Fighting video games

I imagine a day when the controller we use to play a fighting video game will be more realistic. I know that Modern Warfare 2 has new controller peripherals that look like combat equipment, just like Wii has their motion controller and boxing gloves. Some day in the future of fighting video games, we will be sparring live with other players in real time using real looking guns and we will experience total immersion in the video game arena. I look forward to that day but meanwhile, the realism of the fighting game experience is improving by leaps and bounds.

What are your favorite fighting video games and first-person shooter games? Add them to the comments of this post.

Here are some of my favorite fighting and shooter games out there to date:

1. Tekken 6

2. Mortal Combat 2

3. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

4. Battlefield Bad Company 2

5. UFC Undisputed 2010

6. Halo 3 and Halo Reach

7. Dante’s Inferno ( this one’s really hard)

8. Fight Night Round 4

9. Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway

10. Rainbow 6 Vegas 2

Now I know there are people who think that fighting video games and other violent video games cause unhealthy and violent behavior in children but I think that’s a bunch of hogwash. If anything, it allows people to release pent up frustrations. When we were kids we used to wrestle and play war games in the field behind our house and no one ever talked about that leading us to violence.  Movies and sports are full of violence and I believe that there’s something about the nature of humans that attracts us to these kinds of activities. Fighting video games are another extension of this trait we have.

What are some of you favorite fighting video games and first-person shooter games? Please tell my readers in the comments to this post.

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This game sports 41 fighters in total, so there are many characters to chose from. Many of the old fighters are pretty much the same with the exception of a few twists and most have at least one new combat move. Their damage control has also been reduced and some of their features have been modified. And as different as they may seem, they really are just the same fighters they used to be.

With six new characters to the match there is some new blood to mix with the old!

These new fighters all offers something unique and range from female to male.  If you want to practice your game first, you can try the practice mode. This part of the game will not show you things you will only learn when you are actually playing the game, but it will show you how to refine your skills. It will also explain to you about timing for buttons, direction press and defence moves, It will also show you how to set up attacks and identify moves. You can stay in this section for as long as you need to, so that when you begin the game, you are well prepared.

Some cons to this game include things like playing in a distracting world. There is a lot going on in each level, from helicopters crashing to jets whizzing by and then there are these strange barn yard animals that leap all about making odd noises. And because the sound in the game is so crystal clear in quality, it can make it too distracting while you are playing. For example; when you are in the middle of a fight and a wounded donkey wonders by you making loud noises, you might be tempted to take your eyes off the fight for a second and then you lose, feeling a bit ripped off.

Some also claim that the loading times are too slow. When you are waiting for a match to load or for characters to load on to the screen there can be a long stand still. This can be derailing for many video game fans who just want to play!

While the graphics look amazing and the characters` details are refined, most of the characters skin looks waxy and fake. It was also noted that some fans were disappointed that there isn`t a two player mode when you are offline.

Tekken 6 is a fine game for all gamers alike who love a solid fighting game. This game is well loved because it has lots of characters to select from and each different character can bring forth a whole different kind of fight. There are also so many moves to discover and identify with that literally the fights could go on endlessly. There are some great new ways to prolong damaging fight combos and tricky encounters combined with insane game play that make this game an awesome addition to the five before it.
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For serious gamers this is the super bowl of fighting video games and EVO´s 2010 event looks like the biggest ever.

This year, EVO will host a competition featuring the highly anticipated Super Street Fighter IV along with Tekken 6, Tatsunoko VS. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Marvel vs Capcom 2, and a final game to be decided by the players’ own vote.  As a part of its 10-year fighting tradition, EVO is an open competition that accepts all challengers.  If you have the skills, all are welcome to accept the challenge and take the title.

Book your tickets to Las Vegas and be part of the hottest, biggest and baddest fighting game party in the world!

This year´s line-up of Fighting Games will be:

* Super Street Fighter IV
* Tekken 6
* Super Street Fighter IV Females
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
* BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
* Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars
* Player’s Choice

To vote for the final EVO 2010 game

EVO Registration Page

For more information, click here

These are your EVO 2009 winners:

Street Fighter IV
1) Daigo Umehara (Ryu)
2) Justin Wong (Rufus, Balrog, Abel)
3) Ed Ma (Akuma, Zangief)
4) Sanford “Santhrax” Kelly (Akuma, Cammy)
5) Long “ShadyK” Tran (Akuma)
5) Eduardo “Vvv scrub” Perez-frangie (Balrog, E.Honda)
7) Takashi “Dan from Japan” Hukushi (Ryu)
7) Ricky Ortiz (Rufus)

SSF2T HD Remix
1) Hung “Afro Legends” Nguyen (Balrog, Dee Jay)
2) John Choi (Ryu)
3) Damien “Damdai” Dailidenas (Ken, Zangief)
4) Graham Wolfe (Balrog)
5) David Sirlin (Fei Long, Cammy, M.Bison)
5) Louis “Thelo” Paquin (E.Honda)
7) Alex “CaliPower” Valle (Ryu)
7) Alex “Sin” Salguero (Dhalsim)

Marvel vs Capcom 2
1) Sanford “Santhrax” Kelly
2) Justin Wong
3) Michael “IFC Yipes” Mendoza
4) Bill “Deus” Wellman
5) Marc “Madbooface” Ansay
5) SooMighty (Magneto/Storm/Psylocke)
7) Jay “Ytwojay” Son (Magneto/Storm/Psylocke)
7) Erik “SmoothViper” Arroyo

SF3 3rd Strike 2-on-2 Teams
1) Justin Wong (Chun Li) and Issei Suzuki (Yun)
2) Jimmy “Emphynaps” Tran (Urien) and Rommel (Yang)
3) Mark “Mopreme” Rogoyski (Ryu) and Ryan “Fubarduck” Harvey (Chun Li)
4) Alex “CaliPower” Valle (Ken) and J.R. Rodriguez (Akuma)
5) Lee Cephas (Dudley) and Starboy (Ken)
5) Amir (Chun Li) and Thomas (Ibuki)
7) Mike “Mike Z” Zaimont (Makoto) and Sanchez (Alex)
7) Hsien Chang (Yun) and Ricky Ortiz (Chun Li)

Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core Plus
1) Latif (Eddie)
2) Marn (Eddie, Jam)
3) FlashMetroid (May)
4) Hellmonkey (Baiken)
5) Elvenshadow (Faust)
5) Senkei (Faust)
7) Wuku (Testament)
7) Joe Higashi (Chipp)

Soul Calibur 4
1) malek (Ivy)
2) KDZaster (Cassandra, Astaroth)
3) thugish_pond (Amy, Hilde)
4) Ceirnian (Hilde)
5) Omega (Zasalamel, Nightmare)
5) RTD (Hilde)
7) AlphaMale (Voldo)
7) Dreamkiller (Amy)

Street Fighter IV Regional Team Exhibition
1) Team East Coast
2) Team Wildcard
3) Team Southwest
3) Team SoCal
5) Team Midwest
5) Team Northwest
5) Team Southeast
5) Team NorCal

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Successfully total the indicated task in Circumstance Marketing campaign mode to unlock the corresponding stage:

Arena: Successfully total Southern Woodlands.

Kigan Island: In Abyss Gate on the Hard difficulty, beat a man with straw hat, take his items, then exit to the world map.

Mishima Industries, Biotech Study Station Ruins: Go correct at the first junction in Seahorse Grand Hotel. Then, defeat the Kangeroo, and complete the stage.

Nightmare Train: Successfully total Azazel’s Temple, Central Corridor.

Subterranean Pavilion: Effectively total 16th Archaeological Expedition’s Excavation Site on the Difficult difficulty.

# Bonus arena characters

Effectively complete the indicated task in Circumstance Campaign mode to unlock the corresponding character in Arena form:

Anna: Defeat her in G Corporation, Millennium Tower.

Armour King: Beat him in Lost Cemetery.

Asuka: Beat her in Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts Dojo.

Baek: Beat him in West Coast Canal Industrial Complex.

Bob: Beat him in Central District, 11th Avenue.

Bruce: Defeat him in G Secutiry Service, Operations Headquarters.

Bryan: Beat him in Southern Woodlands.

Christie: Beat her in Seahorse Grand Hotel.

Devil Jin: Beat him in Nightmare Train.

Dragunov: Defeat him in container Terminal 7.

Eddy: Defeat him in Tekken Force 4th Special Forces Operation Group Compound.

Feng: Beat him in Deserted Temple.

Ganryu: Beat him in Aranami Stable.

Hwoarang: Beat him in Industrial Highway 357.

Heihachi: Beat him in Mshima Estate.

Jack-6: Beat him in Container Terminal 3.

Jin: Beat him in Azazel’s Temple, Central Corridor.

