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Let's talk 4-way fighting games
- Thread starter stargateheaven
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All day urr day. Too bad the player base died hella fast and there's no local multi.
To quote Terminator..."And maybe it'll be enough if you know that in the few hours we had together we loved a lifetime's worth." Fucking loved Anarchy Reigns and the short time that its online thrived was fan-bloody-tastic. It's truly a shame it doesn't have local MP as I could at least play the shit out of it with some mates (could make a nice stand in for Melee)
That soundtrack is just...damn goood.
I'm surprised at how much Powerstone 1 holds up. I think it holds up better than 2 mainly because in 2 the arenas get too big and the camera zooms way too far back for the game to be as fun as it could be.
But a Powerstone 3 with online and 4 players in tighter more focused arenas would be spectacular as a DD title for $15-$20.
Allow for bots and local multi too for when the community eventually dies off.
But a Powerstone 3 with online and 4 players in tighter more focused arenas would be spectacular as a DD title for $15-$20.
Allow for bots and local multi too for when the community eventually dies off.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
the clash of ninja series has your back, actual good games.
Master Thespian
Member
I am I going to have to be the guy to always bring up Urban Rei--
One of my favorite PS2 games. There's a ton of variety in gameplay designs and a good amount of depth in the game. I think a game like this could blow up in the tournament scene, mostly due to the team aspect. It's also entertaining and easy to understand for spectators
insignia16
Member
All day urr day. Too bad the player base died hella fast and there's no local multi.
Dat title screen music be bumpin'!
NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
I prefer 2-player, but this game is really fun.
Power Stone 2 is the greatest local multiplayer game of all time.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
It also has one of my favorite combo videos
A clusterfuck, but a fun one.
One of the best.
Yes. I had a lot of fun with this, outside of the obvious mentions like Smash and Powerstone.
Also Bleach DS series, Blade of Fate/Yoruichi for life!
This, smash, and power stones are amazing games.
The Naruto ones are surprisingly deep as well.
MomoPufflet
Member
I can't believe they never made another Power Stone game. Such great gameplay, art direction and polish. It seemed like it could have really caught on too. Such a shame.
A few of my favourites have already been mentioned (like Kung Fu Chaos) so here are some others that don't seem to have been mentioned yet.
People have already pointed out Jump Super Stars and its sequel Jump Ultimate Stars, so I thought I would give this a mention. J-Stars Victory Vs. is sort of similar to War of the Monsters in that 4 way fights are possible, though there can only be two human players locally. That said the online does allow 4 human players fighting at once.
Unlike its DS counterparts, this is on a console (PS3), it's a 3D game and the cast and overall content is probably going to be less than the Jump Stars games. It also hasn't released yet and may not be announced for the West but on the plus you'll be able to import it because of no region locking at least.
This was sort of 4 way; IIRC you could set up 4 way fights though you could only have two human players unfortunately. It's still a fun game, I guess you could basically sum it up as 3D Rampage, except with more characters and it's more focused with you beating the other players.
People have already pointed out Jump Super Stars and its sequel Jump Ultimate Stars, so I thought I would give this a mention. J-Stars Victory Vs. is sort of similar to War of the Monsters in that 4 way fights are possible, though there can only be two human players locally. That said the online does allow 4 human players fighting at once.
Unlike its DS counterparts, this is on a console (PS3), it's a 3D game and the cast and overall content is probably going to be less than the Jump Stars games. It also hasn't released yet and may not be announced for the West but on the plus you'll be able to import it because of no region locking at least.
This is a straight up Smash clone. It's also available for PS3, 360 and Wii. It's not that great to play but it has quite a bit of fanservice.
This wasn't a full Smash clone (IIRC you had health bars, and no damage system but similar platforming style), ring outs (and ring out effect) and it was also made by the same team (I think). I don't remember it being that fun.
GAF is already pretty familiar with this but I might as well post it. Rather than be a Smash clone, it tried to do its own thing though YMMV as opposed to whether that was a good or bad thing.
I've never played this before but it seems to be only accessed through PSN.
flamingotripod
Member
It saddens me that devs stopped making good 4 player fighting games except SSB. These games have the best multiplayer local and online
This was my fav:
Word.
Tho, aside from that awful PS1 title, this is where it began for me:
stargateheaven
Member
is there any official word why? because wtf capcom!! i remember it being popular back then.. seems like the perfect time to at least run HD remasters of 1 or 2 on PSN and XBL..
the director is Hideaki Itsuno. He also co-directed RIVAL SCHOOLS. DMC 2 3 and 4 and "planned" sf alpha. <3 he still works at capcom according to wikipedia. also, he's on twitter..
I still need to pick this one up as it's region free, BTW does it have system link like it's 1vs1 XBLA bretheren?
It does have system link.
like anarchy reigns should have :/
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Towerfall is the most fun I've had in a local multiplayer game since Goldeneye:
