Street Fighter Vs. Tekken Vs. Mortal Kombat Vs.Virtua Fighter?

[shopkins]

Fighter's Megamix is my favorite fighting game ever, but I always play it Fighting Vipers style so I can't really vote Virtua Fighter.

[Baloo]

Back in the day I was a big Mortal Kombat fan, 2D and 3D, and then I found Street Fighter 3rd Strike and there was really no turning back. Still like MK a bit, but it pales in comparison to the gameplay of Street Fighter, just so great.

I don't like Tekken, but the Virtua Fighter series I do enjoy. I really love Fighters Megamix, and criminally underrated to boot.

[Cornholio857]

Back in the day I was a big Mortal Kombat fan, 2D and 3D, and then I found Street Fighter 3rd Strike and there was really no turning back. Still like MK a bit, but it pales in comparison to the gameplay of Street Fighter, just so great.

I don't like Tekken, but the Virtua Fighter series I do enjoy. I really love Fighters Megamix, and criminally underrated to boot.

QFT. I really need to pick that up. As for me, I'm more of a MK and VF fan. I will play Street Fighter from time to time.

[The 1 2 P]

Power Moves

That was actually a pretty decent localization of Touken Retsuden 1(the best import wrestling series ever imo).

For me it has to be Tekken. I got hooked on 3 and became addicted on Tekken Tag(can't wait till Tekken Tag 2 comes out). I still have love for Mortal Kombat but I never really got into Virtual Fighter. As for Street Fighter, I haven't played any of those games since the Genesis days, unless you count the Vs series. I play those but not enough to be a huge fan.

[kokujin]

While I absolutely love 3rd Strike, VF has consistently improved upon their games with every iteration.The amount of time and care they take with every game is simply unmatched , and it shows in the final product.VF is easily the best fighting game series ever made.

[Nirvana]

It's crazy how much love for Virtua Fighter there is on this forum o_O I also think it's one of the finest fighting game series' ever made, especially how unbelievably detailed it is. Despite how many people love it here, it continues to be an unpopular game.

Then again, it takes way more skill than just about any other fighting game currently out takes, so that explains its unpopularity.

[kokujin]

It's crazy how much love for Virtua Fighter there is on this forum o_O I also think it's one of the finest fighting game series' ever made, especially how unbelievably detailed it is. Despite how many people love it here, it continues to be an unpopular game.

Then again, it takes way more skill than just about any other fighting game currently out takes, so that explains its unpopularity.

That's pretty much it.Some say the same thing happened to 3rd Strike.

[Nirvana]

It really is a shame, too. Aside from the fantastic gameplay, the graphics and animations in the game are beautiful with many intricate details. I actually plan on dedicating a lot of time to Virtua Fighter 5 this summer, since a local up and coming arcade near me has a group of people that actually play it.

God I love fighting games.

[G-Boobie]

God I love fighting games.

Check out Arcana Heart 3 yet?

[Nirvana]

Not quite yet, that's the all girls fighting game made by Aksys right? I love their style of games, I should check it out.

[kokujin]

Check out Arcana Heart 3 yet?

It looks like a flash game.Is it a doujin title?

[G-Boobie]

It looks like a flash game.Is it a doujin title?

Nope. It's by Examu, who also did... Samurai Shodown V, I think. Arc System Works did the port for PS3 and 360, though it looks like the U.S. is only getting it on PSN.

It has some doujin (which is pretty much code for "cleverly stolen from Guilty Gear in some way") mechanics, but it's definitely its own animal. The animation straight up sucks, but the mechanics GO DEEP. No other game has spacing and positioning like it, except maybe Psychic Force. One of the five buttons is the "homing" button, which does a bunch of stuff, but at its most basic it "homes" you into your opponent. You can hit it pretty much whenever you want, so you get some crazy dog fight looking situations. You can cancel the homing with most normals, specials, and jump, so it's safe if you're smart, and when you get into the crazier stuff like canceling unsafe special moves WITH the homing button to bait out punishable moves, it's really rewarding. Using homing for anything other than dashing at your opponent is managed by a meter, so you can't just spam it except to move. There are a bunch of characters, because you know, fighting game, but then there are the Arcana, which is like having twenty some odd CvS2 style grooves to choose from. They're important: they actually alter your special moves and supers. So: pick your character, pick your Arcana, and beat up your friends. So yeah. The game is crazy.

