Tag Archives: Genre: Fighting

Mortal Kombat Trilogy (Game.com)

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Cassidy

“Mortal Kombat Trilogy. The Future’s Dead, Fundamentally.”

Thirty-seven kombatants enter the deadly tournament, but only thirteen emerge to kompete in this ill-advised Game.com konversion. See what korners Tiger kut in bringing Mortal Kombat Trilogy to their kult handheld.

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Human Killing Machine

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Cassidy

“I Got No Face, No Name. I’m Just a Human Killing Machine.”

In the days before The World Warrior, a British computer games publisher pitched their own Street Fighter sequel to Capcom. Despite rejection, development continued. Step aside, Ryu: “Kwon is Strong.”

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ClayFighter 63⅓

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Cassidy

“So Thanks for Making Me a ClayFighter.”

Sculpting a summary of events leading to the demise of the ClayFighter franchise, and cracking open its most infamous entry.

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Shaq Fu

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Cassidy

“Shaq Fu Take Note, ‘Cause I Stand and Deliver.”

Just in time for A Legend Reborn, it’s our comprehensive review of the original game, the circumstances that lead to its development, and the lasting legacy that inspired a follow-up twenty-five years later.

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Castlevania Judgment

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Cassidy

“History Passes the Final Castlevania Judgment.”

Warriors of the Light and Creatures of the Night gather to do battle with motion controls in hand. But is it a Castlevania game worth fighting for?

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Fight Club

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Cassidy

“I Did It All for the Fight Club.”

A fighting game based on Fight Club almost sounds like it makes sense. Until you think about it for, like, more than two seconds? Clearly, nobody associated with the production of this game had that kind of time to spare.

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Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Cassidy

“I Am the Master of My Own Teräs Käsi.”

Can the art of Teräs Käsi truly be mastered by a fighting games padawan? Does this Star Wars title maintain balance in the Force, or does it plunge players into darkness?

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Mortal Kombat (Game Boy)

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Cassidy

“Mortal Kombat Makes for Krappy Micro.”

What happens when you try to cram large, detailed, full-color digitized fighters onto a tiny, blurry, four-color screen? Not all conversions are created equal.

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Pit-Fighter

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Cassidy

“Is Pit-Fighter Truly the Pits?”

An in-depth look at a digitized fighter predating Mortal Kombat, marketing itself a graphical powerhouse. But did it have the impressive and innovative gameplay to match?

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