for every Street Fighter and Mortal
Kombat there are a dozen forgotten gems
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down the top 10 forgotten by
ting games for this list we’ve picked
the top 10 hidden gems from the fighting
genre games that although they were
awesome upon release and might still be
fun aren’t remembered by most people for
whatever reasons number 10 king of the
monsters monster fights are a fairly
common premise in film made notorious by
McDonagh silla series but king of the
monsters was really the first game to
capitalize on the concept there is no
way to stop this much stuff king of the
monsters was basically a wrestling game
where power wires encircling the city
acted as ropes and you had to pin your
opponent for a three-count to win even
today it’s really satisfying to stomp
your way through the cities while
dueling with another monster plus the
graphics and sound are still pretty cool
number 9 battle arena toshinden series
with the success of Sega’s Virtua
Fighter games developers clamor to
capitalize on the emerging 3d fighter
genre battle arena toshinden though not
as fondly remembered as Virtua Fighter
deserves credit for introducing one of
the game’s most important innovations
the sidestep these were the first games
to truly allow you to move around in a
3d arena
the best in the series is toshinden 3
which refined for 3d weapons combat of
the previous entries while introducing a
huge playable roster with improved
gameplay and move execution
number eight
Bushido blade most fighting games are
about over-the-top characters dueling it
out in a fantasy universe and throwing
fireballs but not Bushido blade hunky
nebula Hey
in fact the gameplay in Bushido blade
may seem confusing or awkward at first
but this is meant to replicate a
realistic sword fight and one quick blow
to the head can end a fight immediately
strike an opponent in the leg and
they’ll go down hit their arm and they
can’t use a weapon clap ah once you get
the mechanics down
Bushido blade can be one of the most
rewarding experiences of all time
shailen up tonight number 7 time killers
in the early 90s there was nothing
hotter in the arcades than Mortal Kombat
and dozens of clones started to surface
time killers separated itself from the
pack with a unique story gameplay and
ludicrous amounts of blood fighters from
across history are gathered together by
Death himself to duel over immortality
you can attack with each individual limb
and chain together strong attacks which
eventually tear the arms off your
opponents it’s pretty gross but it’s
also pretty funny to witness a Viking
trying to headbutt you to death the only
version to make it to the home consoles
was a terrible Genesis port which may
explain why time killers didn’t stand
the test of time
number six power stone one of the
Dreamcast’s best titles power stone is
an innovative fighting game that blends
traditional mechanics with an open arena
style concept players can navigate
through the levels collecting power
stones and hitting each other with
weapons and objects found lying around
the stage if a player collects all of
the power stones they transform into a
super version of themselves and the real
fun begins Power Stone is cartoony
fast-paced and a lot of fun to play even
today think smash brothers in a 3d arena
and you’ll get the idea
number 5 clay fighter you either love
the clay fighter series or you hate it a
lot of people critique clay fighter over
its derivative gameplay and design yet
this game was meant to be a
tongue-in-cheek parody of the fighter
genre most fighting games take
themselves way too seriously and you
definitely can’t say that about clay
fighter which blended funny stop-motion
style characters and silly stages and
sound effects this game got by on its
charm and humor I mean who wouldn’t want
to beat up on an evil snowman while
playing his Elvis number for Saturday
night slam masters
combining wrestling gameplay with more
traditional fighting game mechanics
Capcom Saturday night slam masters is
one of the story publishers least-known
series it’s a shame because slam masters
is an extremely fun brawler with vibrant
graphics a cool aesthetic and simple yet
satisfying gameplay slam masters was one
of the first fighters to offer four
player matches which was totally badass
at the time it also features some of
Capcom’s most iconic characters as
playable fighters like Mike Haggar from
the final fight series number three get
root mark of the wolves
SNK ranks as one of the most legendary
developers alongside Capcom though most
well-known for their King of Fighters
series they also published the excellent
fatal fury series with guru being the
unofficial fourth entry
guru is simply put one of those polished
2d fighters ever made with awesome
character design beautiful graphics deep
and complicated gameplay and some of the
coolest special moves ever garu mark of
the wolves is a dream come true for
fighting game fans and stands the test
of time as a true classic of the genre
number two primal rage dinosaurs and
giant apes beating the crap out of each
other using amazingly gory finishing
moves and eating human worshippers
mid-battle to restore their health
what’s not to like primal rage is pretty
simplistic by today’s standards but in
1994 it took the foundation of one of
the most popular fighters ever Mortal
Kombat then blasted it into the
prehistoric age and somehow made things
even gory err I mean one of the
fatalities even involves you urinating
on your defeated foe monkeys peeing on
dinosaurs what a world we live in before
we unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
number one bloody roar series despite
never gathering the following of other
3d fighters like Tekken and Soul Calibur
Hudsons bloody roar series was
consistently awesome throughout all of
its entries which is this these games
Rock because they take fundamentally
sound fighting mechanics and combine
them with lots of innovative ideas most
notoriously the ability to transform
each character into a beast version
these games are so stylish and it’s a
shame that we may never see a version on
current consoles because seamlessly
switching from human to animal to lay a
beatdown was unforgettably badass
chances are that due to the nature of
this list we’ve forgotten a few of your
favorites
I see so let us know which of your
favorite fighting games don’t get any
love anymore
and for more ass-kicking top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
