Best Fighter of 2019 - Article
by Evan Norris , posted on 31 December 2019 / 4,427 Views
On the fighting game front, 2019 was a year for industry stalwarts. The last 12 months saw the eleventh mainline installment of the Mortal Kombat franchise, a bloody and tactical fighter with a spectacular story mode; a tense reboot of Samurai Shodown, a series that began its life in the arcade in 1993; and Dead or Alive 6, a refined and accessible entry in Team Ninja's long-running 3D fighting game. The odd man out in our shortlist: Shovel Knight Showdown, a brawling spin-off featuring heroes and villains from the indie darling Shovel Knight.
The Shortlist:
Dead or Alive 6
Mortal Kombat 11
Samurai Shodown
Shovel Knight Showdown
The Winner:
Mortal Kombat 11
NetherRealm's revivification of Mortal Kombat continues with Mortal Kombat 11, a polished fighter that delivers across several modes. Featuring modified mechanics and shortened combos, it provides a slower, more tactical experience that rewards strategic play and punishes misses. It also boasts an incredibly deep and accessible tutorial, 21 interactive stages, smooth graphics, and a huge amount of online and offline content. Its best feature might be a lengthy, cinematic story mode with production values almost worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster.
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It may be the best fighter "released" in 2019 but it's far from the best fighter you can buy right now.
LOL, yeah the title was 2019s best figther, how redundant can your comment get?
Yeah, Tekken 7 released on 2017
Dead or Alive 6 for me personally. Never had much interest in Mortal Kombat, some of those fatalities are painful to look at.
