2D fighting games often have the best art work, craziest combo moves and amazing soundtracks. Reggie shows us 10 2D Fighting games that are Hidden Gems and should be in every collection Games Shown: The Last Blade 2 Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves Aquapazza:AquaPlus Dream Match Phantom Breaker Extra Arcana Hearts 3: LOVEMAX!!! Under Night In-Birth Vampire Resurrection Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Taisen * Sangokushi Engi HONORABLE MENTIONS: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
MetalJesusRocks Last Blade 2 and Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves get a LOT of play in my Neo Geo MVS, glad to see you are showing everyone else what good games they are.
***** I would highly not recommend any of these Japanese air-dash-fighters to get into 2D fighters. Start with Killer Instinct and Street Fighter. Do not try to get into the genre with P4AU, BlazBlue, etc.
GroovinFunk agreed they are very advanced.... the Capcom VS. series would also be great for noobs. Fast action and easy to start learning moves and combos
TheRosswise Yeah, he's a cool guy, just exploring his channel over the past couple of days. Has some good content, and I agree with him about ripping open those "sealed" games - they are mean't for playing!
Reggie is so humble, kind and cool person. I really wish i knew him in real life. The world needs more people like Reggie. Wish you all the best in life bro =)
Last Blade, Mark of the Wolves, Vampire Savior, Guilty Gear... good taste there Reggie. My favorite hidden gems in my 2D fighting game collection are Cyberbots (Saturn), Jojos Bizarre adventure (Dreamcast) [as you can guess from channel banner :P] and Kabuki Klash (Neo Geo). Waku Waku 7 is neat too, though dont get the Saturn port like I did.
MetalJesus! Please make a part 2 of this video, I would love it if you looked into a couple games that are my personal favorite that are completely underrated and or hidden gems. Destrega (PS1) - This one is a COMPLETE Hidden Gem. Power Stone 1 and 2 (Dreamcast, and ported to PSP) VS (PS1) Cardinal Syn (PS1) Bloody Roar (PS1 , PS2, Gamecube, Xbox) I know alot more but this is all I could think of off my head, Please look into them.
Watching this made me think of two of my all-time favorite fighting games, that seriously don't get enough love. One if GUILTY GEAR XX for the PS2 (this got love in the day, and I'm not sure it could be called a hidden gem),but the one NOBODY seems to remember, for the lowly PS1...... Wu-TANG CLAN: SHAOLIN STYLE. I still play this game today, mostly because I still have to open the final 2 of the 36 Chambers.
I always love when Reggie & You do a video together! The Last Blade 2 is my favorite weapon based fighting game!! Thank you for covering it! More people need to know of it's awesomeness! Kaede was my character -
I'm so glad you showed Under Night In-Birth some love. As someone who isn't good at those games at all, but still loves to play them as if I will ever be good at them, I have to say, this is one of my absolute favorites in the genre. Great soundtrack, cool characters (that seem to have an interesting story going on) and hella fun to play. I seriously hope that this series will continue and I will be sad if it doesn't.
My man Reggie always brings the good stuff! Especially Last Blade 2. It's a shame most have never played it. Seriously people bust out M.A.M.E and give it a try.
Honorable mentions for Guilty Gear and Persona? They are both a feature game for a large prize pool at Evo this year which is the worlds largest fighting tournament.
Well some people don't know that. It's good to have those gems on the vid anyways. A lot of people don't know this, but the fighting game community is one of the smallest gaming community's out there. I just want to show of games that might be over looked by casual fighting fans
MetalJesusRocks A Huge fan of you, been following you since 2 years! My God, I just love your videos. Believe me, I watch your vids like a daily medicine which have been prescribed to me. I really don't know why, but your videos calms me down, I just feel a hell lot relaxed. :) PSP have been my favorite gaming console of all time. Please make video for top 10 (or maybe even 20) psp games including honorable mentions, once and for all. PLEASE PLEASE :) And, I LOVE YOU
zeress As I was editing this video, I was watching him try to pronounce those words over and over and it was cracking me up! He was a trooper to even try! :)
You can get The Last Blade 2 & Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves also on the PS2 NeoGeo Online Collections series, they are released in Japan only but worth it. Aquapazza was also released in North America, the version I'm getting soon.
i agree there with you but, it is not every da you can play as the gatchman team to beat up ryu or chunli or use the voltekka from tekkaman blade to destroy ryu
akket828 It's weird because I didn't even know about any of those anime before I started playing. It actually inspired me to go watch some of them, which made me enjoy the game even more
Love this! Encourage Reggie to collaborate with you on making an episode highlighting fighting games old and new. Maybe even discuss those crazy arcade controllers developed over the years?
Metal NEKO Very strongly; I was disappointed that GG made it on this list and not BB. I know it's a "Hidden Gems" video but GG isn't a hidden gem. The new GG is stripped of a lot of the old advanced mechanics and characters as well.
Blazblue I think is pretty popular in the fighting game community. I see it being played at slot if tournaments such as Evo. Guilty gear is getting its footing back, being gone for awhile, so I thought it be good to make it a honorable mention
Always enjoy your Hidden Gems videos with Reggie. Keep up the good work guys! PS Reggie got me into the Tales of Series, can't believe I missed out on those!
Turkey Chicken IF talking about the one made from Capcom then Personal 4 essentially its spiritual successor. All star battle a 3d and can only be picked up import wise if want a physical copy. Radical Reggie seem to prefer his game be pysical.
Just realized I have not subscribed to Reggie and he is my favorite guest in your videos. So I went ahead and made myself subscriber #1800 on Reggie's channel. Thanks for the content, keep up with the collabs!
the list shortens when he said it's only going to based on 1 on 1 cause there's a whole lot of 2d fighting games especially rare ones guilty gear x is rare hidden gem for the dreamcast also poetic justice is to
I loved it but that fighter was super low budget but since it have violent Ken and Mega Man Zero I had to get it for my collection. I still play it from time to time on GGPO.
Radical Reggie great video dude! i didn't know about 60% of these games. I'm probably going to be picking up SKULL GIRLS 2nd Encore this weekend on ps4 :-)
Wait, REGGIE HAS A CHANNEL?!? I had checked it actually almost a year ago but now he seems to upload videos! Yay! Now all we need is a Kinsey channel.....and then have all 3 make a collab video.
Thanks for this video MJR and Reggie. I enjoyed it. I have last blade 1 and 2 on MVS. There's ones of good fighting games on Neo Geo MVS. If you guys want to do an MVS hidden gems video, I have all the games (except 1 - pleasure goal) for MVS. You guys can borrow them.
I have "Last Blade 2" on Dreamcast. I've been trying to find "Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolfe" for it as well. Was it imported to America, or was it only in Japan?
A bunch of fighting games I never heard of... And these just became the biggest reason of why I should get a PS3... But here's one that you guys probably never heard of, it's Asuka 120% burning fest, it was released only in Japan on a bunch of 90s systems, both consoles and computers, starting with the Fujitsu FM-Towns, then the Sharp X68000, then the PC engine CD, then the original Playstation, and I believe there's also a version for the Saturn... I have only played the Sharp X68000 version, and it is a lot of fun, and also pretty simple! It only uses the D-pad and 2 buttons and pulling off moves is easy and responsive, it also has an all-girl cast of characters but there are a couple of reverse-traps in there (girls who dress and act like boys)
Radical Reggie I see... This game is pretty hidden, I found out about it by accident while looking for Sharp X68000 games to emulate... I mean, it's not like I can afford to get official copies, and if I have to emulate, I might as well emulate a system that wasn't supported in the west and today is considered abandonware...
***** Oh I wish I could play those... But my PS1 is broken and even if it wasn't I can't afford to import games for it =w= Have you heard the OST of the X68000 version? Gosh, that OST is so badass!
I love that Reggie likes to get imports. Its great to see them especially when they don't have a physical copy of them here. I just recently purchased an import of Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition for ps4 because I wanted a physical copy of the game. I'm definitely going to purchase more imports in the future and possibly some of these titles.
I am so happy that this video was released. I have been a long time fight game fan, but after the 90's/early 2000's i lost touch with them. Back when I played them (to the bone), it was all about sf2, tekken & mk. Then around a year ago I took a look into them again and was completely blown away! I think the entire genre doesn't get the respect it deserves compared to other genres, rpg's & shooters. The artwork is amazing, gameplay is almost always simple to pick up and difficult to master, and many gave story lines that rival many games in other genres which blows my mind!! I have recently started to collect for the vita and there are some serious gems and the genre really stands up on that system! my top 5 fighters are;; 5) marvel vs capcom 3 on ps vita 4) Blazblue ps4 3) sf5 (i know its only half a game but damn it its awesome!) 2) mortal kombat xl ps4 1) guilty gear xrd revelation I have so many more i am a massive fan of!! - and I am chopping at the bit for marvel vs capcom infinite, tekken 7 & injustice 2 - GOOD TIMES AHEAD FOR 2017!!
Thank You Radical Reggie for mentioning Phantom Breaker Extra. Such a Underrated Title. Your one of the few who seems to appreciate what attempts to do. While I I had hoped you went into little more details about the game I understand the video isn't about how these game function. Your list is very decent. The honorable mention are actually pretty popular in FGC not so much main stream though.
Johnny Boy Those are some of the top type fighting games to be honest. some of the animations for characters can take up to six months to do for those games, and i really appreciate the effort these developer's put into making these games
I'm not sure you could really call it a hidden gem, but Bushido Blade always captured my imagination. I really wish they'd do a HD remake of the original. Also like the episodes with Reggie. He always manages to pull out at least one game I've never heard of, which is awesome. Rock on Reggie xD
Shinu Nabil 2D fighting game refer to the mechanic of the game, not the graphic nor camera. 2D means your character could only move forward or backward, no sidestep mechanic like in tekken or DoA. Even if all the chars and background in 3D if it play that way, it's still called 2D fighting game. That is why Street Fighter 4 and 5 (also MK) still in that categorize.
MetalJesusRocks no those games have 2d mechanics so even though the models are 3d those are not 3d fighting games. People are complaining for no reason don't worry about that guy haha
MetalJesusRocks There are several especially for Japanese Saturn, PSP, and PS2. Sengoku Basara X, Sokko Seitokai (Sonic Council, designed by the top Street Fighter player in the world at the time), Astra Superstars, Spectral vs. Generation, Fate/Tiger Coliseum, Ikki Tousen Eloquent Fist, etc. The Bleach DS game was made by Treasure and is the best fighter on that system. King of Fighters EX2 on Gba is my pick for best fighter on that system, just wish you could map the buttons differently when playing on DS. Anyone play the original Guilty Gear on PS1? Wondering if it was worth it.
MrBendover77 Known fighters to whom? The anime segment of the Fighting Game Community? Do you realize what a small section of the gaming community that is?
Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3) is my favorite fighting game of all time. theres tons of great fighters on Saturn (Rabbit, all the great CPS2 fighters of the era, Asuka 120% burning fest.) and PS1 (Rival Schools, Gundam Battle Assault,Slap Happy Rythym Busters)
Really cool video, there were only like 2-3 of these I was even aware of existing and the rest were completely new. This is one of my favorite genres, I now have new games to keep my eye out for.
Hi Reggie and MJR. Mark of the wolves and Last Blade are like KOF 98 some of the best known fighters on the Neo Geo. Also Darkstalkers is very popular in the fighting community. Still if you step into an arcade especially with Naomi and/or Candy cabinets you will most certainly find any of these running. In Japan probably all of these titles are still up and running and being played rigorously. Guilty Gear and Persona also are current very known tiltes. Judging the comments, I must admit these titles are probably not too commonly known for the average gamer. Make no mistake, I really like the list Reggie came up with. It's just that to me, my friends and my social gaming network most of these titles are very well known.
Neo Geo Battle Coliseum is one I've discovered recently. It has a huge roster of characters from various SNK games like Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown, KOF, World Heroes and some oddballs such as a Metal Slug lead.
Thumbs up for giving niche fighting games the spotlight. and i'm happy that a lot of the games that i really play are featured. also the company who made UNiB and Melty Blood is called French Bread and you sir have good taste. You should try Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax(PS3) and Fate/Unlimited Codes(PS2/PSP). both are really solid but for unlimited codes, go for the PS2 ver due to the PSP one being more simplified and the US ver has been removed from the PSN store for a long time
Two other games I think you would like and can be part of a follow up to this list would be Cyberbots Full Metal Madness, which is essentially is Street Fighter with Mechs, it came out for both the Saturn, and PS1, but outside of a digital release of the Japanese version Japan only. Also worth mentioning might be Pocket Fighter or as its also called Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix, as it takes multiple characters from various Capcom fighters, makes them chibi, and simplifies the combat system, which I think you'll like, and lastly nicely done.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves and Last Blade series also had Japanese-exclusive PS2 releases. I also always thought NeoGeo Battle Coliseum was pretty under-rated. That got an English PS2 release as well.
Nice list. I have most of these myself. Reggie seems like my kind of guy, since I also go for Physical copies when possible. I'd recommend getting some upcoming ps3/ps4 2D fighters like Koihime Enbu (the update of Shin Koihime Musou) in Sept, Blade Arcus EX (2d fighter based on the recent Shining Rpgs) in Nov. and NitroPlus Blasterz which is getting localized sometime this winter season. (JP ver comes out Dec)
I got my Darkstalkers fix via both PS1 games, both games that came on Saturn, and the PS2 Vampire Darkstalkers Collection (love love love having this). Love having physical copies over digital media.
Your Hidden Gems videos are the Best! If you could do a MAME hidden Gems I would probably die of excitement. (Please don't refrain from making the video to keep me from dying.)
Here are some 2-D fighting gems that you didn't mention: -Skullgirls( great setting with awesome characters ) -Waku Waku 7( absolutely hilarious and fun ) -King of Fighters( super underrated imo ) -Joy Mecha Fight( you fight with cute mech robots what other game let's you do that) -Red Earth(great RPG mechanics) -Melty Blood Act Cadenza (made by the same team who made UNIL) -Zone of the Enders(it's sooooo much fun) those were just a few
Good video, guys. Definitely want to check out some of those fighters. As to your question, some 2D fighting games that I think are fun to play but shouldn't get overlooked are... Skullgirls, an indie developed fighting game with a lot of action, animation, and mechanics. Great game to play and unlike most fighters of today, it has a great tutorial system that can help you understand how the game works. Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness, a fighting game by Capcom that features mechs fighting each other. Didn't get a lot of attention or support outside of Japan and was never brought to home consoles in North America until the Japanese PS1 port got released on the Playstation Store as an import classic a few years ago. Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm, a recently released game on Steam that was created by ex-SNK and King of Fighters developers. Very reminiscent of the later released Neo Geo fighting games like the The Last Blade series. Definitely should get a look by anyone who enjoys any of the SNK fighting games.
I actually had recorded footage for skull girls in this video, but forgot it because it's a digital game lol. I'll add it if we do another video like this
Awesome video as always. Gotta love the 2D style cause it pops on newer gen consoles. Anyway I like Guilty Gear X2 Reload. The girl characters are awesome on it. Side note cool Reggie was in the military thank you for your service.
I'd suggest a couple to check out. First - Blaz Blue Continuum Shift, Nobody talks about it and its freakin awesome, has multiple story lines that are all great. Another is the arcade only Time Killers, completely forgotten gore fest, seriously you get dismember your opponent mid game. Finally an absolutely insane Mortal Kombat clone called Tattoo Assassins. Its super hard to find, but well worth the search....all I can say about this game without spoiling it is.....NUDALITY!
Battle Fantasia is on Steam as well. Also worth mentioning is Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm (which just came out) on Steam. Also, as others have mentioned, Waku Waku 7 is fantastic and is on the Neo Geo MVS and Sega Saturn.
