If you are looking for a new video game to play, why don’t you take a look at our list of the 7 easiest fighting games to get into? It is always fun to kick someone’s ass in a video game, and you won’t waste your money on a wrong game.
Fighting games became extremely popular in the late ’80s and through the ’90s thanks to the arcades. Everyone that considers themselves even an occasional gamer has had a chance to play a few rounds of Street Fighter or The King of Fighters. Street Fighter II especially contributed to the rise of the genre, introducing special moves and attacks. The fighting games like you know them today wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for this game. The others franchises like Mortal Kombat, the King of Fighters and Virtua Fighter followed the successful recipe, with each franchise getting their audience. If you want to know the top earners in the gaming industry, check out our list of 10 Best-Selling Video Game Franchises of All Time.
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After the arcades, consoles took the role of the main gaming system for fighting games. That saw the emergence of some other franchises like Tekken, Dead or Alive and Soul. Tekken especially contributed as a selling point of PlayStation One. Then, in the late ’90s and beginning of ’00s, the popularity of fighting games begin to fade. Arcade scene was still alive, but elsewhere, fighting games began to lose audience due to their ever increasing complexity. Just when everyone thought there is no saving the genre, Street Fighter stepped once again and introduced the genre to a new audience while playing on the card of nostalgia with older gamers. Other franchises jumped on the bandwagon and now fighting games are in once again. Capcom recognized the potential of eSports and is trying to brand its new installment Street Fighter V as a true eSport material with an ongoing Capcom Pro Tour that faces the players all over the world against each other. For example, the game’s final Capcom Cup 2016 tournament will be worth almost $500,000 in prizes. SNK Playmore hopes to do the same thing with The King of Fighters XIV launching supporting program for tournament organizers.
Let’s say you want to get into the fighting games but don’t want to spend few months on getting all the moves and button combinations right. You want an easy, user-friendly fighting game? Good, our list of the 7 easiest fighting games to get into has just that. There will be something for everyone. Let’s take a look then.
7. Injustice: Gods Among Us
If you are a DC fan (greetings fellow Marvel haters), then this is a game you have to own. It is a 2D fighter that gives you a broad choice of DC characters to fight with. Wouldn’t it be cool to beat Batman with Joker? You can do it in Injustice, and you’ll have no problem doing long combos. The Al opponents are slowly becoming tougher, giving you enough time to get accustomed to everything. And now, let’s see what else we have in our list of easiest fighting games to get into.
6. Mortal Kombat X
It may be a surprise for older gamers to see Mortal Kombat on our list of easiest fighting games to get into, knowing how tough the game was back in the days. Now, the things are much simpler. Mortal Kombat X is a perfect fighting game that you can play for a few hours per week and get pretty good at it fast. Just don’t think about competitive level, it’s a whole new world.
5. Super Smash Bros.
Almost any installation of Super Smash Bros. that ranks 5th in our list of easiest fighting games to get into is easy to play. Just pick the one you fancy the most. The controls are simple; the characters are colorful, and you won’t be asked to wrap your head around too many things. The only problem might be that it is not a good choice for people asking for a proper fighting game.
4. Skullgirls
Honestly, I am not familiar with the game and the complexity of it, but I’ve decided to trust the online community. On various sites and forums, I had an opportunity to read that this is an incredibly easy game, has a helpful tutorial system and a small character roster which helps in specialization. Try it and let me know what do you think.
3. Killer Instinct
If you are a PC player, wandering through our list of the 7 easiest fighting games to get into, then you should pay attention. If you are looking for a good fighting game for PC, you know it is hard to find one. Most of the PC fighting games are just ports from consoles and have many issues. Well, not Killer Instinct. It runs smoothly on PC (but is available for consoles) and it is easy to play thanks to the Dojo mode. Dojo is basically your guide through the game and it will lead you every step of the way until you reach the desired skill level.
2. Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 2012
If you never encountered the fighting game genre (why would you then want to play it?), you start with this one. First things first, Street Fighter that ranks second in our list of easiest fighting games to get into has an amazing community that will help you with anything you need. Secondly, the game has a good tutorial, simple controlling system and simplified special attacks that are rather easy to do. Also, it is Street Fighter, what more do you need?
1. The Game You Like The Most
Ok, this last entry on our list of the 7 easiest fighting games to get into may sound cheesy, but it is true. Every fighting game has a few basic principles: you need only one button to kick, one to jump, one to punch. For beginners, that is all you need at first. If you like a particular game, it will be easy for you, since you will play it more often and have a bigger desire to get better. If you like our picks, then great, you’ll quickly be good at them. If you don’t, then go on YouTube, watch some trailers and pick a game that attracts you the most.
