World Grand Prix
* K-1 Pocket Grand Prix 2
* K-1 Pocket Grand Prix
* K-1 World Grand Prix 2001
* K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Kaimakuden
* K-1 Oujya ni Narou!
* K-1 Grand Prix
* K-1 Revenge
* Legend of K-1 Grand Prix '96
* K-1 The Arena Fighters
* Fighting Illusion K-1 Grand Prix Sho
* Legend of K-1 The Best Collection

### Wrestling

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See also: List of professional wrestling video games and List of sumo video games

Wrestling games are either based on or have elements of wrestling, such as professional wrestling, grappling, or the wrestling ring itself.

* Super Pro Wrestling – INTV Corporation
* 3 Count Bout / Fire Suplex – SNK
* All Japan Pro-Wrestling: Soul of Champion – Human Entertainment
* All Star Pro-Wrestling series – Square / Square Enix
* American Tag Team Wrestling / Tag Team Wrestling – Zeppelin
* Backyard Wrestling series – Paradox Development
* Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home
* Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood
* Backyard Wrestling 2K8
* The Big Pro Wrestling! / Tag Team Wrestling – Technos / Quicksilver Software
* Blazing Tornado – Human Entertainment
* Body Slam / Dump Matsumoto – Sega / Firebird
* Pro Wrestling (Sega Master System) – Sega
* Championship Wrestling (video game) – Epyx
* Def Jam Vendetta – Aki / EA Canada
* Fire Pro Wrestling series
* Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag – Human Entertainment
* Fire Pro Wrestling 2nd Bout – Human Entertainment
* Super Fire Pro Wrestling – Human Entertainment
* Thunder Pro Wrestling Biographies / Fire Pro Wrestling Gaiden – Human Entertainment
* Fire Pro Wrestling 3 Legend Bout – Human Entertainment
* Super Fire Pro Wrestling 2 – Human Entertainment
* Super Fire Pro Wrestling 3 Final Bout – Human Entertainment
* Super Fire Pro Wrestling 3 Easy Type – Human Entertainment
* Fire Pro Women: All Star Dream Slam / Fire Pro Joshi: All Star Dream Slam – Human Entertainment
* Super Fire Pro Wrestling Special – Human Entertainment
* Wrestling Universe: Fire Pro Women: Dome Super Female Big Battle: All Japan Women VS J.W.P. – Human Entertainment
* Super Fire Pro Wrestling: Queen's Special – Human Entertainment
* Fire Pro Another Story: Blazing Tornado – Human Entertainment
* Super Fire Pro Wrestling X – Human Entertainment
* Fire Pro Wrestling: Iron Slam '96 – Human Entertainment
* Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium – Human Entertainment
* Fire Pro Wrestling S: 6 Men Scramble – Human Entertainment
* Fire Pro Wrestling G – Human Entertainment
* Fire Pro Wrestling for WonderSwan – Spike
* Fire Pro Wrestling i – Spike
* Fire Pro Wrestling D – Spike
* Fire Pro Wrestling – Spike
* Fire Pro Wrestling J – Spike
* Fire Pro Wrestling 2 – Spike
* Fire Pro Wrestling Z – Spike
* Fire Pro Wrestling Returns – Spike
* Fire Pro Wrestling World – Spike

