Fighting Games

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Platform: PlayStation
November 13, 2000
Ultimate Fighting Championship for the PlayStation doesn't have anything to offer beyond the good name of its Dreamcast counterpart.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.9
Capcom vs. SNK

Capcom vs. SNK

Platform: Dreamcast
November 9, 2000
nster corporations at war. One solution. A massive martial arts event is organized to settle the score and eliminate conflict between the two parties. Join over 25 brawlers from Camcom's legendary Street Fighter® and SNK's world-renowned King of Fighters™ series as they fight for universal domination. Capcom vs. SNK... the ultimate collision of strength and power.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.7
WCW Backstage Assault

WCW Backstage Assault

Platform: PlayStation
November 8, 2000
No Holds-Barred Brawling! 14 Playable Backstage Areas, including the new Semi-Trailer Area! Destroy your enemy fasater with power-ups! New! First Blood Mode and Torch Matches! Over 50 WCW Superstars including the Women of the WCW! Use Your Environment as a Weapon!
Metascore:
40
User Score:
tbd
Gundam: Battle Assault

Gundam: Battle Assault

Platform: PlayStation
November 6, 2000
Gundam Battle Assault isn't a good enough game to live on its own - the fighting is competent, but hardly compelling for any length of time, and the story mode is completely uninteresting.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
7.0
Tekken Tag Tournament

Tekken Tag Tournament

Platform: PlayStation 2
October 25, 2000
The follow-up to "Tekken 3" features 2000 moves in all, and allows for four-player mayhem when utilizing the multi-tap for the tag team experience.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.5
DOA2: Hardcore

DOA2: Hardcore

Platform: PlayStation 2
October 25, 2000
This third version of Tecmo's acclaimed fighter "Dead or Alive 2," ported to the Dreamcast ealier in the year, is a visual feast for PS2 gamers with the addition of new costumes, levels, hidden characters, amped-up graphics.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.0
Street Fighter EX3

Street Fighter EX3

Platform: PlayStation 2
October 16, 2000
The Street Fighter EX3 series returns with a third serving of tag-team, free-for-all brawls. Choose from 16 characters to play one-on-one, two-on-one, and even one-on-three battles. In original mode, take one character through a fighting quest and recruit your defeated opponents for tag or team play. With four gameplay modes and new enhancements such as the Critical Parade and Emotional Flow super moves, Street Fighter EX3 adds more fun to tag-team fighting.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.9
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Platform: Dreamcast
October 4, 2000
This amazing fighter stars 18 brawlers from the STREET FIGHTER III universe and introduces the new Leap Attack. Plus, a new Grade Judge system evaluates player performance at the end of each match. Huge characters and an innovative Hit-Frame system team up with the return of the Super Arts Fighting Styles. Experience totally seamless animation in the newest chapter of the greatest arcade series ever!
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.6
Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Platform: Dreamcast
August 29, 2000
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the premier mixed martial arts event in the world. There are no flying chairs or unrealistic moves. Spectators expect and demand to see true-to-life combat. Now, the ultimate fighting event comes to the Dreamcast as the most realistic fighting game ever created.
Metascore:
88
User Score:
7.4
Power Stone 2

Power Stone 2

Platform: Dreamcast
August 23, 2000
The world's most revolutionary fighting game does it again! Power Stone 2 takes go-anywhere, grab-anything combat, and introduces awesome new innovations to the hit arcade fighting series. Now, up to four players wage insane battles in fully interactive, multi-level stages. Master over 120 different items used in battle - weapons, vehicles traps, power-upsand more! As if chaotic swashbuckling battles weren't enough, combine forces with other players to battle monstrous bosses to win the game!
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.7
ECW Anarchy Rulz

ECW Anarchy Rulz

Platform: PlayStation
August 15, 2000
While Anarchy Rulz bears the ECW logo, the wrestling action is simply too low impact and refined for the likes of this brutal organization.
Metascore:
43
User Score:
5.7
WWF Royal Rumble

WWF Royal Rumble

Platform: Dreamcast
August 1, 2000
Immerse yourself in the chaos of a "Royal Rumble" match with up to 9 Superstars in the ring at one time. Better watch your back, because in this type of match there are no allegiances or friendships.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
6.3
Fighter Destiny 2

