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A Weird Kid's Top 10 -- Fighting Game Series
Excremento | 12:09 AM on 09.09.2007 29 comments




It’s time for you all to bring out the pitchforks and torches to ride me out of town or to the tallest tree for a lynching because tonight’s A Weird Kid’s Top 10 is going to incite a riot, or not, you’ll have to keep reading to decide.

Tonight’s topic is a whole Genre, that’s right not a specific list but one for a whole genre. I thought to myself, you could do an FPS list…nah it’s been done too many times. So that is why tonight’s list involves my favorite type of game of all time…FIGHTING GAMES!!!

Yes that’s right, most of the games listed here are from the time when arcades were GOD, and I like many other kids shuffled in line to test my skills against the local pros. Oftentimes slamming the quarter onto the screen and proclaiming “I got next!” Here’s the list.

Number 10: Mortal Kombat Series



Great fighting game, but its at #10 because it didn’t remain consistent through the years, when it made the switch to 3D, that’s honestly when I lost interest.

Number 9: Virtua Fighter Series




I remember this as the Original 3D fighting game, and I’ve loved it ever since. The game is simple enough to button mash but when you decide to tighten up your game, that’s when this game starts to really shine.

Number 8: Killer Instinct Series




Rare’s foray into fighting games was in the simplest terms was pretty damn awesome. I loved each character this game had in it. I didn’t get any good at it until I picked it up on the SNES, how many of you can recall the “Danger, Danger” that’s said in the background right before you lose?

Number 7: Bloody Roar Series




Hours upon hours upon hours playing the original on the PS One, perfecting the use of the coolest fighting game character yet, Long. Alice was pretty hot too. But the ability to switch into an animal mode to put the true beatdown to your opponent made this game just barely beat Killer Instinct, but just barely!

Number 6: Tekken Series




Tekken 3 spent a long time in my PS One, I still play that damn game. Though I know that others came out, I still can play Tekken 3 because the game mechanics are that tight. Sure Tekken Tag and Tekken 5 are great too, but my memories are of 3.

Number 5: Dead or Alive Series




Sporting realistic jiggling physics and a counter system that was to die for, the Dead or Alive series has always wowed me with each consecutive release. Plus, you can play as a Spartan on the 360, woot!

Number 4: King of Fighters Series




King of Fighters has been a constant in my life over the last 11 years, I can always count on there being a new edition, sometimes good, sometimes bad. But at least they’re always interesting and sport a character count that is usually above 30. The 3 on 3 combat, the charging system, the mixture of SNK game characters put this game as one of the most elite fighting games ever made.

Number 3: Soul Calibur Series




The Soul Edge/Calibur series was one of the first 3D weapon combat series that I had ever played. I loved the characters, the weapons were generally balanced, and the textures were always gorgeous. Sure you could be a button masher, but if you went against someone who knew what they were doing, they could beat you before you even get up from the first hit.

Number 2: Street Fighter Series




There are no words for the amount of awesomeness this game represents. It’s the grand-daddy of modern fighting games. We wouldn’t have most of the games we have now if it weren’t for Street Fighter and all of its spin-offs, and we wouldn’t have that truly breathtaking Van Damme movie!

Number 1: Guilty Gear Series




If you haven’t played Guilty Gear, then shame on you, you call yourself a gamer? This is by far the most fluid and spectacular fighting game series ever made, the sprites were always in a higher definition that anything from SNK. The combat system has cancels, fakes, parrying, super moves, air combos, etc. There just aren’t enough good things that I can say about Guilty Gear. The story rivals that of Frank Herbert’s Dune novels, but you know in a fighting game…yeah. Just do yourself a favor and give this game a try, you might like it!

Well, this raps up another A Weird Kid’s Top 10. I hope that you all have enjoyed reading this and I would love to hear your opinions as well. Keep in mind that this list is just a subjective work of my own opinion. I welcome your comments or questions, but please no whining that I "forgot" someone.