* Gekitou Burning Pro Wrestling – BPS
* HAL Wrestling / Pro Wrestling – Human Entertainment
* HammerLock Wrestling – Jaleco
* Funaki Masakatsu no Hybrid Wrestler: Tōgi Denshō – Technos
* Intergalactic Cage Match / Cage Match – Mastertronic / Entertainment USA
* King of Colosseum (Green) NOAH x Zero-One Disc – Spike
* King of Colosseum II – Spike
* Galactic Wrestling / Kinnikuman Generations – Bandai
* Legends of Wrestling series
* MUSCLE / Tag Team Match M.U.S.C.L.E. / Kinnikuman Muscle Tag Match – Bandai
* Mat Mania Challenge – Technos / Atari
* Natsume Championship Wrestling – Natsume
* New Japan x All Japan x Pancrase Disc – Spike
* Popeye 3 – Alternative
* Power Move Pro Wrestling – Future Amusement
* Power Pro Wrestling: Max Voltage / Jikkyou Power Pro Wrestling '96: Max Voltage – Konami
* Pro Wrestling (NES) – Nintendo
* Pure Wrestle Queens / JWP Joshi Pro Wrestling: Pure Wrestle Queens – Jaleco
* Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel – Asmik
* Rock'n Wrestle / Bop'n Wrestle – Beam Software
* Rumble Roses series – Konami / Yuke's
* Saturday Night Slam Masters series
* Saturday Night Slam Masters / Muscle Bomber: The Body Explosion – Capcom
* Muscle Bomber Duo: Ultimate Team Battle / Muscle Bomber Duo: Heat Up Warriors – Capcom
* Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II / Super Muscle Bomber: The International Blowout – Capcom
* Sgt. Slaughter's Mat Wars – Mindscape
* Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Tokon Hono series – Yuke's
* Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Tokon Hono: Brave Spirits
* Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Tokon Hono 2: The Next Generation
* The Simpsons Wrestling – Big Ape Productions
* Stardust Suplex – Varie
* Super Star Pro Wrestling – Nihon Bussan
* Take Down – Gamestar
* Tecmo World Wrestling – Tecmo
* Title Match Pro Wrestling – Absolute Entertainment
* TNA Impact! – Midway
* TNA Impact!: Cross The Line – Midway
* Wrestling – KAB Software
* Wrestle Kingdom – Yuke's
* Wrestle Kingdom 2 – Yuke's
* Wrestle War – Sega
* Wrestling Superstars – Codemasters

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Wrestling video games based on WWE/WWF properties.

* Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) series
* ECW Anarchy Rulz – Acclaim
* ECW Hardcore Revolution – Acclaim
* SmackDown! series – THQ / Yuke's
* WWF SmackDown!
* WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
* WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It
* WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
* WWE SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain
* WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW
* WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006
* WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
* WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008
* WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
* WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
* WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
* World Championship Wrestling (WCW) series
* WCW Backstage Assault
* WCW Mayhem
* WCW Nitro
* WCW/nWo Revenge
* WCW/nWo Thunder
* WCW SuperBrawl Wrestling
* WCW: The Main Event
* WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
* WCW vs. the World
* WCW Wrestling
* WrestleMania series
* WWF WrestleMania – Acclaim
* WWF WrestleMania Challenge – LJN
* WWF WrestleMania (Microcomputer) – Ocean
* WWF Super WrestleMania – LJN
* WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge – LJN
* WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game – Midway
* WWF Road to WrestleMania – Natsume
* WWE Road to WrestleMania X8 – Natsume
* WWF WrestleMania 2000 – AKI
* WWE WrestleMania X8 – Yuke's
* WWE WrestleMania XIX – Yuke's
* WWE WrestleMania 21 – Studio Gigante
* WWE Legends of WrestleMania – Yuke's

* WWF/WWE series
* MicroLeague Wrestling – MicroLeague
* WWE '12 – Yuke's
* WWE 13 – Yuke's
* WWE 2K14 – Yuke's
* WWE 2K15 – Yuke's
* WWE 2K16 – Yuke's
* WWE 2K17 – Yuke's
* WWE 2K18 – Yuke's
* WWE 2K19 – Yuke's
* WWE 2K20 – Visual Concepts
* WWE 2K21 – Visual Concepts
* WWE 2K22 – Visual Concepts
* WWE 2K23 – Visual Concepts
* WWE 2K24 – Visual Concepts
* WWE 2K25 \- Visual Concepts
* WWE All-Stars – THQ
* WWF Superstars – Technos
* WWF WrestleFest – Technos
* WWF Superstars (Game Boy) – LJN
* WWF Superstars 2 – LJN
* WWF European Rampage Tour – Ocean
* WWF Royal Rumble – LJN
* WWF RAW – LJN
* WWF King of the Ring – LJN
* WWF Rage in the Cage – Acclaim
* WWF In Your House – Acclaim
* WWF War Zone – Acclaim
* WWF Attitude – Acclaim
* WWF No Mercy – AKI
* WWF Royal Rumble (Dreamcast) – Yuke's
* WWE RAW – Anchor
* WWE RAW 2 – Anchor
* WWE Survivor Series – Natsume
* WWE Day of Reckoning – Yuke's
* WWE Day of Reckoning 2 – Yuke's

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### Ball/Disc sports

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Games involving flying objects that can include balls and discs, where the players can only interact with each other through the object, and may or may not feature goalposts.