Julia: Defeat all enemies in G Science and Technology, Research Building Three.

Kazuya: Beat him in G Corporation, Millennium Tower Heliport.

King: Defeat him with Marduk in Mixed Martial Arts Gym “Wild Kingdom”.

Kuma or Panda: Defeat Kuma in North Nature Park.

Law: Defeat him in West District, Chinatown.

Lee: Beat him in Violet Systems.

Lei: Defeat all enemies in ICPO Branch Office.

Leo: Beat it in 16th Archaeological Expedition’s Excavation Site.

Lili: Defeat her in Queen’s Harbour.

Marduk: Beat him with King in Mixed Martial Arts Gym “Wild Kingdom”.

Miguel: Defeat him in South Bay Warehouse Area.

Mokujin: Beat it in Subterranean Pavillion.

Nina: Defeat her in Mishima Zaibatsu, Central Subway Line.

Paul: Beat him in West District, 13th Avenue.

Raven: Beat him in Secret Underground Passage.

Roger Jr.: Beat it in Mishima Industries, Biotech Study Station Ruins.

Steve: Defeat him in Abyss Gate.

Wang: Beat him in Fujian Tulou.

Xiaoyu: Defeat her in Mishima Polytechnic.

Yoshimitsu: Defeat him in Kigan Island.

Zafina: Beat all enemies in Mystic’s Village.

# Medium and Hard modes

Effectively complete Azazel’s Temple, Central Corridor in Scenario Campaign mode to unlock the Medium and Hard difficulties.

# Comic Effect

Effectively total Scenario Marketing campaign mode to unlock the English and Japanese Comic Effect in Customization form.

# Choosing victory pose

Just before the victory sequence appears when the match ends, hold [Left Punch[[]|]|[]|], [Right Punch[[]|]|[]|], [Left Kick[[]|]|[]|] or [Right Kick[[]|]|[]|] to choose a pose. Note: Not all characters have the same number of alternate poses.

# Weapon moves

Carry out one from the following moves to use the corresponding weapon:

Very first weapon: Press [Right Punch[[]|]|[]|] [Left Kick[[]|]|[]|] [Right Kick[[]|]|[]|].

Naginata (female characters): Press [Left Punch[[]|]|[]|] [Left Kick[[]|]|[]|] [Right Kick[[]|]|[]|].

Second weapon: Press [Left Punch[[]|]|[]|] [Right Punch[[]|]|[]|] [Right Kick[[]|]|[]|].

Sledgehammer (male characters): Press [Left Punch[[]|]|[]|] [Left Kick[[]|]|[]|] [Right Kick[[]|]|[]|].

# Rage effects

Get the pursuing Roulette result for the corresponding kind of rage:

Black Rage: 1x Roulette

White Rage: 2x Roulette

Yellow Rage: 3x Roulette

Lightning Rage: 4x Roulette

Ice Rage: 5x Roulette

Fire Rage: 6x Roulette

# Simple “No Crucial For Me” trophy

Perform the Millennium Tower stage. You will be asked if you would like to use Nancy, the giant robot from Arcade form. Select “No”, and effectively total the stage to get the “No Crucial For Me” trophy.

# Trophies

Effectively complete one from the following tasks to get a trophy:

Give Your Fists a Rest (Bronze): Beat an enemy utilizing a weapon in Scenario Campaign form.

Night at the Movies (Bronze): Unlock a movie in Circumstance Campaign mode.

Treasure Amateur (Bronze): Collect 50 treasures in Circumstance Campaign form.

Treasure Enthusiast (Bronze): Collect 100 treasures in Scenario Marketing campaign mode.

Enemy Hunting Amateur (Bronze): Defeat 300 enemies in Circumstance Marketing campaign mode.

Enemy Hunting Enthusiast (Bronze): Defeat 1000 enemies in Scenario Campaign form.

Playing With Fire (Bronze): Beat 100 enemies using the Flamethrower in Scenario Marketing campaign mode.

Heavy Artillery (Bronze): Defeat 100 enemies using the Gatling Gun in Circumstance Campaign mode.

Ready for Action (Bronze): Pick up 300 health recovery items in Scenario Marketing campaign mode.

Brute Force (Bronze): Beat 100 enemies using the Lead Pipe in Scenario Campaign form.

Thirsty Fighter (Bronze): Pick up 50 drink items in Circumstance Campaign mode.

Crate Breaker (Bronze): Destroy 100 wooden crates in Circumstance Campaign form.

