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The most popular fighting games

Fighting games involve hand-to-hand combat against a single opponent for the whole duration of a match. A distinctive trait of fighting games are the special attacks, i.e. combinations of graphically striking moves which enhance the intensity of the fight. Some of the soundest fighting games of all times are Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat.

Most popular fighting games

Street Fighter 2
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Mortal Kombat
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Metal & Lace
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Street Fighter 2

DOS19924.3/5 Capcom
Street Fighter II is a classic arcade fighting game developed and published by Capcom. It was first released in 1991 as a sequel to the original Street Fighter. Street Fighter II is widely regarded as one of the most influential and iconic video games of all time, credited with popularizing the fighting game genre and shaping the arcade scene of th...
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Mortal Kombat

DOS1993protected4.3/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
Mortal Kombat is one of the most popular 1 on 1 fighting games. No wonder it spawned many sequels. You can play as one of the seven digitized characters and must fight everyone else to the top. One of the distinctive features of Mortal Kombat is the fatality: a special move to finish off the adversary.
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Metal & Lace

DOS1993NSFW3.7/5 MegaTech Software
Metal & Lace: The Battle of the Robo Babes is a video game developed by Megatech Software and published by Forest Interactive in 1993. It's an adult-themed fighting game for MS-DOS.In the game, players control customizable female robots known as "Robo Babes" in one-on-one combat. The emphasis on customization allows players to modify their robo...
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Battle Arena Toshinden

DOS19964.3/5 Tamsoft Corporation
Battle Arena Toshinden was the first game in the Toshinden series and was originally released for the Sony PlayStation in 1995 and later for DOS. Battle Arena Toshinden introduced 3D graphics to the fighting game genre, allowing characters to move in a three-dimensional space.The game featured a diverse roster of eight playable characters, eac...
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Budokan: the Martial Spirit

DOS19894/5 Electronic Arts
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Super Street Fighter 2

DOS19964.3/5 Capcom
Super Street Fighter II is an enhanced version of the iconic arcade fighting game Street Fighter II, developed and published by Capcom. It was released in 1993 as an upgrade to Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting and introduced several new features, characters, and gameplay mechanics to the series.Super Street Fighter II expanded the roster wit...
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Primal Rage

DOS19954/5 Atari
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Sango Fighter

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993freeware3.5/5 Panda Entertainment Technology Co.
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Brutal: Paws of Fury

DOS19954/5 GameTek
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Ultimate Body Blows

DOS1994protected4/5 Team 17
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Rise of the Robots

DOS19943.2/5 Mirage Technologies
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Body Blows

DOS19934.1/5 Team 17
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One Must Fall 2097

DOS1994freeware4.1/5 Diversions Entertainment
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Mortal Kombat 3

DOS1995protected4/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting action game developed by Midway Manufacturing Company and released by GT Interactive Software in 1995 for DOS and Windows as well as for many other platforms. Mortal Kombat 3 is the third chapter of the acclaimed Mortal Kombat series that spawned many sequels, a few TV series and even movies (with various degree of suc...
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Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta

Windows XP/98/952001freeware3.8/5
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Mortal Kombat 2

DOS1994protected4/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
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The Way of the Exploding Fist PC

Windows2008freewareremake4/5
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Street Fighter

DOS19883.7/5 Capcom
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Time Slaughter

DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Bloodlust Software
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X-Men: Children of the Atom

DOS1997demo4.1/5 Capcom
X-Men: Children of the Atom is a fighting video game developed by Capcom and released in arcades in 1994. The game features characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men series, including popular mutants like Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and Magneto, among others.The gameplay follows traditional fighting game mechanics, with players selecting a character and ...
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Sango Fighter 2

DOS1995freeware3.4/5 Panda Entertainment Technology Co.
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Pray for Death

DOS1996protected4.2/5 Light Shock Software
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Death Sword

DOS19883.9/5 Palace Software
Death Sword (also known as Barbarian in Europe), is a fighting game developed by Palace Software, set in a fantasy world full of huge sword-wielding barbarians. Compared to modern brawlers, Death Sword gameplay may seem slow, but at the time it was considered adequate. Instead of rushing into multiple chain combos, the slow pace allow the players t...
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Yie Ar Kung Fu

DOS19853.8/5 Konami
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Xenophage: Alien BloodSport

DOS1996freeware3.9/5 Argo Games
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World Karate Championship

DOS19863.8/5 System 3
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Endless Horror

DOS19932.7/5
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Savage Warriors

DOS19954/5 Kalisto Entertainment