Thank you for reading!



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Excremento's Destructoid Blog
Seriously, do you ever have anything positive to say?
taumpytears's Destructoid Blog
They should put one of these on the front page, they are really well done.
Excremento's Destructoid Blog
Can I get a seconds on frontsies?
Neonie's Destructoid Blog
@ reaprar

For someone with an icon that has such a big smile, your really a downer.

@ Excremento

It is a good list, and wow I don't remember Dead or Alive ever looking so crappy, is that the arcade version.

Also: Virtue Fighter: Box pixles FTW.
Excremento's Destructoid Blog
@ Neonie

I don't think it was the PS One version...It has to be the Arcade version. The site I got the pic from doesn't say what game its from...I just know that it's Dead or Alive.
Neonie's Destructoid Blog
Oh wow interesting. I thought Dead or Alive was started on the original Xbox o_o.

But now that I stop to realize, all fighting games kind of started out in arcades. heh.


LethalHairdo's Destructoid Blog
GG belongs nowhere else but the top of this list. Good call.
Neonie's Destructoid Blog
@ reaprar

I found your new icon:


interbutts's Destructoid Blog
Kinda cliche but good list!
mid3vol's Destructoid Blog
YES. guilty gears is my favorite, i can't wait to play it again.
Mxyzptlk's Destructoid Blog
Mortal Kombat sucks, has always sucked, and will always suck. Good list otherwise. :)
Necros's Destructoid Blog
So you're mixing in different subgenres of fighting games, i.e. 2D and 3D? In that case, Smash Bros. or GTFO.
Altair78's Destructoid Blog
I know you said no "Hey, you missed...!" comments, but I second the smash bros comment. I've known many people that put sleep and food below smash bros on their priority list. But, other than that, surprisingly your list is pretty close to how I would of done it. I would of put KoF a little higher on the list for the fact I've seen no fighting game with a more epic storyline(s) and personalization of characters than the way KoF did. Other than that, great list (much better, in my opinion, than that chick list ya did).

Maybe you should venture in the "Worst" side of lists... I always get a kick at remembering horrible games and animes.
Altair78's Destructoid Blog
But then again, I'm sort of an SNK/King of Fighters fanboy... so I guess that would always top my list.
SeventhSense's Destructoid Blog
did you just put all the mainstream fighters you could think of on wall and proceed to throw darts at them until you figured out their order?
Butmac's Destructoid Blog
I've never played Guilty Gear but now I'm going to give it a shot.

Yay!
Eschatos's Destructoid Blog
Seriously, where the hell is Super Smash Bros?
Milofo's Destructoid Blog
Lets see we have a fighting game list with Virtua Fighter not in the top 3... list=FAIL.
Teta's Destructoid Blog
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
No Marvel vs. Capcom, X-Men vs. Street Fighter series in the list?
Those are fun fighting games, at least they are considered on the Street Fighter seires.
Excremento's Destructoid Blog
I wanted to put the Vs series on here because I used to own with Juggernaut & Magneto in SF Vs Marvel. But I couldn't find a decent place to add them...I'd just have to lump them into the SF series. Good call!
Steel Squirrel's Destructoid Blog
I'm going to have to go:
#1 Street Fighter
#2 Tekken
#3 Soul Calibur
#4 Virtua Fighter
#6 Bushido Blade
#7 Killer Instinct
#8 Samurai Showdown
#9 Dead or Alive
#10 Mortal Kombat
Steel Squirrel's Destructoid Blog
#5 is a secret I guess.
Steel Squirrel's Destructoid Blog
You can throw guilty gear at the end of my list and bump everything else up. It's a solid fighting game but the characters and music get on my nerves.
cynicalllama's Destructoid Blog
Double you tee eff why is Cosmic Carnage not on this list? That game was teh secks for real, and anyone who disagrees is just a 32x hater.... wait, what? Good list though.


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