Fighter Destiny 2

Platform: Nintendo 64
July 14, 2000
Enter the arena and do battle with the toughest, most skilled martial arts experts on the planet. As one of the international fighting elite, you'll vie to become the true authority of hand-to-hand combat. Your destiny awaits. Defeat any of your 11 opponents and gain their abilities. Launch 5 different modes of attack, from Training to Record Attack. Adjust scoring, ring sizes and difficulty settings. Compete in points-based martial arts tournaments. Force your opponent to relive defeat in instant replay. Gain new abilities and skills when you face the Master in the Fighter's Arena.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
6.8
X-Men: Mutant Academy

X-Men: Mutant Academy

Platform: PlayStation
July 11, 2000
X-Men sticks close to the standard fighting game formula, and as a result, it manages to be fun for a short period of time.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.6
Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Platform: Dreamcast
June 29, 2000
The world's most insane tag-team fantasy fighter is bigger than ever! An unprecedented 56 characters include the debut of Jill from Resident Evil, Servbots from Mega Man and Cable from Marvel Comics fame. Experience arcade perfect fighting with 3 on 3 tag-team battles, unbelievable control and hyper-fast animation. Pick a fight with legendary Capcom characters and Super Heroes from the Marvel Universe and prepare to be amazed.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
8.8
Street Fighter III: Double Impact

Street Fighter III: Double Impact

Platform: Dreamcast
June 19, 2000
Street Fighter® fans everywhere get a double-dose of double-trouble with Street Fighter III: Double Impact. This explosive street brawl for the Sega Dreamcast™ contains TWO arcade hits on one CD -- Street Fighter III: New Generation... and Street Fighter III: Second Impact. Loaded with a new legion of fighters, Street fighter III: Double Impact boasts new enhancements to the series like parrying, Super Art fighting styles and two-punch, two-kick fighting styles to inflict more damage.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.4
SoulCalibur

SoulCalibur

Platform: Dreamcast
September 8, 1999
This is a tale of souls and swords, transcending the world and all its history, told for all eternity... The greatest weapons-based fighter returns, this time on Sega Dreamcast. Soul Calibur unleashes incredible graphics, fantastic fighters, and combos so amazing they'll make your head spin!
Metascore:
98
User Score:
8.3
Street Fighter Alpha 3

Street Fighter Alpha 3

Platform: PlayStation
April 30, 1999
Street Fighter Alpha 3...scores a triple K.O.!
Metascore:
93
User Score:
8.4
Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros.

Platform: Nintendo 64
April 26, 1999
It's a Bumpin', Bruisin', Brawlin' Bash! The many worlds of Nintendo collide in the ultimate showdown of strength and skill! Up to four players can choose their favorite characters - complete with signature attacks - and go at it in Team Battles and Free-For-Alls. Or venture out on your own to conquer the 14 stages in single-player mode. Either way, Super Smash Bros. is a no-holds-barred action-fest that will keep you coming back for more!
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.6
Tekken 3

Tekken 3

Platform: PlayStation
April 29, 1998
An ancient evil force has reawakened, attacking in secret and feeding on the souls of mighty warriors. To lure it out of hiding will take the greatest fighting contest the world has ever seen...Tekken 3. Some are fighting for revenge, some for honor, Ultimately, all are fighting for their lives and the fate of all mankind.
Metascore:
96
User Score:
9.1
Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive

Platform: PlayStation
March 31, 1998
The fighting game you've been waiting for...Purist fighting for purist fighting fans. No lightening bolts, no magic tricks, no weapons...Your survival is all in your own hands.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.4
Bushido Blade

Bushido Blade

Platform: PlayStation
September 30, 1997
"Bushido" is the soul of Japan - an ancient honor code deeply followed by samurai warriors for centuries. Plunge into real world battles across vast 3D environments that you can run, slice and tear through. Sword matches become unbelievably real where one critical blow is the mean difference between death and victory.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.1
Soul Blade

Soul Blade

Platform: PlayStation
January 15, 1997
What's next in fighting? How about a game that melds 3D movement, polygon characters, razor sharp graphics, awe-inspiring moves and a one-of-a-kind combat system? Or, in short, Soul Blade - arguably the most innovative fighting game on the planet. It's the 15th century and ten warriors from around the world, each wielding their weapon of choice, are in bloody pursuit of Soul Edge - the ultimate weapon. Sure, only one will find it. But it looks like the critics already have found it. Game Players magazine voted Soul Blade "Best Game of Show" at AMMO, and NEXT Generation calls Soul Blade "the most complete fighting game to date." Obviously, a cut above.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
9.9
Tekken 2

Tekken 2

Platform: PlayStation
August 25, 1996
More than a sequel. The undisputed #1 fighting game on the planet.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.3
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