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Game » consists of 6 releases. Released August 2001
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.
An enhanced version of the fifth main installment of the Tekken franchise, Dark Resurrection adds three new fighters and unlocks all fighters from the start. It is the first in the series to receive online multiplayer support (as an update to the PS3 port).
A 3D fighting game based on the martial arts manga Garouden.
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.
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection combines SFIII: 3rd Strike and Hyper Street Fighter II: Anniversary Edition onto one disc.
The fourth and final installment of the Bloody Roar series adds a variety of new gameplay mechanics (such as the revamped Beast Gauge) and game modes (including a "Career Mode" where players can enhance their characters).
Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition is the second GBA "port" of Deadly Alliance.
Bloody Roar Extreme is the Xbox port of Bloody Roar 3. It had the same special features as Bloody Roar Primal Fury for Gamecube.
An Xbox-exclusive fighting game designed by Mortal Kombat co-creator John Tobias, telling the tale of two martial arts factions duking it out in New China.
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.
An Xbox-exclusive 3D fighting game by members of DreamFactory, pitting 12 brutal brawlers in an underground fighting tournament. The game was also known for its controversy surrounding religious content and its recall from it.
The third main entry in the Soul series, Soulcalibur II is best known for its release on all three major consoles at the time, each of them featuring their own exclusive guest 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).
The third installment of the Bloody Roar series brings the transformable Zoanthropes to sixth-generation console hardware.
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.
The first sequel to Tecmo's signature 3D fighting game series, Dead or Alive 2 features an improved visual style and new multi-tiered environments (filled with their own unique hazards and sizes).
The fourth main installment of the Tekken franchise compiles nearly every character featured in the series' three previous games. It also adds a "tag team" mechanic for two-on-two battles.
The sequel to Namco's earlier fighting game Soul Edge, continuing the story of the cursed blade "Soul Edge" (now corrupting the noble knight Siegfried into the dreaded knight Nightmare).
The SEGA-AM2 team throws together the cast of both Virtua Fighter 2 and Fighting Vipers, along with a plethora of weird and wonderful Sega characters, for a massive 3D brawl.
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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