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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.

1366
games
78
platforms
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior (Commodore 64)
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
C64 1987
Hokuto no Ken - Sinpan no Sousousei Kengo Retsuden (PlayStation 2)
Hokuto no Ken - Sinpan no Sousousei Kengo Retsuden
PS2 2007
Metal Masters (Amiga OCS)
Metal Masters
OCS 1991
Mortal Kombat II (Super Nintendo)
Mortal Kombat II
SNES 1994-09-09
World Heroes 2 (Super Nintendo)
World Heroes 2
SNES 1994-07-01
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Wii)
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
WII 2007-05-29
Art of Fighting: Ryuuko no Ken Gaiden (Neo-Geo)
Art of Fighting: Ryuuko no Ken Gaiden
NEO 1996-09-14
Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side (Sega-CD/Mega-CD)
Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side
SCD 1994-09-12
Darkstalkers Resurrection (Xbox 360)
Darkstalkers Resurrection
X360 2013-03-13
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (PlayStation 2)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
PS2 2003-12-02
Alien Challenge (Arcade)
Alien Challenge
ARCD 1994
The Art of Breaking Heads (Amiga OCS)
The Art of Breaking Heads
OCS 1995

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

Games 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

Capcom, SNK and Sega published most of these games.

Platforms

Arcade 217
PS 131
PS2 78
Windows 68
Saturn 65
SNES 63
Neo-Geo 50
Mega Drive 43
X360 42
PS3 41
Dreamcast 31
GBA 28
PSP 26
Amiga 26
GB 26
PS4 25
MS-DOS 23
Xbox 22
X68000 18
Switch 18
N64 17
C64 17
Wii 14
NEC PC9801 14
PC Engine CD 14
Amstrad CPC 13
PS Vita 13
GameCube 13
ZX Spectrum 12
Linux 12

Most common companies

Capcom182
SNK100
Sega60
Bandai38
Namco31
SNK Playmore27
Konami20
ARC System Works20
Banpresto19
Midway19
Tecmo17
Taito17
Namco Bandai Games16
Sammy16
Takara15