Combat mode
Video game concept
Entering combat also causes the game to enter a special mode of operation where gameplay changes more or less, often entering an arena-like location or other greater detail representation of the location.
701
games
64platforms
Name variations: battle mode, fighting mode

IIE 1988

NES 1989-06-25

WIN 2006-11-14

NES 1988-02-03

NES 1989-08-21

NES 1987-11-13

MSX2 1989

PS2 2001-03-15

GBA 2006-06-13

VITA 2016-02-18

IIE 1988

8801 1987-02
The first video game about Combat mode was released on September 1981.
Some games may allow player to choose when to enter combat mode of their own volition, others dictate it for them.
This may include entering a special combat screen or combat field separate of the game world otherwise traversed in.
Any and all cases of automated battles do NOT count, regardless if they enter a special screen or playing field to show how it resolves.
This is NOT for simply pulling out your gun and holstering it whenever you like, nor entering a combat stance.
This may include entering a special combat screen or combat field separate of the game world otherwise traversed in.
Any and all cases of automated battles do NOT count, regardless if they enter a special screen or playing field to show how it resolves.
This is NOT for simply pulling out your gun and holstering it whenever you like, nor entering a combat stance.
Parent groups
Encounter mode, ModalPlatforms
Windows | ![]() | 97 | |
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Linux | ![]() | 89 | |
NES | ![]() | 78 | |
MS-DOS | ![]() | 54 | |
C64 | ![]() | 27 | |
NEC PC9801 | ![]() | 25 | |
Apple II E | ![]() | 25 | |
Amiga | ![]() | 24 | |
Mac OS X | ![]() | 21 | |
NEC PC8801 | ![]() | 19 | |
Atari ST | ![]() | 19 | |
MSX2 | ![]() | 17 | |
Sharp X1 | ![]() | 16 | |
Mac OS Classic | ![]() | 14 | |
MICRO 7 - FM7 | ![]() | 14 | |
Nintendo DS | ![]() | 9 | |
Famicom Disk System | ![]() | 9 | |
PS | ![]() | 7 | |
X68000 | ![]() | 7 | |
MSX | ![]() | 7 | |
GB | ![]() | 7 | |
PCE | ![]() | 6 | |
PS Vita | ![]() | 6 | |
PS3 | ![]() | 6 | |
Mega Drive | ![]() | 5 | |
GBA | ![]() | 5 | |
Atari 400/800 | ![]() | 5 | |
Apple IIGS | ![]() | 5 | |
Amstrad CPC | ![]() | 5 | |
PS2 | ![]() | 5 |