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Even so, Dead or Alive 6 is a more-than-competent fighter taken on its own merits with a strong sense of style on top of generally engaging, albeit sometimes difficult to master, combat. However, we promise that once you give this title a chance, you’ll be hooked. It’s an underrated gem and rightfully deserves to be on our list of the best fighting games around right now.

Street Fighter 6 Gives New Look at DLC Character Akuma

The definitive weapons-based fighter, the Soul Calibur series struggled to find its footing for a while but seems to have come home with SC6, which echoes the beloved Soul Calibur 2. It’s not going to be for everyone, and the incremental updates between versions are not going to be to everyone’s taste, but if this is your thing, EA Sports UFC 5 is the latest and greatest version of it. We also recommend this one for players who love checking out the best sports games around. Give the best publications a thumbs up and share some of your favorite games in the comments section. Read our five-star Tekken 8 review for more insights into this must-play fighting game.

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DNF Duel is a 2.5D action fighting game that’s Faghting Game Magazine a spin-off from the popular RPG Dungeon & Fighter (thus the “DNF” in the name) with a bit of a mixed reception. Compared to many other more popular games in the genre, communication has been pretty middling from the developer. From the word go, you’ll be immersed into the world of DC Comics, and a stellar single-player campaign (seriously, it’s a fighting game with a really good story) will keep you going for hours. Once you’ve finished with that, a world of finely-tuned battles against AI or online players awaits. The Virtua Fighter series was one of the first to define 3D fighting games, way back on the Sega Saturn. While it has admittedly somewhat fallen out of favor, possibly due to its more toned-down nature – you won’t find any robots or monsters here – that doesn’t mean it isn’t still great.

Since being launched in 1974, Play Meter has grown to become one of the best-selling gaming publications in the United States. It’s reviews of video game systems and arcade games are popular among many readers. Pocket Bravery contains both the expected multiplayer and arcade modes but also a story mode in the style of Fatal Fury as its characters explore the city’s criminal underworld and fighting rings. Pocket Bravery evokes a classic era while avoiding feeling dated to modern sensibilities as it refines what made those foundational games so great in the first place.

Rollback is the wave these days and it seems that companies are putting in the extra time needed to get it working right. Okizine is available both as a digital PDF (for 3CAD$) and as a printed booklet (for 15CAD$) on Mr. MKL’s own Gumroad page. The printed version is available for international shipping too for a small additional fee. If you want to support Mr. MKL even more, you can also join the Discord server of the Digital Basement or follow him on Xitter or YouTube.