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12 Most Violent Video Games Ever
You know, when I heard about someone putting together a list of the most violent video games ever made, I assumed that a few fighting games were going to make the list. Time Killers is pretty gruesome. Primal Rage could be pretty violent too.
But no. Of the 12 titles mentioned on a list from an Online Degree site of all places, just one is a fighting game. You can probably guess which one that is. It just goes to show you. All this attention that Mortal Kombat got for his blood and gore… it colored an entire genre (in crimson!), even though it’s not really representative of others in the fighting game genre. Think about Virtua Fighter and even Street Fighter. Yeah, there’s fighting, but it’s not that violent.
Anyhow, the full list can be found here. Agree? Disagree?
Fighting Games on Nintendo DS
Seriously, why are there almost no fighting games on the Nintendo DS? The six-button layout makes it perfect for Street Fighter, so why haven’t they stepped up to the plate to satiate our desire for mobile fighting games? Yes, we got Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, but I want MK2, damn it…
This omission is terribly unfortunate, seeing how the DS Lite effectively has the same controller as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, a classic home console that was home to an abundance of fighting games. The SNES was around during the golden age of fighting games, when everyone was trying their hardest to usurp Street Fighter II. We were treated to great games like Killer Instinct and Mortal Kombat, as well as some lesser-known titles like TMNT: Tournament Fighters and ClayFighter.
So, let me ask you: where are my DS fighting games?
Anyways, I explore this issue a little further at Mobile Magazine. Click here to check out the rest of the article.
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