swap_horiz Survival Arts Alternatives

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Street Fighter II

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior was released by Capcom in 1991 as a sequel to Street Fighter. Developed by Yoshiki...

Iconic Video Game Classic Arcade

9.8 Brilliant

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Street Fighter II Turbo

Street Fighter II Turbo, released in 1992, is the third arcade iteration of the popular fighting game franchise develope...

Iconic Video Game Classic Arcade

9.6 Brilliant

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SoulCalibur

SoulCalibur is a 1998 Namco weapon-based 3D fighting game originally for arcades and Dreamcast, renowned for its fluid e...

Arcade Competitive 3D Namco

9.3 Excellent

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Street Fighter II: The World Warrior

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is a landmark 1991 arcade fighting game by Capcom that popularized the one-on-one c...

Classic Arcade Competitive Capcom

9.2 Excellent

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Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Widely regarded by many as the pinnacle of 2D fighting games, 3rd Strike introduced a complex parry system and high-spee...

Classic Arcade High Speed Competitive

8.9 Great

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Mortal Kombat (2011)

Mortal Kombat (2011) is a reboot by NetherRealm Studios that retold the events of the first three games with a new story...

Modern Competitive Gore 2D

8.9 Great

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Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- is a 2014 Arc System Works fighting game that transitioned the series to Unreal Engine 3 with cel...

Modern Anime Competitive 2D

8.9 Great

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Dragon Ball FighterZ

Dragon Ball FighterZ is a 2.5D fighting game developed by Arc System Works and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment....

Stylish RPG Anime Video Game

8.8 Great

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Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting

Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting is a 1992 Capcom arcade revision of Street Fighter II that increased character s...

Classic Arcade Competitive Capcom

8.7 Great

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future

A 1998 2D fighting game by Capcom that adapts the third arc of Hirohiko Araki's famous JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga se...

Anime Arcade Competitive Capcom

8.1 Great

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Samurai Shodown IV

Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge is a 1996 SNK arcade weapon-based fighter known for its fast-paced single-round ma...

Arcade 2D 90S Snk

7.8 Good

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Art of Fighting 2

A 1994 2D fighting game by SNK that introduced the desperation move mechanic and brought Yuri Sakazaki into the playable...

Classic Arcade Competitive 2D

6.7 Fair

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Matrimelee

Matrimelee is a 2002 2D fighting game developed by Noise Factory that serves as a thematic spin-off of the Power Instinc...

Arcade Competitive 2D 2000S

6.4 Fair

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Art of Fighting

A 1992 2D fighting game developed by SNK for the Neo Geo, notable for introducing a spirit meter that limited special mo...

Classic Arcade Competitive 2D

6.3 Fair

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Art of Fighting 3

A 1996 fighting game by SNK that shifts focus to a new cast in Mexico, emphasizing an aerial combat system over the spir...

Classic Arcade Competitive 2D

5.9 Mediocre

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Savage Reign

Savage Reign is a 1995 weapon-based fighting game developed by SNK for the Neo Geo, set in a futuristic 1990s setting wi...

Arcade Competitive 2D 90S

5.8 Mediocre

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Fighter's History

Fighter's History is a 1993 arcade fighting game developed by Data East that was the subject of a famous copyright infri...

Arcade Competitive 2D 90S

5.5 Mediocre

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Aggressors of Dark Kombat

Aggressors of Dark Kombat is a 1994 Neo Geo fighting game by ADK where characters utilize hand-to-hand combat and weapon...

Arcade Competitive 2D 90S

5.5 Mediocre

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Pit-Fighter

Pit-Fighter is a 1990 arcade fighting game notable for being one of the earliest to use digitized live actors and allowi...

Arcade Competitive 90S Atari

4.0 Poor

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War Gods

A 1996 3D fighting game developed by Midway, notable for being an early adopter of digitized graphics mapped onto 3D pol...

Arcade Competitive 3D 90S

3.8 Poor