The Fighting Games of 2012

There were a ton of fighters released and re-released during 2012. Here is what the year had to offer;

Arcade

• BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (November)
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R (September)
• Persona 4 Arena (March)
• The Rumble Fish 2 (September)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Unlimited (March)

PC

• Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (February)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (May)

Playstation 3

• Darkstalkers 3 (April)
• Dead or Alive 5 (September)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection (November)
• Fighting Vipers (November)
• Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (December)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Ver. (August)
• Makeruna Makendo 2 (December)
• Marvel vs. Capcom Origins (September)
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (March)
• Persona 4 Arena (August)
• Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale (November)
• Skullgirls (April)
• Sonic the Fighters (November)
• Soulcalibur V (January)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (March)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (September)
• UFC Undisputed 3 (February)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (November)
• Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (June)
• WWE '13 (October)

XBox 360

• Dead or Alive 5 (September)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection (November)
• Fighting Vipers (November)
• Fire Pro Wrestling (September)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Ver. (August)
• Marvel vs. Capcom Origins (September)
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (March)
• Persona 4 Arena (August)
• Skullgirls (April)
• Sonic the Fighters (November)
• Soulcalibur V (January)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (March)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (September)
• UFC Undisputed 3 (February)
• Virtua Fighter 2 (November)
• Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (June)
• WWE '13 (October)

Wii / Wii U

• The King of Fighters '96 (July)
• The King of Fighters '97 (March)
• The Last Blade 2 (October)
• Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (August)
• Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers (September)
• Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge (March)
• Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (April)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2: WiiU Edition (November)
• World Heroes Perfect (July)
• WWE '13 (October)

PSP

• Darkstalkers 3 (April)

Vita

• Darkstalkers 3 (April)
• Mortal Kombat (May)
• Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale (November)
• Reality Fighters (March)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (October)

DS / 3DS

• Tekken 3D: Prime Edition (February)

iOS

• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (April)
• Street Fighter X Tekken (September)

Android

• The King of Fighters Android (March)
• Street Fighter IV HD (January)

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Coming to Vita

According to the new Famitsu, the new Guilty Gear will also be released on the Vita some time in 2013. As a bonus, the Vita version will have full voice acting. The PSN & XBLA versions will be released in October of this year in Japan. All three versions will have game rebalancing based off of the recently released arcade version, Plus R.

Street Fighter x Tekken Vita Gamescom Trailers

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale: PaRappa Explained

Today Superbot displayed PaRappa the Rappa on the PSBlog.

"PaRappa is a quick, agile character, so he’s been designed to be accessible, just like Kratos, although he has very limited range."

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale: Kratos & Radec Explained

The studio behind PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, SuperBot Entertainment, has released videos explaining the basics of Kratos and Radec.

Kratos

"Kratos is described as a short-to-midrange fighter with high combo potential. His Super moves are based around his Blades of Olympus, and SuperBot designed him as a character that would be easy to pick up, due to his popularity."

Radec

"One of the first six characters created for the game, Radec is a long-range character who is weak up close. His melee moves are meant more to push the opponent out of melee range."

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will be available on Playstation 3 and the Vita on October 23rd.