Fighting Games

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Fighting Games

• Richard Lim
• John Naidu
• David Ngo
• James Turner

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Defining a Traditional Fighting Game

• One-on-one combat
• Life/energy gauges and a timer are present
• Restricted to a small battleground
• Characters perform special moves through the
  input of specific commands

Capcom Vs. SNK 2
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Notable Fighting Games

• Street Fighter
• Mortal Kombat
• King Of Fighters
• Soul series
• Guilty Gear

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Street Fighter

• Created by Capcom
• Most famous fighting game of all-time
• Started the fighting game craze of the 90s
• Spawned numerous spin-offs like comics, toys,
  movies, cartoons, and an RPG

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Mortal Kombat

• Created by Midway
• One of the most controversial fighting games
• Features various finishing moves to humiliate
  your opponent
• Caused many bizarre rumors due to secrets hidden
  within the game

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King Of Fighters

• Created by SNK
• One of the first crossover fighting games
• Uses team-based gameplay
• Utilizes sagas to provide fans with an ongoing
  storyline

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Soul Edge/Blade/Calibur

• Created by Namco
• One of the most popular modern fighting games
• Focuses on weapon-based combat in the 16th century

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Guilty Gear

• Created by Sammy
• Major inspiration from anime
• Features a Story Mode with spoken dialogue and
  brief explanations for each battle

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Literary Connections

• Quest
• Protagonist
• Foil
• Antagonist
• Comic Relief
• Anti-Hero
• Stock Character

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Quest

• Every character in a fighting game has goal they
  are trying to achieve
• Common quests are world domination, possession of
  an item, or a finding a worthy opponent

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Protagonist

• Each fighting game has a character who would be
  considered the central star
• Tend to be balanced in statistics

Terry Bogard (Fatal Fury)
Kasumi (Dead Or Alive)
Ryu (Street Fighter)
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Foil

• Characters with opposing traits are very common
  among fighting games
• Strong/Fast, Light/Darkness, and Fire/Ice

Scorpion Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
Kyo Kusanagi Iori Yagami (King of Fighters)
Ryu Ken (Street Fighter)
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Antagonist

• The protagonist usually has a nemesis that they
  must face in combat
• Antagonists in fighting games tend to be more
  powerful than the hero

Ryu (Street Fighter)
Geese Howard (Fatal Fury)
Ryu Akuma (Street Fighter)
Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)
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Comic Relief

• Certain fighting games have characters included
  for humor or parody

Ryo Sakazaki Robert Garcia (Art Of Fighting)
Dan Hibiki (Street Fighter)
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Anti-Hero

• Many fighting game protagonists have questionable
  characteristics or morals

Kazuya Mishima (Tekken)
Sol Badguy (Guilty Gear)
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Stock Character

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Bruce Lee
Kim Dragon (World Heroes)
Fei Long (Street Fighter)
Marshall Law (Tekken)
Maxi (Soul Calibur)
Jann Lee (Dead Or Alive)
Reii (Kakuto Chojin)
Forest Law (Tekken)
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Kang (Rage Of The Dragons)
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Big, Dumb, and Ugly
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The Shape of a Story
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Historical Connections - World Heroes
Rasputin
Captain Kidd
J. Carn/Genghis Khan
Joan Of Arc/Janne dArc
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Connotations to Slavery General Black VS white
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The Black Boxer
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Mythological Connections
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Religious Connections
Gill
Akuma
Dhalsim
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Cultural Connections
E. Honda
(Japanese Sumo Wrestler)
Venom (Possessed alien symbiote)
Chief Thunder
(Native American warrior)
Eddie Gordo (Brazilian Caporiera)
Sagat (Muay Thai Kickboxer)
Eiji
Zangief (Russian Wrestler)
(Japanese Ninja)
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Media Influences

• Pop Culture
• -Def Jam
• -Shaq-fu
• -Comics (Marvel, DC, Darkhorse)
• -Fight Night
• Wutang- Shaolin Style
• Movies

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Female Roles
Psylocke
Mai
Chun-Li

• Show as
• Attractive
• Busty, Big Breasted, or Shapely
• Thin, Anorexic, Size 0
• Provocative or Scantily Clothed
• Very Cold

Ivy
Sakura
Karin
Taki
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Samus Aran
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Zelda

Sheik
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Androgynous Characters
Androgynous-Being neither distinguishably
masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance,
or behavior.
Bridget
Lancelot
King
Poison
Justice
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Anthropomorphism
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Violence

• FANTASY VS. REALISTIC
• Bright lights Blood
• Flashes Gore
• Stars Guts
• Birds Dismemberment
• Silly Noises Decapitation

Scorpion
Ryu
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FANTASY VIOLENCE
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REALISTIC VIOLENCE
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What a big sword you havePhallic Symbols
Astaroth
Nightmare
Kilik
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Changes and Censorship
M. Bison (US) Vega (Japan)
Li Longs weapon, the nunchakus, were changed to
a tri-stick in some countries due to laws that
didnt allow nunchakus to be depicted in the
media.
Arthur is a special version of a samurai
character that had been used in countries that
had laws against samurai.
Balrog (US) M. Bison (Japan)
Vega (US) Balrog (Japan)
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Cross Genre

• Game play The fighting element in games are not
  limited to fighting games alone, but encompass
  all genres. Hockey and Football games (sports),
  Mario Kart (racing), Tomb Raider (action
  adventure), Xenogears (RPGs) and Halo (FPSs).
  Grand Theft Auto has elements of all these
  genres.
• Characters Cameos and appearances are made in
  fighting games from other genres as well like
  Link (Legend of Zelda) and Spawn (Spawn comics)

Link
Spawn
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