Games Like Groove on Fight

The King of Fighters ’99 is an Arcade, Beat-em-up, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by SNK. As a sequel to The King of Fighters ’98, the player finds the same gameplay to follow and fighting scenarios to adopt. The big change is the four-member team instead of three, where three characters are the fighters, and the fourth one is for additional help.

The fourth character is called a striker that the player can summon during battles in order to help the rest of the characters by performing special moves against the opponents. But use the striker carefully as it can only be summoned a limited number of times during a single match.

The game has a single playable mode where the player fills their power gauge by attacking the opponent or performing special moves. An interesting fact is a reward/score given to the player depending on the performance when the fight is finished. Moreover, there are two powered-up states the player possesses during the battle that are Counter Mode and Armor Mode.

Fatal Fury 2 is an Arcade, Fighting, Beat-em-up, and Single-player video game developed by SNK. It serves as the sequel to the Fatal Fury game that appears with improved graphics and gameplay. The controls have been modified with the provision of four button configurations that can be used for attacks such as Light Punch, Light Kick, Strong Punch, and Strong Kick. Moreover, the fighter can also dash back from the opponent to reattack by tapping the lever backward twice.

The player can move freely across the adjacent plane by hitting the light punch and light kick buttons simultaneously. Another change is the launch of a power attack that can knock the opponent to the other plane. In some of the stages, the player will find hazards such as electrified wires, angry bulls, etc. The game consists of eight unique characters that have been borrowed from the last entry.

The King of Fighters ’98 is an Arcade, Beat-em-up, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed and published by SNK for mobile platforms. Identical to the previous King of Fighters games, the player has to select a fighter and deplete the opponent’s power using kicks and punches. The game has included two different gameplay modes such as Extra and Advanced, with distinct objectives.

Moreover, the game also has a training mode where the player can hone his skills and master all the combos. The game has borrowed all the characters from the previous series, but Iori, Shingo Yabuki, and Rugal Bernstein are the new iconic characters. A total of 38 characters with unique abilities are there to re-experience the thrill of fighting. In the multiplayer mode, the player can challenge other friends for an intense and unforgettable battle to be the best fighter title.

Fatal Fury 3 is an Arcade, Fighting, Beat-em-up, and Single-player video game developed by SNK. It serves as the fourth main installment in the Fatal Fury series and comes up with improved graphics and enhanced features affecting the gameplay. One of the major changes is the replacement of two-plane battle stages with a three-plane format normally called as Oversway System.

The player jumps to fight with a limited health meter, and dealing with damage will cause decrement in health. Additionally, the player can also perform a quick sway, letting him avoid an attack and leave the opponent vulnerable to a regular attack. A new type of combo technique has been launched, letting the player cancel specific/regular attacks. Along with special attacks, the player can also use the hidden ability once in a round. A fighting Level system has been introduced that will grade the player from E to S depending on the performance.

Samurai Shodown III is an Arcade, Fighting, Beat-em-up, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed and published by SNK. Following the similar gameplay to the first two series games, this third one offers the player to engage in hand-to-hand combats against the top-class rivals. The game has made changes to the button layout with the replacement of four button configuration instead of three buttons. The normal three buttons are used for weak, medium, and strong slash attacks, respectively.

On the other hand, the newly added fourth button is used for kick attacks. The game has previous characters, but the addition of new characters has made it more thrilling and exciting. Each of the characters has new skills and techniques to handle the bosses. In the multiplayer mode, the player also challenges one of the best fighter friends to come and prove their battling skills in hand-to-hand combats.

Ninja Master’s is an Arcade, Fighting, 2D, and Single-player video game developed by SNK. During the gameplay, the player has to follow one-on-one fighting scenarios where the mission is to beat the rivals by terminating their health bar via kicks and punches. Like other beat-em-up games, the player must manage his own health meter and don’t let the character deal with damage being launched by enemies.

All the fights are round-based, and the player who wins most of the rounds will be the dominating. The game also has a versus mode where two players controlling their individual characters are in front of each other to prove their skills. Dealing with major strikes and main moves, the player’s health bar will be depleted extremely. Ninja Master’s game has fundamental features such as Beat-em-up Scenarios, Multiple Ninjas, Round-based Fights, Versus Mode, and 1×1 Fighting Schemes.

Samurai Shodown IV is an Arcade, Fighting, Beat-em-up, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed and published by SNK. Being the fourth main title in the series, the game lets the player follow the same gameplay identical to the last three ones. The player has to select one character from the roster of characters available and master all his skills to become the ultimate champion.

Similar to other beat-em-up games, the player starts the fight with limited health, and maintaining the health is very important as it is the main source to keep the character in action. It can be managed by avoiding special attacks from rivals. Moreover, the player must launch powerful attacks in order to harm the rivals to extreme content. Samurai Shodown IV game has core features such as Arcade Fighting, Powerful Attacks, Beat-em-up Scenarios, and New Added Characters.

The King of Fighters XI is a 2D, Arcade, Fighting, Beat-em-up, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by SNK. Serving as the eleventh installment of The King of Fighters series, the game must make essential changes and improvements to let the player feel the real thrill of fighting. The theme of the game revolves around fighting, where two teams of six characters fight to see who can tag between members during battle. It also provides new features which allow the player to perform simultaneous multiple special moves.

The four improvements that this game has brought are Quick Shift, Saving Shift, the Skill Bar, and Dream Cancels. Moreover, the game utilizes the tactical shift system, and the quick shift allows the player to change into another character while launching a combo or in the middle of an attack. The dream Cancel feature allows players to use stocks with a more powerful move.

The King of Fighters 2001 is a Beat-em-up, Fighting, Arcade, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game offered by SNK. Similar to the other series titles, it also lets the player become a ruthless fighter who does not show mercy on the opponent and becomes the master of fighting. Similarly, both the characters have a limited well-being meter at the start, and the player who cannot manage the well-being during the battle will lose the match.

The game has borrowed all the main characters from the last installments, but a few ones have also been added. Before each match, the player has to form a team configuration out of two combinations. One combination contains four fighters and no strikers, whereas the second one allows possessing one fighter and three strikers. The team with no strikers will have a longer power gauge to fill, whereas a team with only one fighter and three strikers will fill their power gauge quicker.

X-Men: Mutant Academy is a Fighting, Action, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Paradox Development. All through the game, the player serves as a fighter who has to eliminate the bosses through different stages and complete the quest. The console has six buttons on the screen where three buttons can be used for punches, and three are for kicks.

One of the impressive game’s features is that all the characters can be shown in both their comic book costumes and costumes from the X-Men film. Story Mode allows the player to select one character and charges against all the others in consecutive fights. Additionally, training mode, a battle mode, survival mode, and versus mode have also been there to enhance the skills and become a master fighter. During a fight, the player will notice a decrement in the rage bar that allows the player to use powerful special moves.

The King of Fighters ’95 is an Arcade, Beat-em-up, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by SNK. It is the sequel to The King of Fighters ’94 game and lets the player take on the role of a fighter who has to launch his attacks in order to terminate the opponent’s health meter. The game also comes with 3-on-3 team-based battles allowing the player to choose three characters instead of choosing a single character.

Before starting the match, the player has to define the order/sequence of the team members, and according to the assigned number, each player enters the battlefield. When one character is defeated, the following members of the team will take his place. Moreover, the player can call one of the remaining teammates standing on the sidelines for a support attack if he is losing his health. The match ends when all three members of the team are defeated.

Tekken Tag Tournament is a Fighting, 2D, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Namco. Likewise, other Tekken games, the player has to engage in beat-em-up matches where the mission is to smash the health meter of the rivals before they do. Two teams carrying out two characters are engaged in a fight where the player switches the characters accordingly.

The game features over 35 characters from the previous titles but with improved attacks and special moves. In the timeout event, the team with the most accumulative health remaining wins the round. The game has appeared with various modes such as 1-on-1 mode, in which players only choose one fighter, and Team Battle, where the player has to select up to eight characters and follow the tag rules. The arcade version has improved the costumes of the characters by adding alternative colors. Each battle must be completed in a limited time frame.

Dragon Ball Z 2 V is a Fighting, 2D, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Bandai. All through the game, the player needs to follow the same scenarios as a fighter has to adapt in a street fighter game. Unlike other beat-em-up games, the player engages in 2D fights where punches and kicks will decide the winner.

The game has rounds where the player with the most won rounds will take the match. All a player needs is to launch powerful attacks and special moves to outsmart the opponent’s power meter. The player whose meter approaches zero first will lose the game. One of the interesting things is that the game has no time limit, so the player can take his time to judge the rival and encounter him at his own pace. Dragon Ball Z 2 V has core features such as 2D Fights, Many Playable Characters, and Beat-em-up Scenarios.

