Game Reviews8.6/10
Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator Review: The Definitive Version of Guilty Gear Xrd
Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator adds Jack-O, Johnny, and Jam to Sign's roster, plus rebalanced mechanics and M.O.M. Mode. Our review scores it 8.6/10.
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Tag: fighting games
Game Reviews8.2/10
SoulCalibur IV Put Darth Vader and Yoda in a Fighting Game, and It Worked
SoulCalibur IV review: Tower of Lost Souls, 34 fighters, Star Wars guests, online play, and Character Creation changes that traded away original styles.
Game Reviews6.3/10
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Review: A 2v2 Brawler Without the 2
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven review — CyberConnect2's 2v2 brawler has a 53-fighter roster and a great story, but its tag system does nothing.
Game Reviews6.9/10
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Review: A Cautious Crossover That Plays It Safe
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite review: Capcom's 2v2 tag fighter swaps three-on-three assists for Active Switch and Infinity Stones. A safe, competent 6.9/10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
EA Sports UFC 2 Nails the Fighting but Buries It Under Bloated Modes
EA Sports UFC 2 review: 250+ fighters, Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor on the cover, and a game whose visuals outshine its thin mode design.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Nidhogg 2’s New Weapons Make the Duel Louder, Not Deeper
Nidhogg 2 review: Messhof's sword-fighting tug-of-war sequel adds daggers, bows and ten arenas, but keeps the duel that made the original sing. 7.7/10.
Game Reviews7.7/10
For Honor’s combat still has no real rival, nine years on
For Honor review: Ubisoft Montreal's knight vs Viking vs samurai brawler survived nine rough years on the strength of its Art of Battle duel system.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 Review: A Dragon Ball Sandbox That Still Holds Up
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 review: the 2024 PS5 and Xbox ports, ten million sales, five races, Future Gohan's story, and what Xenoverse 3 must beat.
Game Reviews9/10
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Review: Three Isms, One Great Fighter
Street Fighter Alpha 3 review: three isms, the Guard Power Gauge, World Tour mode, and why the PlayStation roster misses Final M. Bison. Score: 9/10.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Bushido Blade: The Fighting Game Where One Clean Strike Ends the Match
Bushido Blade (1997) killed the health bar: one clean strike ends the match. A look at the PlayStation fighter's body damage system and why it still matters.
Game Reviews9.6/10
Tekken 3 Turned a Sidestep Into the Reason 3D Fighting Worked
Tekken 3 brought sidestepping to the whole cast, a rebuilt roster with Jin Kazama, and sold 8.36 million copies on PlayStation.
Game Reviews8/10
Street Fighter X Tekken’s gem system and on-disc DLC soured a crossover fans had waited years for
Street Fighter X Tekken review: Capcom's 2012 crossover puts Ryu and Kazuya in one frame with tag rules, a Cross Gauge, 38 fighters and a divisive gem system.