* 1on1 (1998) \- Jorudan CO.LTD/I.T.Planning.INC
* Lethal League series – Team Reptile
* Lethal League
* Lethal League Blaze

* Windjammers series – Data East / Dotemu
* Windjammers – Data East
* Windjammers 2 – Dotemu

## By theme

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### Anime-based fighting games

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Games based on popular anime series and 3D variants often feature cell shading. "Anime fighters" also usually have very fast-paced action and put emphasis on offense over defense. Another common feature is that they typically have fighting systems built around doing long combos of dozens of attacks. Overall they appear in a variety of fighting game sub-genres.

#### 2D

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* Akatsuki EN-Eins series – Subtle Style
* Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match – Examu
* Arcana Heart series – Examu/Team Arcana
* Asuka 120% series
* Axel City series - Project Atsuki
* Big Bang Beat \- NRF/Alicesoft
* Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jōgai Rantō!? Shuyaku Sōdatsusen \- Arc System Works/Angel
* BlazBlue series – Arc System Works
* BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
* Chaos Code series – FK Digital
* Daemon Bride series – Examu
* Daemon Bride
* Daemon Bride: Additional Gain
* Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax — SEGA/French-Bread/Ecole Software
* Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden – TOSE/Bandai
* Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2
* Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 3
* Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butōden
* Dragon Ball Kai: Ultimate Butoden – Bandai Namco/Game Republic
* Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden – Bandai Namco/Arc System Works
* Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors series – Bandai
* Dynamite Bomb!! \- Light Green 8
* Eternal Fighter Zero \- Tasogare Frontier
* Fist of the North Star: The Twin Blue Stars of Judgment – Arc System Works
* Guilty Gear series – Arc System Works
* Guilty Gear: The Missing Link
* Guilty Gear X
* Guilty Gear X2
* Guilty Gear Isuka – Sammy
* Guilty Gear Dust Strikers
* Jump Stars series – Ganbarion
* Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for The Future – Capcom
* Melty Blood series – Type-Moon/French Bread
* Melty Blood: Type Lumina \- Lasengle
* Mobile Suit Gundam (1993) \- Sunrise/Banpresto
* Mobile Suit Gundam: EX Revue
* Kidou Butoden G-Gundam \- Sunrise/Bandai
* Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel \- Natsume Atari/Bandai
* Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel – Examu/Team Arcana
* Persona 4 Arena – Atlus/Arc System Works
* Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
* Phantom Breaker – Mages (company)
* Skullgirls – Reverge Labs/Lab Zero Games/Hidden Variable Studios/Future Club
* Tatsunoko Fight – Takara
* Umineko: Golden Fantasia \- 07th Expansion
* Under Night In-Birth series – Type-Moon/French-Bread /Ecole Software
* Under Night In-Birth
* Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes]
* Vanguard Princess \- Sugeno
* Yatagarasu (video game series) - Yatagarasu Dev Team
* Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm
* Yatagarasu Enter the Eastward

#### 2.5D

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* Battle Stadium D.O.N. – Namco Bandai Games/Eighting/Q Entertainment
* DNF Duel – Neople/Arc System Works/Eighting
* Dragon Ball FighterZ – Arc System Works
* Dream Mix TV World Fighters – Hudson Soft
* Granblue Fantasy Versus – Cygames/Arc System Works
* Guilty Gear series – Arc System Works
* Guilty Gear Xrd
* Guilty Gear -Strive-
* Hunter x Hunter Nen Impact \- Bushiroad/Eighting
* One Piece: Grand Battle! – Bandai
* One Piece: Gear Spirit – Bandai
* Psychic Force series - Taito
* Psychic Force
* Psychic Force 2012
* Soul Eater: Battle Resonance \- Bandai/Bandai Namco
* Tatsunoko vs. Capcom – Capcom/Eighting