Night Slashers is an Arcade, Beat-em-up, Adventure, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Data East. Similar to Street Fighter games, the player has to fight with the enemy characters appearing one after another. The player has to beat the enemies until he reaches the final stage of the level where the boss will welcome him.

After beating the final boss, the player automatically moves to the next stage. Moreover, the enemies can appear from both sides of the screen, and the on-screen character must defeat all of them to progress. If the player travels without fighting, the screen will stop scrolling until all current enemies have been defeated.

It may be possible that the enemies can move outside the borders of the screen, but the fighter cannot move. Although, every stage has a time limit, and the player needs to win before the time runs out.

Arabian Magic is an Action-Adventure, Arcade, Beat-em-up, and Single-player video game developed by Taito. All through the game, the player takes on the role of a protagonist who has to eliminate all his enemies and must reach the level’s end. The game has seven different stages where each stage has one of the powerful bosses to beat.

Each guardian, after being defeated, will drop a jewel that has the ability to generate a rare jewel of seven colors. Interestingly, the guardians, once defeated, can join the player and become a spirit that a playable character can summon on as the genie.

Moreover, the player will find many vases and wooden chests, and after being broken, they will reveal treasure items and power-ups. The player’s health can be raised by gaining health boxes scattered through the levels. Arabian Magic game has core features such as Seven Levels, Seven Bosses, Treasure Boxes, and Power-ups.

X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse is an Action-Adventure, Beat-em-up, and Single-player video game offered by Capcom. Throughout the game, the player takes on the role of a protagonist named X-man who has to go through specific sectors jam-packed with enemies. The ultimate goal of each level is to beat the boss and capture the Space Station overrun by Magneto.

The game has five playable characters such as Beast, Cyclops, Gambit, Wolverine, and Psylocke. The player has a limited number of lives where each character has one life, and the player has to play with all the characters at once, one by one. The game allows the player to pick up health powers and gain extra lives after collecting three X-shaped icons hidden throughout each stage. X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse has core features such as Five Playable Characters, Extra Lives, Danger Room, Hordes of Enemies, and Special Moves.

Brawler is a Beat-em-up, Arcade, Platform, and Single-player video game developed by Cobra Blade. All through the game, the player is responsible for dealing with street gangs that are ruining the city’s peace. The ultimate objective is to stop them and eliminate their evil propaganda of spreading evilness everywhere in the state.

The game has three playable characters with varied abilities, and the player can play with his desired character. Survival Mode is a mode where the player has to play endlessly, and enemies will come to appear unless the player loses all his health. Using arrow keys, the player can move his character all around, the Z key is used for jumping, and the X can be hit for attacking.

For the second player, the controls are a bit different such as the Numpad of the keyboard is used. Brawler game has core features such as Two-Player mode, Survival Mode, Three Playable Characters, and Side-Scrolling.

Street Fighter II is an Adventure, Arcade, Beat-em-up, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Capcom. It is the sequel to the Street Fighter game where the player has to follow the same rule as in the original one. Following the beat-em-up gameplay, the player has to beat/deplete the opponent’s health meter before anything goes wrong.

Every fight is round-based, and the objective of each round is to deplete the opponent’s vitality. The game has a limited health meter, and if both opponents knock each other out at the same time, it will result in a draw game, and an additional round will be played.

If the process continues to four rounds consecutively and no clear winner is declared by the end of the final round, the computer-controlled opponent will win by default. The player can use an eight-directional joystick and six attack buttons to complete the fights.

Street Fighter EX3 is a 2D, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game created by Capcom. It is the spin-off of the Street Fighter EX2 game where the player needs to follow a similar scenario. During the game, the player can create a group of four characters where mission is to crush various rivals to arrive at the end of the fighting level.

The game has a number of characters from the last titles where every character has different abilities and special moves, where launching these moves require a combination of certain buttons. In the bonus stage, the player discovers missions, and finishing these tasks lets the player acquire Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze prizes.

Tag Battles are introduced just like in the Tekken Tag game, allowing players to switch among characters and offer different assaults to outsmart the adversaries. The game has center highlights like Many Trophies, Tag Battles, Bonus Stages, Multiple Missions, and Multiple Characters.

Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter is an Adventure, Fighting, and Single-player video game developed by Netherrealm Studios for multiple platforms. Throughout the gameplay, the player takes on the role of a fighter, where the main mission to eliminate the rival’s power. It is a beat-em-up game where the player whose health gets down first will lose the match.

