Tekken 3
By introducing several now-staple characters, Tekken 3 is the second best selling fighting game of all time as well as the fourth best-selling PlayStation game ever. While Tekken 3 maintained the same core fighting system and concept as its predecessors, it brought significantly more detailed graphics, animations, fifteen new characters roster, modern music, and faster as well as fluid gameplay. Tekken 3 definitely pioneered as a fighting game to set the stage for future installments.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
MvC 2: New Age of Heroes is a tag team-based fighting game that featured several significant changes, such as three-on-three gameplay, a new character assist system, a simplified control scheme as well as a huge playable character roster of 56. It was also the first game in the franchise to feature 2.5D graphics. Many fans of the franchise look back to MvC 2 as an iconic and staple game in the franchise and that future releases arguably failed to capture the charm this installment had.
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike is the “enhanced version” of Street Fighter III that increased the character roster with five new characters and further refinements to the game’s mechanics and rules. Arguably, it is the more “technical” game of the Street Fighter franchise, but it is without a doubt the one with the most amazing, fluid art style and sprites.
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