#### 3D

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* Bleach (video game series)
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles – CyberConnect2
* Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout – TOSE/Bandai
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series – Dimps
* Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series – Spike
* Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit – Dimps
* Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World – Dimps
* Dragon Ball: Raging Blast – Spike
* Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 – Spike
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse – Bandai Namco
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Bandai Namco
* Fate/unlimited codes – Type-Moon/Eighting/Capcom
* Groove Adventure Rave: Fighting Live – Konami
* Hionkakera \- Reddish Region
* Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden – Ten no Haoh – Interchannel/Arc System Works
* Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash \- Byking/Gemdrops/Bandai Namco
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle – Bandai Namco/CyberConnect2
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven – Bandai Namco/CyberConnect2
* J-Stars Victory VS – Bandai Namco
* Jump Force – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
* Kill la Kill the Game: IF – A+ Games/Arc System Works
* Mär Heaven: Arm Fight Dream \- Alpha Unit
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja series – Eighting / Takara Tomy
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution
* Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
* Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 3
* Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4
* Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3
* Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja for Wii U
* Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX
* Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 2
* Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 3
* Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special
* Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
* Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
* One Piece: Burning Blood – Bandai Namco
* One Piece: Grand Adventure – Bandai Namco
* One Piece: Grand Battle – Bandai
* One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
* Pokkén Tournament \- Bandai Namco/Nintendo
* Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul – Dimps
* Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi: Gekitō! Ragnarok Hachikengō – Capcom
* Super Dragon Ball Z – Bandai
* Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament – Digital Fiction
* Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles / Konjiki no Gash Bell! Yuujou no Tag Battle 2 – Eighting
* Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury / Konjiki no Gash Bell! Gekitou! Saikyou no Mamonotachi – Mechanic Arms

### Crossover

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Fighting games featuring characters from more than one franchise. Typically, these consist of characters across multiple game and/or comic franchises. Others are initially singular franchises featuring guest characters, often via DLC.

* Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match – Examu
* Battle Stadium D.O.N. – Namco Bandai Games / Eighting / Q Entertainment
* Blade Strangers – Nicalis
* BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle – Arc System Works
* Bounty Battle – Dark Screen Games
* Brawlhalla – Blue Mammoth Games
* Brawlout – Angry Mob Games
* Capcom VS. series – Capcom
* Capcom Fighting Evolution
* Marvel vs. Capcom series
* SNK vs. Capcom series
* Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix
* Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
* Dead or Alive series – Tecmo
* Dead or Alive 4
* Dead or Alive: Dimensions
* Dead or Alive 5
* Dead or Alive 6
* Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax – Sega
* DreamMix TV World Fighters – Bitstep
* Fatal Fury: City of The Wolves \- SNK
* Fight of Gods – Digital Crafter
* Fighters Megamix – Sega / Tiger Electronics
* Fighting EX Layer / Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash – Arika
* Guilty Gear -Strive- \- Arc System Works
* Injustice series – NetherRealm Studios
* Injustice: Gods Among Us
* Injustice 2
* JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle – Bandai Namco/CyberConnect2
* J-Stars Victory VS – Spike Chunsoft
* Jump Force – Spike Chunsoft

Jump Stars series – Ganbarion

*     * Jump Super Stars
* Jump Ultimate Stars
* Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth \- Ubisoft
* Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects – Nihilistic / EA Canada / Team Fusion
* Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls \- Arc System Works
* Marvel vs. Capcom series
* X-Men vs. Street Fighter
* Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
* Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
* Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
* Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
* Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
* Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
* Mashbox
* Mortal Kombat series – Midway Games / Avalanche Software / Eurocom / Just Games Interactive / Midway Studios Los Angeles / Other Ocean Interactive / Point of View, Inc. / NetherRealm Studios
* Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
* Mortal Kombat
* Mortal Kombat X
* Mortal Kombat 11
* Mortal Kombat 1
* MultiVersus – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Player First Games
* NeoGeo Battle Coliseum – SNK Playmore
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – Ludosity / Fair Play Labs
* Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 – Ludosity / Fair Play Labs
* Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel – Examu
* Phantom Breaker / Phantom Breaker: Extra / Phantom Breaker: Omnia – Mages
* PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – SuperBot Entertainment
* Samurai Shodown – SNK

