Category Archives: Fighting
#86: Rise of the Robots
Format: Amiga 1200 Genre: Fighting Game Released: 1994 Developer: Mirage ‘Even if you don’t believe in Father Christmas, it might be worth writing to him to make sure he doesn’t bring you a copy of this’. Jonathan Davies, Rise of … Continue reading
#84: Spider-Man
Format: Playstation Genre: Action Adventure/Beat-em Up Released: 2000 Developer: Neversoft ‘Greetings True Believers! It’s me, the Sensational, Surprising, Staggering Stan Lee! During the 60s I (co)created loads of iconic Silver Age superheroes and villains – The Fantastic Four, X-Men, the … Continue reading
Filed under 2000, Action Adventure, Fighting, Neversoft, Playstation
#77: Bloody Roar: Primal Fury
Format: GameCube Genre: Fighting Released: 2002 Developer: Eighting I have fond memories of this game, partly because of how I came to own it. I was doing work experience at CVG at the time, where my responsibilities mostly centred around … Continue reading
#69: Dead or Alive 2
Format: Dreamcast Genre: Fighting Released: 2000 Developer: Team Ninja I couldn’t think of a better game than Dead or Alive 2 to feature as post number 69. After all, this is the game that famously featured an option to adjust … Continue reading
Filed under 2000, Dreamcast, Fighting, Team Ninja
Podcast 7: Batman: Arkham Asylum (#67)
Format: Xbox 360 Genre: Fighting/Stealth/Adventure Released: 2009 Developer: Rocksteady Studios SCENE: WAYNE MANSIONS. BILLIONAIRE BRUCE WAYNE, THE SECRET IDENTITY OF THE BATMAN, SITS IN HIS LIBRARY, BROODING. HIS FAITHFUL MANSERVANT, ALFRED, HANDS HIM A RED TELEPHONE… COMMISSIONER GORDON: ‘Batman?’ BATMAN: ‘Yes Commissioner Gordon?’ … Continue reading
#62: Bushido Blade
Format: Playstation Genre: Fighting Released: 1998 Developer: Light Weight Playing Bushido Blade for the first time was a very frustrating experience indeed. Your first instinct, as with any fighting game, is just to rush at your opponent, whacking all the … Continue reading
Filed under 1998, Fighting, Light Weight, Playstation
#59: Battletoads
Format: NES Genre: Fighting/Platform Released: 1991 Developer: Rare Battletoads was one of my favourite games on the NES, second only to Super Mario Bros. 3, although I have to admit my recollections of how it actually played are hazy at … Continue reading
#53: Soul Calibur II
Format: GameCube Genre: Fighting Released: 2003 Developer: Namco The Soul Calibur games are without doubt my favourite 3D fighting games, and I reckon Soul Calibur II – specifically the GameCube version – is the best of the lot. It certainly … Continue reading
