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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released August 2002
The fifth installment in Namco's Soul series of weapon-based fighting games, Soulcalibur IV is the first to be released on seventh-generation consoles and the first online entry in the series. It's known for its use of Star Wars characters as guest fighters.
The tale of Soul Calibur continues in the series's fourth entry, adding a variety of new game modes and features (including an in-depth character creation system).
Namco's signature martial arts fighting game series gets a fifth main installment that continues the story of Jin Kazama and the Mishima Zaibatsu. It's known for introducing persistent player rankings and appearance customization options (requiring use of a dedicated card reader in the arcade version).
A package of both Dead or Alive and a Dead or Alive 2 (recreated for the Xbox) both enabled with online play.
Fight for NY continues the story from Def Jam Vendetta while adding in new characters, venues, and gameplay elements.
Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition is the second GBA "port" of Deadly Alliance.
The first in a long-line of 2.5D fighting games based on the Dragon Ball Z manga and anime series comes, and the first adaptation of the series to be released onto sixth-generation consoles.
The fifth installment in the violent fighting game franchise and the first "revival" of the series, introducing multiple fighting styles for each character.
The third installment of Team Ninja's fighting game series, bringing the series to the Xbox.
The fourth main installment in the Tekken series, bringing the game engine to the PS2 era and experimenting with a variety of new gameplay mechanics (such as closed arenas, where players can use walls and other obstacles for consecutive combos).
3D comedy action/adventure/RPG hybrid built off of the Spikeout engine. Reimaging of the earlier Mega Drive release.
An improved version of Dead or Alive 2, released in 2000 for the arcades, PS2, and Japanese Dreamcast. It included several upgrades over the original 1999 arcade and Dreamcast versions.
A sequel to the infamous sci-fi fighting game Rise of the Robots, revamping the original's gameplay while adding a variety of new robotic combatants to fight with.
The third installment of the 3D weapon-based fighting game series, Battle Arena Toshinden 3 doubles the game's roster while introducing new gameplay changes (such as combo chains and enclosed arenas). It is also the last in the series to be released in North America.
A 3D fighting game from the studio behind Virtual On, putting players in control of a weapon-clad gang leader as they fight to determine the strongest gang in Tokyo.
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