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One-on-one fighting

Game genre theme

Based around non-sport close combat between two characters at a time, energy bars and usually limited time, in a stage in which the boundaries are fixed.

1341
games
76
platforms
Battle Fantasia (Arcade)
Battle Fantasia
ARCD 2007
Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
NES 1985-04-22
Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection (PlayStation 2)
Vampire: Darkstalkers Collection
PS2 2005-05-19
Pocket Rumble (Nintendo Switch)
Pocket Rumble
SWTC 2018-07-05
Criticom: The Critical Combat (PlayStation)
Criticom: The Critical Combat
PS1 1995
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Saturn)
Street Fighter Alpha 2
SAT 1996-06
Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Blade (Super Nintendo)
Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman Blade
SNES 1993-07
BattleBots (GameCube)
BattleBots
GC ? *
The King of Fighters 2001 (PlayStation 2)
The King of Fighters 2001
PS2 2003
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Xbox One)
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
XBOX1 2017-03-07
Fatal Fury Special (PC Engine CD)
Fatal Fury Special
PECD 1994-12-02
Arcana Heart 3 (Arcade)
Arcana Heart 3
ARCD 2009-12

Capcom, SNK and Sega published most of these games.

Parent group

Fighting

Child groups

Tekken, SoulCalibur, Street Fighter, The King of Fighters, Darkstalkers, Dead or Alive, Mortal Kombat, Variable Geo, Dragon Ball, Arcana Heart, Asuka 120% Burning Fest., Bloody Roar, Virtua Fighter, Guilty Gear, Jojo's Bizarre Adventures, Melty Blood, Killer Instinct, Rival Schools, Samurai Shodown, Psychic Force, World Heroes

Platforms

Arcade 215
PS 128
PS2 77
Windows 66
Saturn 65
SNES 63
Neo-Geo 50
Mega Drive 43
X360 42
PS3 41
Dreamcast 31
GBA 28
GB 26
PSP 26
PS4 25
MS-DOS 23
Xbox 22
Amiga 21
X68000 18
N64 17
C64 16
Switch 16
Wii 14
NEC PC9801 14
PC Engine CD 14
PS Vita 13
GameCube 13
Amstrad CPC 13
Linux 12
Game Gear 12

By year

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A1987 - Street Fighter arcade release
B1991 - Street Fighter II arcade release
1991 - Fatal Fury: King of Fighters arcade release
C1992 - Ranma ½: Neighborhood Combat SNES release
1992 - Mortal Kombat arcade release
D1993 - Virtua Fighter arcade release
E1994 - Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors arcade release
1994 - Killer Instinct arcade release
1994 - Tekken arcade release
F1995 - Psychic Force arcade release
1995 - Soul Edge arcade release
G1996 - Dead or Alive arcade release