Thirty bucks is a lot to ask for most folks when it comes to games that look like they were developed for early PS2, but if you like Melty Blood, Guilty Gear, or games in that vein, it's worth a look. Also? The netcode is godlike. I was playing some guys in Texas tonight and it was nearly flawless.

[bcks007]

Street Fighter is the better game(my vote), but I do prefer Tekken to it.(tag mainly)

[Famidrive-16]

Out of the list, SF. For others not on the list, KOF.

On the topic of AH3, I didn't really like the first game but I'm willing to check out the recent installment.

[Baloo]

That's pretty much it.Some say the same thing happened to 3rd Strike.

Yeah, I've heard people complain about the difficulty of both Virtua Fighter and 3rd Strike. 3rd Strike is one of my top fighters though, the gameplay goes unmatched. I really don't think that gameplay should be dumbed down when it comes to fighters, I mean IMO Street Fighter IV just pales in comparison to 3rd Strike. Not an enjoyable game for me.

And Virtua Fighter really does have a deep learning curve, but once you get used to it the game becomes hella fun! And the fairly easy AI helps you with this in say, Arcade Mode.

[Nirvana]

Nope. It's by Examu, who also did... Samurai Shodown V, I think. Arc System Works did the port for PS3 and 360, though it looks like the U.S. is only getting it on PSN.

It has some doujin (which is pretty much code for "cleverly stolen from Guilty Gear in some way") mechanics, but it's definitely its own animal. The animation straight up sucks, but the mechanics GO DEEP. No other game has spacing and positioning like it, except maybe Psychic Force. One of the five buttons is the "homing" button, which does a bunch of stuff, but at its most basic it "homes" you into your opponent. You can hit it pretty much whenever you want, so you get some crazy dog fight looking situations. You can cancel the homing with most normals, specials, and jump, so it's safe if you're smart, and when you get into the crazier stuff like canceling unsafe special moves WITH the homing button to bait out punishable moves, it's really rewarding. Using homing for anything other than dashing at your opponent is managed by a meter, so you can't just spam it except to move. There are a bunch of characters, because you know, fighting game, but then there are the Arcana, which is like having twenty some odd CvS2 style grooves to choose from. They're important: they actually alter your special moves and supers. So: pick your character, pick your Arcana, and beat up your friends. So yeah. The game is crazy.

Thirty bucks is a lot to ask for most folks when it comes to games that look like they were developed for early PS2, but if you like Melty Blood, Guilty Gear, or games in that vein, it's worth a look. Also? The netcode is godlike. I was playing some guys in Texas tonight and it was nearly flawless.

30 bucks? That's not bad at all, especially if it's how you described it. I'll try to get it this weekend.

[Nonplus]

If Mortal Kombat games still felt like Mortal Kombat games, I might have voted a little bit differently, but out of the choices I'd say Street Fighter is doing the best.

[The Shawn]

If Mortal Kombat games still felt like Mortal Kombat games, I might have voted a little bit differently, but out of the choices I'd say Street Fighter is doing the best.

You obviously haven't played the new MK.

[gamegenie]

You obviously haven't played the new MK.

I sure wish WB weren't stingy in not making a demo for 360 users to test it out before buying.

[The 1 2 P]

I sure wish WB weren't stingy in not making a demo for 360 users to test it out before buying.

I don't see why they did that either, especially considering that the 360 is much more popular than the PS3 here in the US(where the game was made and has it's biggest buying audience). Luckily I also have a PS3 so I was able to try it out but unfortunately the demo was single player only.

Back on topic, I'm a bit surprised by how little love Tekken has been shown. Actually, I think I'm the only one that prefers it over the others.