Which fighting game to get (360) :S

Goldfingers · 23 Jan 2012 at 19:03

Complete noob at fighting games, played street fighter before which i liked but then mortal combat looks very cool, and I hear soul caliber and tekken are good too?

Basically which is the one to go for purely for online play and the odd bit of split screen stuff?

Drunzer · 23 Jan 2012 at 19:53

The most recent Mortal Kombat game isn't a bad game but it has awful net code so stay away from that if you're looking purely for online play, I can't comment on Tekken 6 as I got bored of it after a few weeks and traded it. Soul Calibur V is out in a few weeks so you could hold off for that. If I were you right now I would take a look at:

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3
King of Fighters XIII

The net code for all of them is pretty decent, just keep in mind if you're very new to fighting games it can be very tough online at first until you learn your fundamentals and start getting your bread and butter combos down. You should swing by the Street Fighter thread we have on here, a lot of experienced players in there who are happy to answer any questions you have.

Streeteh · 23 Jan 2012 at 19:54

SSF:IV AE for a beginner imo. Wonderful game, i really should try getting back into it!

Nitefly · 23 Jan 2012 at 20:02

What's the arcade edition? Has this been re-released again?!

Drunzer · 23 Jan 2012 at 20:46

A new version came out around last summer, they actually released another update called Arcade Edition 2012 in December but that was a free download.

GTO656 · 23 Jan 2012 at 20:51

Yes I also recommend Super Street Fighter 4 Arcade Edition, very good

Alrik · 23 Jan 2012 at 21:19

Nitefly said:
What's the arcade edition? Has this been re-released again?!

The Japanese arcades get updated versions of the game every so often, so they released the update as DLC i.e. Arcade Edition. So far It's gone like this (I think):

SF4 (Full retail game) > SSF4 (Discounted retail game @ £25) > Arcade Edition (DLC 1200 MS points, but it also got a cheap retail release too) > Arcade Edition 2012 (Free update)

It is a lot of releases of the same game, but people would instead be complaining if they never released the arcade updates.

Kreeeee · 23 Jan 2012 at 21:36

Sfiv if you are very new to fighting games, if not there are a lot better games out there like tekken 6, mvc3, sfiihdr, kof and blazblue.

elrasho · 23 Jan 2012 at 22:00

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

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vian_siu · 24 Jan 2012 at 08:25

ssf4 if it is only online, because it has the most players, although it is not that good of a fighting game. hdr and umvc3 are much much better games.

Nitefly · 24 Jan 2012 at 12:07

I must say, I'm very tempted with SF4 just to annoy everyone on here with fireball spam

Is it still popular?

Drunzer · 24 Jan 2012 at 12:10

Nitefly said:
I must say, I'm very tempted with SF4 just to annoy everyone on here with fireball spam

Is it still popular?

Very =) Go on, add to basket!

Nitefly · 24 Jan 2012 at 12:13

I have a ps3 though

What alternative controller device thingy would be worth grabbing?

Drunzer · 24 Jan 2012 at 12:54

Well I won't lie XBL probably is the place to be for fighting games but that's not to say the PSN scene is weak by any means there are some very good players about, some people on here would have you believe PSN is terrible for fighting online but that's simply not the case. XBL is better but PSN is fine aswell, I play SSFIV: AE2012 on both XBL and PSN so if you want a game on PSN just add me or drop me a message.

EDIT - Forgot about your controller question, the PS3 pad is actually pretty good for fighting games I'd rather have it over any of the Madcatz fightpads. The only pad I can think of that would be better would be a PS2 pad through a converter, I used to play on pad but bought an Arcade Stick about 6 months ago and haven't looked back.

Dark_Angel · 24 Jan 2012 at 13:50

Nitefly said:
I have a ps3 though

What alternative controller device thingy would be worth grabbing?

I've got a mad catz arcade stick - they're very good. But usually end up using the normal PS3 pad.

Overmostheads · 24 Jan 2012 at 13:53

SSF4: AE is my favourite right now..

Soon Street Fighter x Tekken will be out and everyone will play that so that too

Overmostheads · 24 Jan 2012 at 13:56

vian_siu said:
ssf4 if it is only online, because it has the most players, although it is not that good of a fighting game. hdr and umvc3 are much much better games.

I disagree, I think UMVC3 is ** Please fully star out swearies ** so it's irrelevant making statments like this

Drunzer · 24 Jan 2012 at 13:59

Overmostheads said:
Soon Street Fighter x Tekken will be out and everyone will play that so that too

My interest for that game has gone up and down over the last few months but it's at an all time high right now, can't wait =)

Overmostheads · 24 Jan 2012 at 14:18

It all basically depends on the gem system for me, if there's a clear advantage in paying for gems then I will not bother. Pay 2 win is such a ridiculous concept... I'm sure it won't be that bad though. Guile / Dhalsim or Yoshimitsu / Dhalsim will be my team though

ps3ud0 · 24 Jan 2012 at 22:10

Whats the opinion on SF3 compared to arse-hard HDR and noob-friendly (S)SF4? Im far more on the noob side! Wish more people from here played them on the PS3 - Im crap but least I might get some help getting better

ps3ud0