Wii's best beat 'em ups
The Wii has churned out a great many fighting games in recent history. Let's take a look at five of the best and separate the good from the bad.
#5: Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
2D fighters a thing of the past? Certainly not! This title proves there's life in the old genre yet. Though the game's anime-style characters can be over-the-top in appearance and nature, the goofiness only adds to the fun. Just be sure to hook up a Gamecube or Classic controller. The action is just too frantic and fast-paced to be handled with waggle without injuring yourself.
#4: Naruto: Clash of Ninja: Revolution 2
Viewed as something of an expansion on Naruto's first outing on the Gamecube, Naruto: Clash of Ninja: Revolution 2 brings the action to the Wii, and a host of welcome additions with it.
The ability to use use hand signs to built up energy without even attacking, as well as being able to wrap a exploding spell scroll around a kunai knife before throwing it (resulting in a successful "letter bomb") are very welcome additions, although partly because they simply should have been there in the first place.
In any case, it's certainly a worthy installment in the series, and deserves to be checked out, especially if one has not played the first, and even more so if one is a fan of Naruto.
#3: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
The success of Mortal Kombat has always been down to one thing: violence. Since the release of the first ever game in the series, Mortal Kombat has consistently pushed the boundaries on video game violence, and doesn't look set to relent with this offering.
Viewed as the final true Mortal Kombat game using the current universe and characters, Armageddon boasts over 60 kombatants as every single character since the first ever game make their appearance for the final showdown. Throw in a couple of cute side games and you have yourself a commendable gaming package.
#2: DragonBall Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
The latest and best Tenkaichi game also happens to be simply one of the best fighting games on the Wii yet. The reason for this becomes clear when you understand the nature of the game play.
The real beauty of this game is in the multiplayer option, which sees over 200, yes 200, playable characters available to enter the fray, each with their own set of skills and moves, definitely no mean feat!
The 3-D open-stage battles make this the future of fighting. There are so many things to do and places to be in each stage, (not to mention the amount of characters you can be) it's highly improbable for the exact same thing to happen twice. Talk about replayability!
1#: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The latest game in this hugely popular series returns with a number of new additions and innovations, not least of ehich is the 'final smash' function. Each character has one, an ultimate attack which can be activated by breaking the "Smash Ball" when it floats onstage. Brawl could be compared to Guilty Gear, only with slightly more realistic visual effects and attacks. But what really makes Smash Bros. so unique is it's fighters, which are based on renowned video game characters. Want to see Solid Snake beat up Sonic the Hedgehog? Then look no further!
Offering all this and much, much more, Brawl offers massive replayability and fun, without going over the top on the violence.