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?
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New Street Fighter IV Trailer
OMG. This could be the most epic Street Fighter IV trailer to date. It’s heavily stylized, but it gives you a great look into what you should expect from this fourth installment in the legendary fighting game franchise. Of the new characters, El Fuerte looks like he could be fun, but Crimson Rose is probably where it’s at. She’s kind of like Vice from the SNK family of fighting games.
Blanka’s super move looks positively brilliant, by the way. I’m actually starting to dig the over-the-top facial expressions and the highly stylized art style. Now we just have to wait for the home console versions to come out.
Source: TechEBlog
Fighting Games News Roundup
It’s been a little while since I’ve updated the world’s greatest fighting games blog, so I think that it’s only fair that we catch up on four of the biggest fighting game franchises that are set to see new versions in the next little while.
We heard that the Castlevania franchise would be making its way over to the Nintendo Wii, but we didn’t know that it was going to be a fighting game. A series of fresh screenshots have been released that give us a glimpse into Castlevania Judgment. I was never really into the Castlevania franchise, but now that it’s got a 3D fighting game, I may have to learn the backgrounds on some of these awesome-looking characters.
A steady flow of news has been slowly trickling out surrounding Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. From what we hear, Ed Boon will make sure that the Mortal Kombat characters will still do fatalities, as will the DC villains, but the superheroes — like Batman and Superman — will offer something more akin to brutalities. It has also been revealed that Flash will be in the game, running circles around the competition. Now we’ve just go to wonder if they’ll allow for the decapitation of Superman. I doubt it. I started to lose interest in Mortal Kombat after it went 3D.
The character selection screen for Soul Calibur IV on the Xbox 360 has been leaked, giving us a direct look at Darth Vader and the rest of the SCIV crew. Oh, and contrary to earlier rumors, God of War’s Kratos will not be making an appearance.
The Legend of Chun-Li is still in production, but it seems that another Street Fighter movie is in the works as well. I’m not sure how official it is, but The Legend of Hadouken looks to be a lot more interesting than Kristen Kreuk (sorry fanboys). This movie (trailer above) follows the story of Ken and Ryu.
