17 Best Sports Based Fighting Games for PS2

WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth is a Sports, Professional Wrestling, Single-player and Multiplayer video game available to play on PlayStation 2, developed by Yuke’s. It is the part in the series based on WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) of the WWE SmackDown. The game serves as the first title in the series named under the WWE banner. It introduces the season mode and lets you get ready to lay the smash down once again. There are several professional wrestlers available from which you have to select one of them to jump into the ring as the WWE superstars battle to become the champion. Each wrestler in the game has its unique strength, weakness, abilities, special moves and personality. During the gameplay, you can battle in more than hundred match types and variations. It has multiple modes such as Enhanced Career mode, Multiplayer, and Arenas. You can control your character in the ring, use your punch, kick and special move to beat your opponent and win the championship. With superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and smooth controls, WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth is the best game for wrestler lovers.

WWF SmackDown! is an Action, Professional Wrestling, Sports, Single and Multiplayer video game for PlayStation developed and published by Yuke’s. It is the first entry in the series of WWF SmackDown! based on professional wrestling promotion and WWF (World Wrestling Federation). In the starting, the player has to play in pre-season and after gain then year experience, he is able to skip it. The game includes various professional wrestlers and lets the player select one of them, choose the arena, and jump into the ring where he has to fight against his brutal competitor. Travel around the world, learn new fighting techniques, and enhance his abilities to win the championship. To build alliances, and skills, the player must fight in a Pre-season. Once the player accomplish it, he can never play it again. The game includes different matches such as Singles, Hardcore, Tag Tram, Steel Cage, and others. With excellent graphics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant, mechanics, WWF SmackDown! is the best game to play and enjoy.

WWF War Zone is an Action, Wrestling, Sports, Single and Multiplayer video game by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. The game includes dozens of wrestlers and lets the player select one of them to play in or out of the ring. He can use customize option to change his character appearance and use training mode to learn new fighting techniques. The game offers different matches including versus, tag team, cage, royal ramble, and gauntlet. It uses third-person-perspective, and each character represents his unique skills, personality, special moves, and strength. The player has to win different matches defeating his competitors to become champion. As the player progress through the game, he will gain experience that he can use to enhance his abilities. Learn new fighting techniques and conquer the ring and multiple matches to prove yourself as the best. WWF War Zone offers core features, addictive gameplay, and superb mechanics. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.

Knockout Kings 2001 is a Sports, Boxing Single and Multiplayer video game for those players who love playing fighting games. The game features the best boxers around the world such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Larry Holmes, Roberto Duran, and more. Select your favorite character and jump into the ring to defeat your competitors. You can adjust the duration of the round to either three minutes or ninety seconds. It has different modes such as Career, Exhibition, Slugfest, Training, and more. Travel around the globe, learn new fighting techniques, and apply special moves on your opponent to knock out. Win the championship by taking down all competitors and prove yourself as the best champion. The game uses third-person perspective and focuses on toe-to-toe combat. You can immerse yourself in intense combat experience and lots of exciting features. With superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant mechanics, Knockout Kings 2001 is the best game to play and enjoy.

Pride FC: Fighting Championships is a Sports, Fighting, Single and Multiplayer video game for those players who love playing Wrestling games. The game introduces best realistic wrestlers in the game and lets the player select one of them and get ready to fight. He can compete against AI (Artificial Intelligence) or another player to win the title. Each character in the game has its unique personality, fighting style, and moves. To defeat competitors, the player must use his punching and kicking abilities and use special moves to knock out him on the right the time. Travel the globe, fight against different characters, and conquer various rings and multiple matches. The player can enhance his character abilities after learning new fighting techniques and gathering enough experience. The game is available to play on PlayStation platform only and includes most exciting features such as different modes, various matches, and dozens of professional wrestlers. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Ultimate Fighting Championship serves as the first video game based on the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Mixed Martial Arts tournament. The game focuses on Fighting, Sports, and Martial Arts elements and offers both Single-player and Multiplayer modes. In the game, players have basic combos, holds, moves, and more. It has multiple modes such as Career, Survival and more. At the beginning of the game, the player has to select his playable character from available with the unique fighting style and attributes and then participate in various matches against multiple opponents to show off his fighting abilities. In the game, the player has battle against opponent within a limited time and must struggle to knockout him using his special moves before the time runs out. In Survival mode, the player will face a string of foes with minimal recovery and the Career mode, enables the player to customize and improve his fighting style as he win fights to become the best fighter. With brilliant gameplay, stunning graphics, and excellent mechanics, Ultimate Fighting Championship is the best game to enjoy.

