'Easy control' fighting games?

[SoulBlazer]

I recently picked up Soul Calibur II for the GC used and like how 'easy' it is to pick up and learn the game. You don't NEED to know any of the combos -- just button mashing will allow you to win over half the time.

I'd like to find some other fighting games that are like that -- games you don't need to learn 10 button combos to in order to be able to win.

Any suggestions? :)

[Balloon Fight]

The tekken series has kind of been like that too. Of course you can learn combos for it, but if you like just playing the cpu you can pretty much mash your way to victory. Killer instinct is a little like that. Figure out a couple special moves then mash for a bigger combo.

[crazyjackcsa]

I always thought the VF series is one of the greatest ever created, and I stand by that a person can pick it up and play it right away. A lot of the basic combos are the same for each character.

[President Shinron]

super smash brothers is an easy game to learn

[hbkprm]

it's final fight, beyach!!!

[evildead2099]

Any of the installments of Capcom's VS. series (X-Men Vs Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom, etc.) are paradise for button-mashers.

In Marvel vs Capcom, if you play as megaman, you'll unleash projectile attacks from doing nothing more than hitting punch buttons!

[tuxedojoe]

I am going to suggest anything in the Dead or Alive series (most specifically DOA2). The game is extremely easy to pick up and play, but there room to master some fun combos. It is by no means a technical fighter.

And it looks pretty, too! *drool*

[njiska]

I am going to suggest anything in the Dead or Alive series (most specifically DOA2). The game is extremely easy to pick up and play, but there room to master some fun combos. It is by no means a technical fighter.

And it looks pretty, too! *drool*

I agree DOA is for the guy just looking to have some fun. Although you can win against the normal AI just mashing (the same is true of also any fighting game) against a skilled human opponent one will need to learn the simple combos (things like Punch, Punch, Punch, Forward, Punch) and the more complex Reversals. BTW there are some very challenging moves as well. I fear anyone knows who to reverse with Ryu Hayabusa.

I like to call DOA the Burnout of fighting games. It's just fun. It's not hard to get into, but it does have some depth and strategy thanks to the reversal system.


I always thought the VF series is one of the greatest ever created, and I stand by that a person can pick it up and play it right away. A lot of the basic combos are the same for each character.

VF is the greatest technical fighter we have and it is not really a pick up and play game. I mean yeah you can beat the normal AI pretty easily and there are some basic combo's, but the problem with Virtua Fighter is if you play against someone who is skilled you're gonna get your ass beat and it's gonna be a greek tragedy.

[sharp]

Kabuki Klash is also easy to pick up, sadly the game is only on Neo Geo. I mainly play the game with some friends as I prefer more technical games. I can't stand Tekken as you somtimes loose from someone who never played it before by just mashing the buttons. Anyway I think about a technical fighters, Art of Fighting 2 is damn hard too learn it took me quite some time to complete that one. Just learning moves and combos, otherwise you we'll be game over within three rounds.

[Sotenga]

Samurai Shodown and SS2 do not rely on combos much. SS3 sorta factored in combo hits, and you could do autocombos by SS4, but "Classic SS", as I call it, barely allows you to get in more than one strike in less than one second. But when it only takes about three high-powered strikes to completely drain your opponent's life bar, there is no reason for combos to exist. And even if you don't know any special moves, you could probably win by utilizing fierce (A+B) slashes most of the time. I recommend Genjuro as a good beginner character, that guy is the essence of power!

[evildead2099]

Try Bushido Blade; one well-placed hit could win you the match.

[GameNinja]

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure! simply press a button to summon your stand and then MASH! This strategy can get you pretty far on arcade mode. Come to think of it, there is even an "easy" control setting that allows you to do specials and such with only using a few buttons.

[SamuraiSmurfette]

Capcom vs SNK 2 *EO* (XB, GC)
has an easy mode, where you just flick the analog stick a certain direction, and it pulls off a super move. Nothing easier (or cheaper) than that. I really wish I could block these cheapass games from playing me on XB live :angry:

[Crush Crawfish]

Though they're both imports, Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen 2 & 3 for GCN are both excellent, easy to learn fighting games. Moves are done by hitting A or B with a direction (like smash bros.) and all you need to do to perform a special move is charge up the meter, and hit X. They're definitely worth looking into, even if you're not a fan of the anime.

[Lothars]

Well i actually found SNK vs Capcom to be easy to control on the GC because you could use the yellow stick to do the special moves, it made the game interesting.

[Slimedog]

it's final fight, beyach!!!

Final Fight isn't a fighting game, its a brawler (aka beat-em-up). The distinction being vs. swarms of thugs instead of vs. a single opponent.

Ok, since the catagory was easy fighting games, I'm going to say Kabuki Warriors. Its goddamn awful, but it is very easy.

[SegaAges]

Kabuki Warriors for XBox. Very fun fighting game and you can just pick it up and play it.

[devilman]

I'd suggest the Dead or Alive series too. I managed to teach a 10 year old how the reversal system worked and it got it no problem. Plus he likes ninjas so he was sorted with Hayabusa!

[jdc]

The thing that I find with many fighters is that it isn't the "10 button combos" that make a fighter difficult.....it's learning to cope with the ridiculous SPEED of the gameplay. You have to play with an "in your face" style because that's what the AI will do to you.

This is what makes Bushido Blade one of the greatest fighters in my opinion. You can back off and wait for openings, since one hit can kill a fighter. Soul Calibur 2 is okay. It's the only current gen fighter that I own, but they tended to make it into more of a Tekken/DOA button masher, wherein the first one was a little slower and allowed for better strategy.

[roushimsx]

Poy Poy 1 and 2 on Playstation :)

They're more like Super Smash Brothers, but they're a blast.

[Jumpman Jr.]

I remember when I was learning how to play Street Fighter II on the SNES, I would just mash the 4 buttons with my thumb. You could usually get pretty far in the game from just doing that.

[robotriot]

International Karate +. You only need one button ^^