Preview by Matt S. The Nintendo 64 wasn’t exactly the console for fighting game fans. Smash Brothers eventually launched on it, but aside from that, there were slim pickings indeed. About the best of these slim pickings was a dark 3D fighter called Mace: The Dark Age. It was an…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Coming in from the popular 2D fighting specialists, Examu (the same team behind the Arcana Heart series), Nitroplus Blasterz is a game with a roster so niche that most people will only know a couple of the characters. The likes of Saber from the Fate series,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. You know that you’re in for an unusual fighting game when, upon entering the story mode, you’re met with an option to have the events of previous games summarised for you, but it will take about 30 minutes to go through the backgrounder. Related reading: Matt’s…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. For ardent Dragon Ball Z fans, this latest release will have more than enough fan service to keep them satisfied. However, just focusing on that would be selling Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 short, because there is a quality brawling game with some inspired MMORPG elements that…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. The term “bullet hell” is an accurate descriptor for the absurd number of bullets exchanged in hardcore 2D shooters. Franchises like Touhou have garnered reputations for the sheer technical prowess one needs to manoeuvre around projectiles that envelop the screen like hundreds of fireworks set off…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. I had my qualms about Guilty Gear Xrd when it was first announced. After years of updates for Guilty Gear XX, this would be Arc System Work’s next generation for their flagship fighter. When the first entry of Xrd, -SIGN-, came out, it was met with…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of our favourite fighting games in recent years is Injustice: Gods Among Us. By the same developer as the sublime Mortal Kombat series (NetherRealm Studios), Injustice was a brutally dark fighting game, with a great fighting system, and an interesting narrative that really did justice…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I can’t actually think of a fighting game that is more beautiful than Koihime Enbu. The impression that it leaves, before you even hit that first button, instantly marks this brawler out to be something special indeed. DigitallyDownloaded.net was provided with a copy of this game…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. I enjoyed EA Sports UFC well enough when it first came out, despite its numerous issue. I am happy to say that EA Sports UFC 2 has improved upon a lot of those issues and offers up a good, technical fighting experience unlike much else on…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I write the following without the slightest hint of hyperbole or aggression; it is a simple fact that Steel Rivals is the worst game I have ever played. Bar none. It’s a shoddy and poorly conceived fighting game that fails to have any personality or value…
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