UFC Throwdown is a mix of Sports, Fighting, and Martial Arts elements developed by Genki and published by Crave Entertainment. The game has both Single-player and Multiplayer modes, and it offers the exciting gameplay based on UFC. There are lots of UFC fighters available each with its unique fighting style, properties, and special moves. The game has five different modes available such as Tournament, Arcade, UFC mode, Career, and Exhibition. In Career mode, the game involves creating the unique fighter, offering the fighting style, accomplishing the number of challenges to build the character’s attributes, and then participating five sparring matches before entering the eight-man tournament. After the end of the tournament, the player can select a new fighting style to learn and can accomplish the same process until it has been completed five times. In Arcade mode, the player chooses a fighter and struggle to win ten consecutive fights. Up to eight players can fight against each other in Tournament mode while Exhibition mode comprises 1-on-one matches. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and stunning graphics, UFC Throwdown is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

UFC Sudden Impact, developed by Opus and published by Global Star is a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Online, Single-player and Multiplayer Fighting video game for PlayStation 2. The game offers the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters and properties, and it serves as the 4th title released and the 2nd on the PS2. The game offers the similar gameplay to its previous titles and comes with a series of fighters, and each fighter has a unique fighting style that varies between Kung-Fu, Karate, Boxing, Muay Thai, Submission, Pro Wrestling, and more. During the gameplay, the player can perform a takedown attack, special moves, and a submission move to eliminate the opponent from the round. It has four different modes such as Arcade mode, Champion Road, Story mode, and Tournament. In Story mode, the player can establish his mixed martial arts and can start the game as the street fighter, found by a MMA trainer. UFC Sudden Impact includes prominent features such as 3D Environment, Face to Face Fights, Online Mode, Multiple Modes, Game Types, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain is a Wrestling, Single and Multiplayer Fighting video game developed by Yuke’s and published by THQ. It is the marvelous entry in the WWE SmackDown series based on WWE’s weekly television show known as SmackDown. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous editions and introduces a variety of real-life wrestlers as playable characters. You can select your favorite character, choose your match-type and jump into the ring to compete against other professional wrestlers. Use different objects to hit the competitor, perform various actions and defeat the opponent to win the trophy. Participate in the championship and compete against different characters and be the last who win the match and earn championship belt to become the master. You can play alone in Single-player mode and fight against AI Characters or can compete against a real player in Multiplayer mode. WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain offers prominent features such as over Fifty Wrestling Superstars, different Matches and Modes, and more. Try it out, if you like playing fighting games.

Ready 2 Rumble Boxing is an Action, Fighting, Single and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Midway Games. It takes place in the stunning environment and introduces a variety of different and animated thugs that can punch their way to become the world’s best boxer. Each character in the game has its unique abilities, playing style and moves, which can be used to take down opponents. There are two new celebrity boxers also available such as Michael Jackson and Shaquille O’Neal. After selecting the character, the player must jump into the ring where he has to face off an opponent, and his goal is to eliminate him from event to win the match. The player uses his kicking and punching abilities to beat the competitor until he knocks out from the stage. There are multiple stages take place, and the player has to face a new opponent in each level. Unleash the fighting skills, beat the competitor enough and reach the end of the game to become the master. Ready 2 Rumble Boxing is the best game compared to other fighting games.

WWE SmackDown! Vs. Raw is an Action, Professional Wrestling, Sports, Online, Single and Multiplayer Fighting video game developed by Yuke’s and published by THQ. It is the marvelous installment in the series of WWE SmackDown! Vs. Raw and offers an exciting gameplay based on the professional wrestling promotion WWE. It introduces several international wrestlers, and each offers its unique abilities and fighting style. The game introduces several new features such as in-match Mini-Games and Pre-Match. The objective of the player is to choose his character from available and jump into the ring where he has to fight his opponents and beat it hard to win the level while showing off his abilities and strength. In the game, each character has its unique move which can be used during the gameplay to take down the opponent in no time. Participate in multiple matches, beat the opponent and rank up his character throughout the championship. With brilliant wrestlers, various modes, and thrilling gameplay, WWE SmackDown! Vs. Raw is the best game to play.

WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2008 is a Sports, Professional Wrestling, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Yuke’s Amaze Entertainment and published by THQ. The game acts as the 9th entry in the series of long-running video game series WWE Smackdown vs Raw, based on professional Wrestling Promotion WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). The game introduces a variety of wrestlers, and each wrestler has two fighting styles such as primary and secondary. Each fighting style offers its unique advantages and disadvantages in each match type. The game offers eight styles, including powerhouse, hardcore, high-flyer, submission artist, and more. A new struggle mission has introduced in the game, incorporating analogue control in-game. In the game, the player needs to select his character from available, jump into the ring where he must show off is power by defeating the opponent. During the fight, the player can take down other players or AI-controlled character using his special moves, combos, and special power. With enhanced graphics, improved mechanics, physics, and controls, WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2008 is the wonderful game for wrestling games lovers.

