Today, DELiGHTWORKS Inc. unveiled the latest addition to the roster for the upcoming 2D fighting game Melty Blood: Type Lumina: Vlov Arkhangel, a long-range fighter who wields the powers of fire and ice. In battle, Vlov can switch between Flame Mode and Ice Mode, the latter of which gives him “nearly …
There was a time when Soulcalibur was my favourite fighting game series of all time. Soulcalibur II, in particular, stands out as one of the highlights of my early PlayStation 2 days, and it’s a game that still holds up today. In the years since, though, the franchise fell to …
Soulcalibur VI is already the best game in the series since the lofty heights of Soulcalibur II, and the best fighting game in a year that’s been chock full of them. It’s set to get even better in the near future, too, with Bandai Namco announcing that the next DLC character will …
Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle may not be the strangest crossover fighting game of the year—that award almost certainly goes to Blade Strangers, but it’s up there. There’s some sense in the madness of a Blazblue and Persona 4 Arena mash-up, given both those games come from the same developer. Under …
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is, as you might have guessed, a compilation that’s squarely aimed at fans of Capcom’s iconic fighting game series. It brings arcade-perfect ports of all the early Street Fighter games to current consoles, with online play for the most popular ones and an interesting museum …
I’m pleasantly surprised at how much I’m enjoying Dissidia Final Fantasy NT. I wasn’t a big fan of the previous Dissidia games, and this one’s 3-on-3 focus certainly didn’t fit with my general dislike for team-based multiplayer games. Perhaps more significantly, I have a weird bias against Dissidia at a …
Dragon Ball FighterZ feels like two very different games rolled into one, depending on what angle you approach it from. If you come at it as Dragon Ball Z fan first and foremost, you can look forward to one of the best licensed games to date, with a wealth of …
Street Fighter V was an odd beast when it launched two years ago. The fighting itself was fantastic and the multiplayer infrastructure was good, but there was precious little on offer for people uninterested in duking it out with other players. A few extra game features and game modes …