Kombat there are a dozen forgotten gems
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down the top 10 forgotten by
ting games for this list we’ve picked
the top 10 hidden gems from the fighting
genre games that although they were
awesome upon release and might still be
fun aren’t remembered by most people for
whatever reasons number 10 king of the
monsters monster fights are a fairly
common premise in film made notorious by
McDonagh silla series but king of the
monsters was really the first game to
capitalize on the concept there is no
way to stop this much stuff king of the
monsters was basically a wrestling game
where power wires encircling the city
acted as ropes and you had to pin your
opponent for a three-count to win even
today it’s really satisfying to stomp
your way through the cities while
dueling with another monster plus the
graphics and sound are still pretty cool
number 9 battle arena toshinden series
with the success of Sega’s Virtua
Fighter games developers clamor to
capitalize on the emerging 3d fighter
genre battle arena toshinden though not
as fondly remembered as Virtua Fighter
deserves credit for introducing one of
the game’s most important innovations
the sidestep these were the first games
to truly allow you to move around in a
3d arena
the best in the series is toshinden 3
which refined for 3d weapons combat of
the previous entries while introducing a
huge playable roster with improved
gameplay and move execution
number eight
Bushido blade most fighting games are
about over-the-top characters dueling it
out in a fantasy universe and throwing
fireballs but not Bushido blade hunky
nebula Hey
in fact the gameplay in Bushido blade
may seem confusing or awkward at first
but this is meant to replicate a
realistic sword fight and one quick blow
to the head can end a fight immediately
strike an opponent in the leg and
they’ll go down hit their arm and they
can’t use a weapon clap ah once you get
the mechanics down
Bushido blade can be one of the most
rewarding experiences of all time
shailen up tonight number 7 time killers
in the early 90s there was nothing
hotter in the arcades than Mortal Kombat
and dozens of clones started to surface
time killers separated itself from the
pack with a unique story gameplay and
ludicrous amounts of blood fighters from
across history are gathered together by
Death himself to duel over immortality
you can attack with each individual limb
and chain together strong attacks which
eventually tear the arms off your
opponents it’s pretty gross but it’s
also pretty funny to witness a Viking
trying to headbutt you to death the only
version to make it to the home consoles
was a terrible Genesis port which may
explain why time killers didn’t stand
the test of time
number six power stone one of the
Dreamcast’s best titles power stone is
an innovative fighting game that blends
traditional mechanics with an open arena
style concept players can navigate
through the levels collecting power
stones and hitting each other with
weapons and objects found lying around
the stage if a player collects all of
the power stones they transform into a
super version of themselves and the real
fun begins Power Stone is cartoony
fast-paced and a lot of fun to play even
today think smash brothers in a 3d arena
and you’ll get the idea
number 5 clay fighter you either love
the clay fighter series or you hate it a
lot of people critique clay fighter over
its derivative gameplay and design yet
this game was meant to be a
tongue-in-cheek parody of the fighter
genre most fighting games take
themselves way too seriously and you
definitely can’t say that about clay
fighter which blended funny stop-motion
style characters and silly stages and
sound effects this game got by on its
charm and humor I mean who wouldn’t want
to beat up on an evil snowman while
playing his Elvis number for Saturday
night slam masters
combining wrestling gameplay with more
traditional fighting game mechanics
Capcom Saturday night slam masters is
one of the story publishers least-known
series it’s a shame because slam masters
is an extremely fun brawler with vibrant
graphics a cool aesthetic and simple yet
satisfying gameplay slam masters was one
of the first fighters to offer four
player matches which was totally badass
at the time it also features some of
Capcom’s most iconic characters as
playable fighters like Mike Haggar from
the final fight series number three get
root mark of the wolves
SNK ranks as one of the most legendary
developers alongside Capcom though most
well-known for their King of Fighters
series they also published the excellent
fatal fury series with guru being the
unofficial fourth entry
guru is simply put one of those polished
2d fighters ever made with awesome
character design beautiful graphics deep
and complicated gameplay and some of the
coolest special moves ever garu mark of
the wolves is a dream come true for
fighting game fans and stands the test
of time as a true classic of the genre
number two primal rage dinosaurs and
giant apes beating the crap out of each
other using amazingly gory finishing
moves and eating human worshippers
mid-battle to restore their health
what’s not to like primal rage is pretty
simplistic by today’s standards but in
1994 it took the foundation of one of
the most popular fighters ever Mortal
Kombat then blasted it into the
prehistoric age and somehow made things
even gory err I mean one of the
fatalities even involves you urinating
on your defeated foe monkeys peeing on
dinosaurs what a world we live in before
we unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
number one bloody roar series despite
never gathering the following of other
3d fighters like Tekken and Soul Calibur
Hudsons bloody roar series was
consistently awesome throughout all of
its entries which is this these games
Rock because they take fundamentally
sound fighting mechanics and combine
them with lots of innovative ideas most
notoriously the ability to transform
each character into a beast version
these games are so stylish and it’s a
shame that we may never see a version on
current consoles because seamlessly
switching from human to animal to lay a
beatdown was unforgettably badass
chances are that due to the nature of
this list we’ve forgotten a few of your
favorites
I see so let us know which of your
favorite fighting games don’t get any
love anymore
and for more ass-kicking top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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