* Shin Goketsuji Ichizoku: Bonnou no Kaihou \- Atlus
* SNK Gals' Fighters – Yumekobo
* SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy – SNK / Abstraction Games
* SNK vs. Capcom series – Capcom / SNK
* SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium
* Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
* Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
* SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
* Soulcalibur series – Project Soul / Bandai Namco Studios
* Soulcalibur II
* Soulcalibur Legends
* Soulcalibur IV / Soulcalibur II HD Online
* Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
* Soulcalibur V
* Soulcalibur VI
* Street Fighter series – Capcom
* Street Fighter V
* Street Fighter 6
* Street Fighter X Tekken – Capcom
* Sunday vs Magazine: Shūketsu! Chōjō Daikessen – Konami
* Super Smash Bros. series – Nintendo / HAL Laboratory / Sora / Bandai Namco Studios
* Super Smash Bros.
* Super Smash Bros. Melee
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl
* Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Tatsunoko Fight – Takara
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up (Wii version) – Game Arts
* Tekken series - Namco/Bandai Namco Studios
* Tekken 3
* Tekken 7
* Tekken 8
* The King of Fighters series – SNK / Eolith / BrezzaSoft / Noise Factory
* The King of Fighters '94 / The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout
* The King of Fighters '95
* The King of Fighters '96
* The King of Fighters '97
* The King of Fighters '98 / The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
* King of Fighters R-1
* The King of Fighters '99
* King of Fighters R-2
* The King of Fighters 2000
* The King of Fighters 2001
* The King of Fighters 2002 / The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
* The King of Fighters 2003
* The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact
* The King of Fighters Neowave
* The King of Fighters XI
* The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2 / The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Regulation-A
* The King of Fighters XII
* The King of Fighters XIII
* The King of Fighters XIV
* The King of Fighters XV
* Twinkle Queen – Milestone
* Under Night In-Birth series – Type-Moon / French-Bread / Ecole Software
* Under Night In-Birth
* Under Night In-Birth II [Sys:Celes]

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See also: List of crossovers in video games

### Eroge

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Fighting eroge (erotic games). Fighting games with pornographic elements.

* Battle Raper series – Illusion
* Battle Raper
* Battle Raper 2

* Strip Fighter series – Studio S
* Strip Fighter II – Games Express
* Strip Fighter IV – Studio S
* Super Strip Fighter IV – Studio S
* Ultra Strip Fighter IV Omeco Edition – Studio S
* Strip Fighter 5 – Studio S
* Strip Fighter 5 Abnormal Edition – Studio S
* Strip Fighter IV Rainbow – Studio S
* Strip Fighter 3 Naked Street King – Studio S
* Strip Fighter 5 Chimpocon Edition – Studio S

* Variable Geo – TGL / Giga

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### Mech

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Fighters with a mecha or robot theme.

* Armored Warriors series – Capcom
* Armored Warriors
* Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness – Capcom
* Gundam: Battle Assault series –

Bandai

* "Gundam Versus" series – Bandai namco
* Joy Mech Fight – Nintendo
* Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition – Bandai
* Neon Genesis Evangelion: Battle Orchestra – Headlock
* One Must Fall: 2097 – Epic Games
* Power Quest – Sunsoft
* Real Steel – Yuke's

* Rise of the Robots – Mirage Media / Time Warner Interactive
* Rise 2: Resurrection – Mirage Media / Acclaim Entertainment
* Rising Thunder – Radiant Entertainment
* Robopit – Kokopeli Digital Studios / Altron
* Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel – Natsume Co. Ltd. / Bandai
* Super Robot Spirits – Banpresto
* Tech Romancer – Capcom
* Teleroboxer – Nintendo R&D3
* WarTech: Senko No Ronde – G.rev
* Virtual On series – Sega

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### Monster/Kaiju

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These games feature monsters as playable characters, usually set in destructible city environments.

* Godzilla video games – Toho / Atari

* King of the Monsters series – SNK

* War of the Monsters – Incognito Entertainment / Sony

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### RPG

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Fighting games with RPG elements, like character building or variable storylines.

