Ninja Baseball Batman (1993) Irem Corporation for attacking, gradual life regeneration and increased attack damage. It might sound like an American Football move, but it is in fact a special area on the life gauge which grants the player the ability to use T.O.P. The unique feature of this fighting game is the T.O.P or Tactical Offence Position. What sets this game apart is the ability of the characters to transform into beasts (hence the silly name). It might be known as Bloody Roar in Europe, but it was known by the rather ridiculous (but also quite awesome) name of Beastorizer in North America. One of my favourites on this list! Beastorizer/Bloody Roar (1997) Raizing It has an appropriate comic book look and feel, and a wide variety of weapons, ranging from melee and thrown weapons, to a rather excessive use of firearms. This is not a fighting game like many of the other games on this list, but more a side-scrolling beat-em-up, but it is certainly one of the best in its genre. Starring the Marvel character The Punisher, it also features S.H.I.E.L.D. There is a special Plasma Field skill, and the effects of this vary from character to character. With the exception of Rimgal and Kappah from the original game, all the other characters make an appearance, and there is a long list to choose from! The original returning characters are joined by an additional fourteen. The sequel to Star Gladiator, Plasma Sword is a 3D weapons based fighting game. If one of your characters die (this is also tag team), you lose the match. In this case itвЂ™s the ability to switch characters, but only standing within a special zone while pressing a special button. Yes, fighting games are all pretty much the same in a lot of respects, but most include a specific gameplay feature that sets them apart. This is the sequel to Savage Reign, and includes a number of returning characters from that game, as well as a couple of new characters, and again follows the storyline of King Leo and the Battle of the Beast God tournament (who comes up with these names?). Kizuna Encounter/Super Tag Battle (1996) SNK

This is the game that began the trend of CapcomвЂ™s ridiculous multi-franchise crossovers. Instead of the standard two out of three round format, each match consists of two-on-two battles. The style of gameplay is similar to Marvel Super Heroes, but with the added tag team feature. This was the first game to blend a tag team combat style with Street Fighter as well as incorporate the Marvel themed games. In comparison to the Street Fighter series, the controls are somewhat easier.

The game uses super deformed character designs and there are a number of cameos of characters from other Capcom games. Using characters from three different franchises, Street Fighter, Darkstalkers and Red Earth, this game consists of the usual fighting mechanic, but like the previous game on the list, you can also collect gems which can be used as power ups. Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix/Pocket Fighter (1997) Capcom The plot line is loosely based on the Infinity Gauntlet story, but as a fighting game you know it pretty much consists of villains and superheroes battling it out, in this case theyвЂ™re fighting for the Infinity Gems вЂ“ Power, Time, Reality, Soul, Space and Mind.ДЇighters gain increased abilities when using the gems in battle. The important thing to note here is that if you havenвЂ™t already become a MAME addictвЂ¦ what the hell is wrong with you? Go, go, go! Marvel Super Heroes (1995) Capcom Not, not much has changed over the years вЂ“ they still pwn the market. Honestly, there are just waaaaaay too many games for me to list all my favourites, so we decided to narrow it down to just ten of the best MAME fighting games youвЂ™ll find out there. The emulator was first released in 1997, but it now supports over seven thousand games. Yup, weвЂ™re talking old school Eighties and Nineties games played on an emulator or Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME).

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