The Best of 2D Fighting Games
28 Feb, 2009, 3:08 pm IST | by Nikhil Singh
We reminisce about the 2D fighting games that let us beat each other silly...
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After spending hours bashing my controller to the rhythm of Street Fighter IV, a gush of nostalgia surged through my veins. It's a little unsettling how comfortable we've become in leaving behind the 2D Ryu sprite, to adopt the 3D mountain of muscle they've replaced him with. Blame it on the rigid old-school gamer within if you like, but there's just something about 2D fighting games that you can't help but miss. With that in mind, here's a tribute to the best 2D fighting franchises that have blessed gamerkind over the years: Street Fighter The first game to let two players fight it out - Street Fighter II was the holy grail of versus fighters. The early 90s were taken by storm as this game invaded arcades all over the world, pushing aside all the racing and beat-em-up games, and completely revolutionizing arcades by making them more about active competition, rather than the passive kind (where people played single player games to get a high-score). This was the game responsible for introducing the concept of eight-way directional joysticks too, and its six button setup has become a norm for versus games to this day. After being ported to almost every platform around that era, Street Fighter II found its way to the hall of fame by becoming one of the most sold games ever. Years later, the Street Fighter Alpha series was introduced which pushed the limit of two player versus games, with insanely fast speeds and various small introductions that changed the gameplay tremendously. The super system was revamped to support a three tier super system, that allowed players to unleash three levels of super combos. Besides this, additional combo systems and a counter system was added, which evolved and formed the basis of Street Fighter IV's "focus attack" system. Then Street Fighter IV was released, and although it stayed as close to its roots as possible, it shed its 2D visuals for cel-shaded 3D, ending the era of 2D Street Fighter games. |
Tags: Street Fighter , Capcom , SNK , Samurai Shodown , Guilty Gear , The King of Fighters , Mortal Kombat
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