Def Jam Vendetta is a Sports, Fighting, Single-player and Multiplayer video game focuses on professional wrestling, developed by AKI Corporation and published by EA Sports Big. The game features four street fighters such as Proof, Briggs, The DJ Spider and the Tank. The story starts with the player selecting his playable character from available with a task to help out the fellow named as Manny by taking his place as the fighter. Once, the player will win the match, he will go against Scarface. After beating him, the player will be rewards with his first girlfriend. Each character in the game has its unique fighting style, special moves, and more. The battle takes place in the 3D environment where the player battle against enemies in a ring with a goal to defeat the opponent by perform deadly moves. Def Jam Vendetta offers key features such as 3D Fighting Experience, No Mercy Gameplay, Several Characters, and more.

Fight Night 2004 takes place in the Boxing atmosphere and serves as the successor to Knockout Kings, the previous boxing series released by EA. The title comes with career mode, improved gameplay, mechanics and new characters. It focuses on fighting gameplay featured analogue stick-based control scheme. Like previous titles, the player can select his favourite fighter from available and enter the ring to face brutal competitors in one-on-one matches with a job to take them down before they defeat the player or the time runs out. In Career mode, the player needs to battle against numerous enemies and win multiple matches for glory. It offers a chance to the player to act like a boxer in the game as he dreams and battle against opponents using his punching skills to score as many points as possible to unlock additional content. The player can use his points to unlock new clothes, fantastic music and even a girl to accompany the boxer controlled by the player in the ring. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and smooth controls, Fight Night 2004 is the best game to play.

Black and Bruised is a Boxing-based, Fighting, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Digital Fiction and published by Majesco Entertainment. The game takes place in the 3D atmosphere and offers a variety of skilled boxers each has its unique weakness and strength. The player must select his playable fighter from available and participate in one-on-one matches to take down competitors within the time limit. It has multiple modes such as Training, Survival, Boxer’s Life, Tournament, 2P Fight and 1P Fight. It has up to twenty-one different arenas where the player can show off his boxing skills while collecting power-ups such as armour, vamp, auto slip, fire damage and more. The game becomes tough to play, as the player advances. Unleash his punching abilities and learn new moves to defeat enemies in time-based levels. The boxer skills divided into four parameters such as Movement, Reach, Speed, and Strength. The player can upgrade his skills using the points that he has earned by defeating the opponent. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and smooth controls, Black and Bruised is the best game to play and enjoy.

Rocky is a Sports, Fighting, Single-player and Multiplayer Boxing Simulation created by Steel Monkey and published by Rage Software. The game offers a stunning gameplay, revolving around the Rocky Franchise. In the game, the player takes on the role of the protagonist, the main character named as Rocky Balboa and the plot focuses on the struggle of the protagonist’s journey from the fighter club, facing fierce competitors like Spider Rico and more. It offers story mode, in which the game puts the player in control of Rocky Balboa, battling against several opponents, either already existent or new with the movie series. It follows the boxing rules and the victory of the player depends on how much punches the player has landed on the face of opponent. Up to 15 rounds available in a single match and the last match consists of up to 180 seconds. Story mode comes with mini-games, where the player can increase the statistics of the protagonist such as Strength, Speed, Stamina, Deamination and Movement. Try it out, if you love playing Boxing Simulations.

Rocky: Legends is a sequel to the fighting video game Rocky developed by Venom Games and published by Ubisoft. The game offers a mix of Sports, Fighting and Boxing gameplay based on the Rocky Franchise. It comes with both Single-player and Multiplayer modes, and the story of the game takes place before the movies. In the plot, the player assumes the role of Rocky Balboa, Ivan Drago, Apollo Creed, or Clubber Lang to advance through the game. It has six different modes, including Tournament, Exhibition, Career, Survival, Practice and Training. In Career mode, the player needs to select one of the major characters of the first four title of Rocky Franchise. Each character has a unique story of how he rises to the top of the boxing world. After selecting the character, the player has to battle against an opponent in a time-based level, struggle to beat it using his punching abilities and defend himself from enemy attack to remain alive at the end of the level. Rocky: Legends includes core features such as 3D Graphics, Multiple Characters with Unique Story, Smooth Controls, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.