* Dissidia Series
* Dissidia: Final Fantasy
* Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
* Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
* DNF Duel
* Draglade
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse – Bandai Namco
* Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Bandai Namco
* Flying Dragon
* Granblue Fantasy Versus – Arc System Works
* Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising \- Arc System Works
* Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – Ubisoft
* Persona Arena series
* Persona 4 Arena – Atlus/Arc System Works
* Persona 4 Arena Ultimax – Atlus/Arc System Works

* Pokkén Tournament \- Bandai Namco/Nintendo
* Legaia series
* Legend of Legaia
* Legaia 2: Duel Saga
* Red Earth – Capcom
* Revengers of Vengeance
* Shadow Fight series – Nekki
* Tenkaichi Bushi Keru Nagūru
* Tobal series
* Tobal No.1
* Tobal 2
* Virtua Quest
* Shaolin – THQ
* The King of Fighters All Star – Netmarble / SNK

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### Super deformed

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Super deformed refers to a popular type of Japanese caricature where the subject is made to have exaggerated toddler-like features, such as an oversized head and short chubby limbs. Their movements and expressions while super deformed also tend to be exaggerated.

* Battle Arena Toshinden series – Tamsoft
* Battle Arena Nitoshinden
* Exteel – NCsoft (only when "SD Mode" is selected)
* Fatal Fury: First Contact – SNK
* Fate/tiger colosseum – Capcom / Cavia / Type-Moon
* Flying Dragon series – Culture Brain
* SD Hiryū no Ken
* SD Hiryū no Ken Gaiden
* SD Hiryū no Ken SD Hiryū no Ken Gaiden 2
* Flying Dragon (only when "SD Mode" is selected)
* SD Hiryū no Ken Densetsu
* SD Hiryū no Ken EX
* Glove On Fight – Watanabe Seisakujo

* Guilty Gear series – Arc System Works
* Guilty Gear Petit
* Guilty Gear Petit 2
* King of Fighters series – SNK
* King of Fighters R-1
* King of Fighters R-2
* Marvel Super Hero Squad – THQ
* SNK Gals' Fighters – Yumekobo
* SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium – SNK
* Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix / Pocket Fighter – Capcom
* Virtua Fighter series – Sega-AM2
* Virtua Fighter Kids

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### Music

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Fighting Games with Music elements.

* Bust a Groove series - Metro
* Bust a Groove
* Bust a Groove 2
* God of Rock \- Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games
* Draglade \- Dimps

### Flyting

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Fighting Games with resembling traditional fighting game genre or subgenre but combatants take place exclusively in the air with or without any vehicles.

* Acceleration of Suguri \- Orange Juice/Rockin' Android
* Astra Superstars \- Sunsoft
* Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors series – Bandai
* Psychic Force series - Taito
* Psychic Force
* Psychic Force 2012
* WarTech: Senko no Ronde \- G.rev

## See also

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* List of beat 'em ups

## References

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1. ^ "The King of Fighters '94". IGN. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
2. ^ Pierce, Kit. "Squirrel Kombat". Inside Mac Games. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
3. ^ "Squirrel Kombat". Monkey Farm Software. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved January 9, 2025.

## External links

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* Wiktionary – Appendix:Fighting game terms

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Lists of video games by genre

Action|

* Battle royale
* Beat 'em up
* Fighting
* Maze
* Platformer
* First-person shooter
* Light-gun
* Third-person shooters
* Shoot 'em ups
* Survival
* Vehicular combat

Role-playing|

* MMORPG
* Roguelike
* Tactical role-playing

Simulation|

* Business simulation
* City-building
* God
* Space flight simulator
* Theme park management

Sports (team)|

* American football
* Association football
* Australian rules football
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cricket
* Ice hockey
* Volleyball
* Rugby union

Sports (individual)|

* Professional wrestling
* Sumo
* Golf
* Racing
* Snowboarding

Strategy|

* 4X
* Artillery
* Chess
* Shogi
* Grand strategy
* MOBA
* Real-time strategy
* MMORTS
* Real-time tactics
* Turn-based strategy
* MMOTBS
* turn-based tactics

Others|

* Alternate reality
* Collectible card
* Educational
* Erotic
* Eroge
* Graphic adventure
* Horror
* MMO
* MUD
* Party
* Puzzle
* Quiz

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