Alien Hunter (Bronze): Defeat 10 aliens in Circumstance Marketing campaign mode.

King of the Hill (Bronze): Knock 10 enemies in the water in Scenario Campaign mode.

A Friend in Need (Bronze): Rescue your downed partner 3 times in Scenario Campaign mode (single player).

Combo Amateur (Bronze): Perform a 10 chain combo in Scenario Campaign form.

Combo Enthusiast (Bronze): Perform a 30 chain combo in Circumstance Marketing campaign mode.

Upgraded Assistant (Bronze): Upgrade Alisa towards the highest possible level.

What’s So Special About It? (Bronze): Acquire the Specific Flag in Circumstance Campaign form.

Learning is Fun (Bronze): Obvious the tutorial stage in Circumstance Campaign mode.

Moving On Up (Bronze): Win a Ranked Match in Online mode.

No Pressure (Bronze): Win a Player Match in On the web mode.

Fighting Amateur (Bronze): Play 3 matches in Online form.

Fighting Enthusiast (Bronze): Play 10 matches in On the web mode.

Arcade Addict (Bronze): Obvious the Arcade Battle in Offline form.

Team Toppler (Bronze): Defeat 3 teams in Team Battle in Offline mode.

Survival of the Fittest (Bronze): Earn 10 consecutive wins in Survival in Offline form.

Practice Makes Perfect (Bronze): Inflict a total of 1000 damage in Practice in Offline form.

Ghost Vanquisher (Bronze): Defeat 30 Ghosts.

Love That Cash (Bronze): Collect more than 5,000,000 G.

Item Connoisseur (Silver): Obtain a Rank S Item in Scenario Marketing campaign mode.

Treasure Master (Silver): Collect 200 treasures in Circumstance Marketing campaign mode.

Enemy Hunting Master (Silver): Beat 2000 enemies in Scenario Marketing campaign mode.

Scenario Expert (Silver): Obvious all of the stages in Scenario Marketing campaign form.

Combo Master (Silver): Perform a 50 chain combo in Scenario Campaign mode.

Fighting Master (Silver): Play 30 matches in Online mode.

Machine Crusher (Silver): Defeat NANCY-MI847J.

No Key For Me (Gold): Clear the Millennium Tower stage without the boot-up crucial in Scenario Campaign form.

Gallery Completionist (Gold): Total the Gallery.

Additionally, there are eleven secret trophies:

Friend or Foe? (Bronze): Reunite with your ally in Scenario Marketing campaign Mode.

Locate the Target (Bronze): Learn the whereabouts of Heihachi Mishima in Scenario Campaign Form.

It’s All Coming Back to Me (Bronze): Recover your memory in Circumstance Marketing campaign Mode.

The Key to Victory (Bronze): Obtain the boot-up key in Scenario Marketing campaign Form.

That’s No Hero (Bronze): Beat the Hero in Scenario Marketing campaign Mode.

The Destroyer Has Fallen (Bronze): Defeat the Destroyer of Worlds in Scenario Campaign Form.

Showdown (Silver): Win the final battle in Scenario Campaign Form.

What a Nightmare (Silver): Obvious the Nightmare Train stage in Circumstance Marketing campaign Mode.

Wooden Warrior (Silver): Obvious the Subterranean Pavilion stage in Scenario Marketing campaign Mode.

Eastern Explorer (Silver): Clear the Kigan Island stage in Scenario Marketing campaign Form.

Tekken Fanatic (Platinum): Complete all other objectives.

The best part about Tekken 6 is that the game play is still simple enough that anyone can play but it is nowhere close to being a button-masher . Once again, there are really only four buttons you need to worry about: one assigned to each limb of your character. With two punches, two kicks and then basic movement, almost anyone can pick up a controller and start mashing away to execute some basic attacks but for the more experienced gamers there’s a surprisingly deep system underneath the simple interface.  There are all types of things you can do to make you more of a strategic fighter to beat even the best fighters out there.  Some of these things that prevent this great game from being a button masher is the ability to do such things as parries, counters, juggles, wall hits and more.

One of the new changes to Tekken 6 is that you no longer have to constantly back up to defend yourself from your opponents’ fierce attacks.  This really changes up the way your defense works.   There are also a few more fighters joining the adventure that is Tekken. This is a great buy for any fighting game fans out there. It is one of the most notable fighting games out there and with more and more great quality games it shall remain that way.