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Games like Sonic the Fighters

2012PEGI 7PlayStation, Xbox

You battle through fast, colourful bouts with Sonic and his friends and rivals in this arcade fighter. Its charm lies in quick matches and the signature special moves of familiar series heroes.

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Fast pace
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

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In short: Games like Sonic the Fighters

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sonic the Fighters special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Marvel Super Heroes

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1995PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Sonic the Fighters: melee combat with weapons or fists, a fast pace and action-packed real-time combat.

A colorful Capcom 2D fighter starring Marvel heroes, where Infinity Gems are activated mid-fight to boost power, speed or unlock special abilities. Fast arcade duels with a comic-book look.

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One Piece: Burning Blood

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A colorful anime arena fighter set in the One Piece universe, letting you duel as Luffy and many other pirates with their signature abilities. Aimed at fans of the series, with story episodes and online versus matches.

Fighting EX Layer

Melee combat with weapons or fists

You fight in this successor to the Street Fighter EX series, a 2.5D brawler that adds chain combos, running, and the Gougi system, which lets you bend your character's abilities or even the match rules mid-fight. The roster is carried over from Street Fighter EX2 Plus.

Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22

Melee combat with weapons or fists

An early PlayStation 3D fighter featuring 22 Dragon Ball Z characters plus unlockable bonus fighters. It focuses on one-on-one duels with special moves and fan service for anime fans.

Street Fighter EX3

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The last entry in the Street Fighter EX series delivers 3D-style fighting with familiar Capcom fighters alongside Arika's own characters. Its new tag-team system lets you swap between two fighters mid-match.

Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A fast arena fighter for the PSP featuring 18 Dragon Ball Z characters, transformations, energy blasts and counterattacks. It offers several story modes plus wireless duels against other players.

Digimon All-Star Rumble

Distinctive, stylised art style

You brawl as famous Digimon across colorful 3D arenas in fast, bombastic fights. Its appeal lies in the big roster of familiar monsters, which will delight fans of the series.

Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.

Sci-fi setting

You brawl with eccentric mutant fighters in futuristic arenas in this early 3D fighter from Midway. The characters are flamboyant and exaggerated, and the battles favor speed and experimentation over deep mechanics.

WWE All Stars

Distinctive, stylised art style

An over-the-top arcade wrestler where WWE legends and current stars clash as exaggerated, muscle-bound fighters with flashy finishers. It shines in local multiplayer for up to four players.

J-Stars Victory Vs

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A 2v2 arena brawler where heroes from Shonen Jump series like Naruto, Dragon Ball and One Piece clash. Its appeal is the huge crossover roster and fast, fan-service-driven fights.

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