The game has several characters from both titles, such as Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Ryu, Ken, Goro, Blanka, Reidan, and many others with different attributes. Different arenas are there such as Dead pool, living forest, the pit, khan’s arena, and much more with unique plots and areas. The player can attack and defend multiple times in a match to win the game.

Each match has a limited period in which the player has to take the rival down, and if thee time gets up, the player with more health remaining will win. The core features of the game are Multiple Characters, Different Arena, Fighting, and Addictive Gameplay.

Capcom vs. SNK 2 is an Action, Adventure, Fighting, Single-player, and Multi-player video game developed by Capcom. It is the sequel of the Capcom vs. SNK and offers more playable characters with some difficult personalities. The player needs to choose a team containing three characteristics from the available fighters to have an action fight.

The gameplay is similar to the Street Fighter and The King of Fighters with some advanced features and playfields. The new characters, such as Hibiki, Haohmaru, and a lot more with sophisticated fighting styles and super moves.

The game offers six different grooves to select, such as C-groove, A-groove, P-groove, K-groove, s-groove, and N-groove. The grooves have different Fighting styles, such as C-groove represents Street Fighter Alpha 3 Fighting Style, A-groove with Street Fighter Alpha 3 V-ism Style, P-groove offers Street Fighter III Style, K-groove allows Samurai Shadow Style, N-groove offers Classic KOF Style, and S-groove represents KOF Fighting Style.

The player can fight in arcade mode as 3-verses-3 or 1-verses-1 player mode, and in multi-player gameplay, the player can challenge his friends to have an action fight. The game with 2D Graphics, More than 52 Playable Characters, Six Grooves, Advanced Fighting Styles, and Ratio-based System, Capcom vs. SNK 2 is an exciting game to play.

Fight for Life is an Adventure, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Atari. Unlike the Virtua Fighter game, the player takes on the role of a fighter and engages in one-on-one matches against opponents. The scenario is the same where the fighter who depletes the other’s health first wins the round.

The player who will get the first two bouts will win the match; otherwise, both the fighters enter in best-of-3 matches. The best thing about the game is that all the fighting rounds are not timed, and the player can take his time to eliminate the opponent. Very similar to most fighting games, players begin with a few special moves, and by defeating opponents, they can grab their special moves and build a unique fighter. Furthermore, the game features four playable modes and two camera perspectives letting the player view the battlefields with the desired one.

Street Fighter EX is a 2D, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Capcom. Following the same fighting system from Street Fighter Series, the player gets to engage in 2D fighting scenarios with the smarter AIs in front having many special moves. Unlike other fighting games, both the fighters have limited health, and the player has to avoid receiving hits in order to maintain his health.

The game also features a super meter with three separate sections. The player can block the opponent’s attacks using the Guard Break feature. It is a move that lets the player breaks the block and makes the opponent dizzy. The Guard Break can be used at any time with one level. The game includes a total of 18 new characters where every character has unique attributes. Street Fighter EX has prime features such as 18 New Fighters, Rare Moves, Limited Health, Guard Break, and Fighting Scenarios.

Street Fighter Alpha Anthology is a compilation of 3D, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video games developed by Capcom. Throughout all the games, the player has to follow the fighting scenario and must kick out his rival from the match. The included games are Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, and Hyper Street Fighter Alpha.

All the games of the pack include many playable modes like Arcade, Versus, Training, Survival, and Dramatic Battle mode. The Dramatic Battle mode allows the player to create his own team of characters and fight against a specific series of opponents.

The original Dramatic Battle mode is available in the compilation as a secret, and to access it; the player has to complete a series of challenges. The games also keep a secret menu that allows the player to access specific revisions and hidden features of the courses.

Street Fighter Alpha 2 is 3D, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Capcom. Following the other fighting gameplay scenarios, the player comes to fight with limited wellbeing with the mission to knock the opponents before they do. The objective is to deplete the rival’s health meter to zero by offering strong combos and attacks.

Hitting the punch and kick buttons together will offer exclusive combos. New attacks, stages, endings, and other features have been introduced in this sequel to Street Fighter Alpha. The main new feature is the addition of a custom combo system that has been replaced by chain combos.

The player can initiate a custom combo by pressing two punch buttons or a kick or one punch button. Interestingly, each character has two Alpha Counters where the player can perform one using a kick button and another with a punch button.

Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO is an Adventure, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Capcom. Throughout the game, the player finds himself in a fighter role where the mission is identical to other fighting games, such as beat the rival before he does. The game includes the characters from Capcom and SNK games that have different skills.

The player can select up to three characters in a team and give each character a specific ratio. The team’s strength is not dependent on the number of players, such as a team of three fighters will be weaker than a one-man team. Each fight has specific rounds, and the team with the highest won rounds will win. Arcade mode lets the player play in 3-on-3 or 1-on-1 modes without a ratio system.

The game has different buttons for performing kicks and punches. The player can move the characters forward or backward as per requirement. A blocking system also exists that lets the player block the rival’s attack, but the opposing team can also use this technique as an edge.

Fighting Vipers is a 3D, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Sega. Unlike other fighting games, the player follows the beat-em-up gameplay where the mission is to use a punch and kick buttons to generate combo moves and kick the rivals out. This game has three extra buttons for three smaller combos.

Playback Mode and Training Mode have been added newly wherein the training session; the player can train himself whereas, in the playable mode, the player has to go through an endless level filled with enemies. It is possible to save the matches and play them again in Playback Mode.

The game has nine characters where each character has its rare armor that can be broken off by opponents. The player can knock their opponent even straight through the walls by generating a strong knockout attack. Fighting Vipers has core features such as Nine characters, Knockout Attacks, Two Modes, and Beat-em-up Gameplay.

Street Fighter EX2 is a 2D, Fighting, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game offered by Capcom. As a sequel to the Street Fighter EX game, the player has to play through similar situations as in the last one. During the game, the player needs to battle against smarter enemies and outlast them before they do.

Both the fighters keep a restricted health meter, and the player whose meter approaches zero first loses the match. Excel Combo is a new element that permits the player to interconnect essential and uncommon moves for a short timeframe. It is compulsory to associate a rare move; for example, the player can’t link any move with a similar move.

The game features four hidden characters: Kairi, Shadow Geist, Nanase, and Garuda, like a boss character. All four characters can be accessed by the player after completing certain objectives, and all the objectives are completely different, letting the player fulfill challenging quests.

The King of Fighters ’98: Ultimate Match is an Action-Adventure, Fighting, and Single-player video game developed by SNK. All through the game, the player takes on the role of a fighter whose main task is to battle his way through many stages and become the top best fighter.

In this beat-em-up adventure, two players engage in a fight where the player with remaining health wins. Each character has limited health, and the player’s goal is to eliminate the wellbeing of the rival first to claim victory. The game has a series of characters, and each character has his unique skills and attributes to outlast the rivals.

Every fight has a restricted time limit and within that limit, any of the participants has to claim victory. If the time runs out, the player with the highest remaining power will be the winner. The game offers a player match mode where the fighter can challenge any friend to see the best of all.

The King of Fighters 2000 is a Fighting, Arcade, and Multiplayer video game developed by SNK. It serves as the seventh main installment in The King of Fighters series and offers the same gameplay to the previous releases. During the gameplay, the player has to battle against the enemies and wins the match by defeating the rivals.

The game has an Active Striker System, which permits the player to call a Striker part at any stage, such as when the player attacks the opponents or vice-versa, and the player can utilize their strikers in combos. The player can recharge Strike Bombs by either losing rounds or insulting the rival.

The player has two options, such as whether to select the Striker individual from the group or a substitute character known as Another Striker, who uses the striker assaults independently. The multiplayer mode allows the player to challenge a fight against a friend to test the player’s fighting skills.

The King of Fighters 2000 has core features, such as Active Striker System, Fighting Gameplay, Multiplayer Mode, and Different Characters.

Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi is an Action-Adventure, RPG, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Spike. Throughout the game, the player takes on the role of a protagonist named Goku and has to battle against ruthless opponents. It is a 3D fighting game where the victor is one who eliminates the rival before he does.

The game allows the player to interact with NPCs, explore the huge arenas, complete side quests, and progress through the story. The game has upgraded graphics and more characters, along with the Dragon Ball Z series fighters. The game controls are pretty simple, and even every player can play it easily but mastering the game is not for all.

By making progress, the player can level up his character through multiple gears. The game has varied characters such as Goku, Vegeta, Piccolo, Future Trunks, Vegito, and many others. The player has several bosses, such as Cui, Zarbon, Super Buu, etc., with smarter powers to lay down the character. The game has core features such as Different Characters, Smarter Bosses, Powers, and Different Gears.