Fighting games have done more to evolve console gaming than any other type of
videogame, and both the genre and its most famous game series are still going strong.
We look at the history of the games, and round up the best ones you can play on Xbox One
CHRIS BURKENo single genre is more influential
on the evolution and popularity of
videogames than the fighting game.
The arena-based beat ’em up has a
long and impressive history on Xbox,
even in the relatively short 18 years
Microsoft’s console has been around,and most of its main franchises are
still fighting fit. As those long-standing
series retain their retro cool and fans
still clamour for more from their once-
sprite-based heroes, what better time
to delve into a brief history of fighting
games on Xbox?HISTORY OF
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064 THE OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE