It wasn’t the best year for fighting games to be honest. 2015 thankfully should be different and a lot more jam packed. Mortal Kombat, Tekken, and yes, Street Fighter V (oh calm down already Geoff!), will crowd the genre once more. That doesn’t mean there weren’t standout titles this year though. Who er… punched better than the other?
And the winner is…Super Smash Bros!
Forget your traditional fighters, Super Smash Bros is all about fun! It’s the same game as previous iterations. Except it has a ton of polish, new content, and one heck of a roster of fighters from Nintendo’s vast libraries. That and the game looks gorgeous (not quite Crysis, but sexy nonetheless) and runs stupidly smooth on both the 3DS and Wii U. There is not single hiccup or any inclination of lag to be spotted.
It may be a fun brawler on the surface, but it’s also surprisingly deep. There are only a handful of possible input commands and moves from each character, yet they all feel completely different. Mastering them all and playing offline and online (which works, surprisingly) across the plethora of game modes will keep any gamer busy for a very, VERY long time!
Honourable Mentions:
Guilty Gear Xrd
Last Updated: December 19, 2014
ReaperOfSquirrels
December 19, 2014 at 14:03
Called it
Dutch Matrix
December 19, 2014 at 14:04
Fighting Kittens… Hmmmm… Now there is a game I would sink HOURS into…
Alien Emperor Trevor
December 19, 2014 at 14:07
I don’t know. I think it would get boring quite quickly. Pretty sure I only need to punch a kitten once or twice before beating it.
Dutch Matrix
December 19, 2014 at 14:10
Sigh…. “Hello my name is Trevor and I like Uwe Boll movies…” 😛
Hammersteyn
December 19, 2014 at 14:14
I bet the parents of Uwe Boll beats him for every movie he makes.
Dutch Matrix
December 19, 2014 at 14:18
I think his parents disavows any knowledge of his birth. They changed their name to McShits and went to live in a cave in Pakistan.
Hammersteyn
December 19, 2014 at 14:18
lol
Hammersteyn
December 19, 2014 at 14:12
What about Killer Instinct season 7? 😛
Hammersteyn
December 19, 2014 at 14:15
Yoh, keep the gloves up Mario. Poor Bowser wont walk right after that.
Dutch Matrix
December 19, 2014 at 14:34
I think even Scorpion winced from that…
CAE9872
December 19, 2014 at 14:15
WRONG!!! Lazygamer (Gavin Manion) vs MSSA (Colin Whatshisface)
[personally speaking of course]
Hammersteyn
December 19, 2014 at 14:15
Fight was rigged.
CAE9872
December 19, 2014 at 14:16
So is every fighting game!