In versus, or competitive fighting games, two players (sometimes more) each choose a character, and then fight against each other, generally over several rounds. The winner of a round either knocks out his opponent (usually by depleting an energy indication bar to zero), comes closest to knocking him out, or (in some 3D titles) sends him out of the ring.
In contrast to side-scrolling fighting games, most versus fighting games are competitive ra...
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In versus, or competitive fighting games, two players (sometimes more) each choose a character, and then fight against each other, generally over several rounds. The winner of a round either knocks out his opponent (usually by depleting an energy indication bar to zero), comes closest to knocking him out, or (in some 3D titles) sends him out of the ring.
In contrast to side-scrolling fighting games, most versus fighting games are competitive rather than co-operative. Some offer players the chance to battle as teams (two-on-two or three-on-three being most common) instead of one-on-one. The characters can be alternated in either a tag team (characters can be switched out in the middle of the round) or elimination mode (team whose members lose the individual rounds loses the match). In a few of these team versus games, players can opt to play on the same team, usually in a tag team fashion. Because of their competitive nature, versus fighting games are conducive to tournament play.
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