Fighting is the genre of video game, in which the player controls the on-screen character and involves in close-combat with another character, which can be controlled by either an AI or another player. The fighting games consist of several rounds and take place in the detailed world or an arena. Each game offers the variety of characters each character has its unique playing style, abilities, combos, and different special moves. During the play, the player needs to learn master techniques like blocking, chaining attacks to gather into a massive combo and counter-attacking. The fighting games starting in the early 90’s, mostly fighting video games enabled the player to execute attacks by doing specific input combination. The Fighting genre is distinct from Beat ‘em ups element, which involves the huge number of foes against the character, controlled by the player. There are dozens of fighting games, such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Street Fighter, The King of Fighter, Guilty Gear, Marvel vs Capcom, Dead or Alive, and more. In a simple definition, fighting video games are the type of action games where two characters fight each other in one-on-one matches. Fighting games offer core features such as Special Attacks, Matches and Rounds, Character Selection, Multiplayer Modes, and more.
#1 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is an Action, Beat ‘em up, Platform, Single and Multiplayer Fighting video game created and published by Nintendo. It is the third entry in the series of Super Smash Bros. The game combines the elements of side-scroll and combat. It takes place in the typical island and lets the player select his character and get into the game world where he has to complete a series of challenging levels to complete his tasks. There are two protagonists such as Mario and Pikachu, select one of them and start playing the game. You can play solo in Single-player mode and can play with your fellows in Multiplayer mode. Your character can run, jump, and can use his punch and kick to attack enemies. According to the story, the game world is threatened by the Halberd Flies who cover the sky and release a stream of purple bugs to destroy the world. Get into your role, hold your powers and start fighting against enemies. Use your abilities to defeat the enemies and crush them all. Complete every level to earn points and face deadly monster in boss level. Save your world and become a hero. Use your points to unlock other characters, levels, power-ups and more. With enhanced mechanics, addictive gameplay, superb visuals and exciting story, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#2 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 focuses on Sports, Fighting, Wrestling, Single and Multiplayer gameplay created by Yuke’s and published by THQ. It is the seventh entry in the series of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw. The game introduces new physics system which allows the player to use more realistic objects such as Table, Chair, and Ladders during the match. The player can break the table in different ways depend on the place. There are different professional wrestlers, and the player can select one of them and jump into the ring where he has to fight against another wrestler for the title. It has different modes such as WWE Universe, Road to WrestleMania, etc. Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, John Cena, Undertaker, Michael Cole, etc. are the most popular wrestler in the game. Enhance his abilities by learning new fighting techniques, and win multiple matches and conquer ring to prove himself as the best wrestler. With ultra HD graphics, excellent gameplay, and brilliant controls, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.
#3 Super Smash Bros Melee
Super Smash Bros Melee is another great Action and Crossover Fighting video game released back in 2002. The game is one of the best in Action and Fighting genre and because of being an amazing Action and Fighting video game, it is still doing well in the market. Super Smash Bros Melee features characters from a number of Nintendo-based games such as The legend of Zelda, Mario, Pokémon and Star Fox etc. and allows you to enjoy the best ever combination of wonderful characters, Action, Fighting and RPG elements. As mentioned in the title, Super Smash Bros Melee offers Melee based encounters with your opponents and allows you to fight in epic Duels and team-based matches, knockout your rivals out and win the rounds. Every won round rewards you with upgrades, and other rewards such as new unlockable characters, skills and abilities etc. With Multiplayer Mode, amazing fighting tournaments, intense encounters and a brilliantly engaging game-play, Super Smash Bros Melee offers wonderful visuals and all the good stuff to enjoy. Do try it out.
#4 Golden Axe
Golden Axe is an Action, Side-scroll, Beat ‘em up, Single and Multiplayer video game created by Sega AM1 and published by Sega. The game combines the elements of hack and slash and fighting elements and it is the first game in the series of Golden Axe released in 1989. It takes place in the fictional world called Yuria and offers an excellent, in which an evil has kidnapped the king and his beloved daughter. The evil holds the king with his daughter captive in their castle. Now the antagonist is finding the Golden Axe, a magical artifact of the fantasy medieval world, and invades to demolish both the royal family and the axe to become the ruler. There are up to three warriors available and the player can choose one of them to start his journey, in which he has to save the world by defeating the antagonist and his minions. The player equips with a powerful sword that he can use to take down enemies and their bosses. With exciting story, brilliant mechanics, and superb visuals, Golden Axe is the best game to play.
#5 Toribash
Toribash is an Action, Turn-based, Physics-based, Single and Multiplayer Third-person Fighting video game developed by Nabi Studios and published by Nicalis. The game combines the elements of Ragdoll and Fighting and revolves around manipulating the different joints of the players. In the game, you can hold, relax, contract the player’s neck, elbows, abdomen, hips, and other parts of the body. There are both Single and Multiplayer modes available where moments are executed in turn-based frames of length. Through customization, you can create and customize your character in your style by selecting hair style, limbs joints, and more. As the game progress, it becomes challenging, and you have to learn new moves and skills to face the difficulty. Toribash offers core features such as lots of Events, Character Customizations, Unique fight and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#6 Beyblade: Metal Fusion
Beyblade: Metal Fusion is a Single and Multiplayer, Action-Adventure Fighting video game released by Hudson Soft. The game inspired by the Beyblade cartoon series and included the famous character from the series to play. You can choose your character to take part in a tournament where you have to battle against AI controlled characters or other players around the world. Through customization, you can create and customize your Beyblades using different items and things. Each character equips his Beyblade, and it has its unique monsters and powers. As the game progress, it becomes challenging and may face challenging character in the tournament which gives you a tough time. Complete a set of objective, earn XP points and use them to improve your character abilities. The game offers fast-paced and action-packed gameplay and lets you a chance to become an ultimate fighter by proving your skills against other players. With unlockable stuff, exciting gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and superb sounds, Beyblade: Metal Fusion is the best game to play and enjoy.
#7 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is an Action, Fighting, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Midway Games for multiple platforms. The game introduces a variety of characters and each character has its unique personality and ability. The player needs to select his playable character with the best statistics and jump into the stage to battle against opponent. During the game, the player can use his kicking and punching abilities to take down the competitor in one-on-one matches. There are more than ten stages and each stage contains two or three rounds. The player must win at least two rounds to move to the next level by defeating the opponents. Both characters equips with health bar and there is 90 seconds time limit to defeat the opponents. It has three different modes such as Konquest, Freate-a-Fighter, and Mortal Kombat. Each level represents the unique environment where the player can fight against his opponent. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon includes prominent features such as Multiple Characters, a variety of Stages, Customization and more. Try it out.
#8 How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon is an Action-Adventure, Single and Multiplayer video game based on the movie of the same name developed by Etranges Libellules and published by Activision. The game lets the player build his unique dragon and move throughout a variety of levels, where he can interact with friends and fight amongst friends. According to the story, after slaughtering the Red Death, the tribe has organized an event which they call Thor’s Day Thursday. During the festival, the tribe organize a dragon tournament and encourages all teenagers to take part with their dragon in the tournament that they have trained. There is two protagonists named as Astrid and Hiccup (the main characters of the movie), and the player needs to select one of them to start the game. Before entering the tournament, the player has to use training ground to train his dragon to fight. There are a variety of levels, and each level revolves around dragon fighting. The player needs to complete each level by defeating other dragons to win the tournament. After the end of the fight, the player has to gather some ingredients for food for his dragon. With prominent gameplay, exciting mechanics, and brilliant visuals, How to Train Your Dragon is the best game to play and enjoy.
#9 Ben 10: Omniverse 2
Ben 10: Omniverse 2 is an Action, Fighting, Beat ‘em up, and Single-player video game developed by High Voltage Software and published by D3 Publisher. The game offers a superb gameplay based on an American animated series having the same name, and it is the sequel to Ben 10: Omniverse. In the game, you can assume the role of the protagonist named as Ben 10, and your primary goal is to fight against new galactic threat using your Omnitrix. Explore the environment from third-person perspective and battle against different powerful enemies to save the galaxy from trouble. You can transform into many alien forms using your watch and can attack enemies to kill them. There are a variety of levels, and each level needs a completion of individual objectives to progress through the game. The level difficulty increases as you become advance through the game. Ben 10: Omniverse 2 offers core features such as New Alien Forms, Upgrades, fight against the Incurseans, and more. With exciting gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and impressive graphics, Ben 10: Omniverse 2 is the best game to play and enjoy.
#10 Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Burning Earth
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Burning Earth is an Action-Adventure, Fighting, Single and Multiplayer video game created by THQ Studio Australia and published by THQ. The game takes place in the stunning world, and the story follows the protagonist named as Aang and his effort to restore the peace to his war-torn land. There are different characters, and each character has its unique skills and abilities. The game offers you a chance to join the protagonist on his journey with his friends such as Sokka, Karta, and Toph and battle their way to protect the massive Kingdom against Fire Nation invasion. In the game, you can play alone or with friends to beat foes, solve puzzles and go on an adventure to take down the evil nation. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Burning Earth includes prominent features such as Multiplayer Action, Avatar State, Firebending, Flying Level and New Battle Arena elements, etc. It is the best game as compared to other fighting games.
#11 Soulcalibur
Soulcalibur is a series of a Weapon-based Fighting video game developed by Project Soul and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The series is also known as Soul series and supports both Single and Multiplayer modes. Soul Edge is the first release in the series and offers an exciting gameplay revolves around fighting elements. The game takes place in the historical fantasy world and introduces a variety of characters with different abilities and personalities. To get into the world, the player must select his character from available, and use his primary weapon and fighting skills to take down opponents within the time limit to move on to next stage. The series comprises different games such as Soul Edge, Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III, Soulcalibur Legends, Soulcalibur V, and more. During the fight, the player will learn new moves, combat style, and abilities to defend himself or block enemy attacks. Soulcalibur offers prominent features such as Multiple Fighting Styles, a new Chapter, Dynamic Fights, The Master Assassin, Character Customization, and more. Try it out.