Seriously......this video alone made me subscribe for two reasons: Reggie nailed the games in the coffin 100%. The Dreamcast gems were a treat to see. And the racial unity here is a win. The greatest chemistry I've seen on TH-cam in years. Metal Jesus, thank you Cooley. You earned this one, Brethren. #ShoNuff
Reggie is cool I would love to see all his best most rare video games collection, I bet he has awesome old school fighters not even released to the West.
Reggie is my favorite guest, he knows whats up when it comes to good games, and he seems like a really nice dude
2D fighting games often have the best art work, craziest combo moves and amazing soundtracks. Reggie shows us 10 2D Fighting games that are Hidden Gems and should be in every collection
Games Shown:
The Last Blade 2
Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves
Aquapazza:AquaPlus Dream Match
Phantom Breaker Extra
Arcana Hearts 3: LOVEMAX!!!
Under Night In-Birth
Vampire Resurrection
Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Taisen * Sangokushi Engi
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
What type of music does Regie listen to?
MetalJesusRocks Last Blade 2 and Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves get a LOT of play in my Neo Geo MVS, glad to see you are showing everyone else what good games they are.
MetalJesusRocks
Cool list! Should have included Gundam Battle Assault 2 and Melty Blood: Act Cadenza
Metal Jesus rocks do you have shadow of Rome for ps2
MetalJesusRocks I enjoy Skullgirls on steam
I'm not very good at fighting games, but man...I love 'em!
Dane Tucker Its worth the time to practice and get better at them.....once you do you will have a lifetime of enjoyment.... :)
*****
Yeah I have a lot on 360. I'll go online and get my ass handed to me, but its still so much fun.
***** I would highly not recommend any of these Japanese air-dash-fighters to get into 2D fighters. Start with Killer Instinct and Street Fighter. Do not try to get into the genre with P4AU, BlazBlue, etc.
GroovinFunk
agreed they are very advanced.... the Capcom VS. series would also be great for noobs. Fast action and easy to start learning moves and combos
+GroovinFunk I would say that Mortal Kombat is a good fighting game to start out with.
I always like it when you have reggie as a guest he is so passionate about the games and seems like a decent guy
Thanks. I think of myself as a video game enthusiast
TheTezla69 He has a channel with some really good videos.
TheRosswise Yeah, he's a cool guy, just exploring his channel over the past couple of days. Has some good content, and I agree with him about ripping open those "sealed" games - they are mean't for playing!
@@The_RadicalOne Reggie, what's your channel on YT? The algorythm has never brought you up.
Reggie is so humble, kind and cool person. I really wish i knew him in real life. The world needs more people like Reggie. Wish you all the best in life bro =)
Last Blade, Mark of the Wolves, Vampire Savior, Guilty Gear... good taste there Reggie. My favorite hidden gems in my 2D fighting game collection are Cyberbots (Saturn), Jojos Bizarre adventure (Dreamcast) [as you can guess from channel banner :P] and Kabuki Klash (Neo Geo). Waku Waku 7 is neat too, though dont get the Saturn port like I did.
SRG represent! I like busting out Waku Waku 7 for Sega Saturn import. Not a wide selection of fighters, but super fun.
Yeah!!! John, that game is awesome, I have it on my Wii virtual console
Now that's a perfect choice. One of the best fighters out there. Unfortunately its getting a bit too expensive for Neo Geo. Definately a must play.
Radical Reggie I have it for Neo Geo MVS, its pretty dope.
Let me have it Kacy. You'll find another one for cheap
You have an MVS system?
I highly recommend that Last Blade 2 game, y'all.
Thank you so much for the introduction, Regg~
The videos you guys make together are amazing. You really work well with each other! Plus i love how much passion Reggie puts into gaming :)
MetalJesus! Please make a part 2 of this video, I would love it if you looked into a couple games that are my personal favorite that are completely underrated and or hidden gems.
Destrega (PS1) - This one is a COMPLETE Hidden Gem.
Power Stone 1 and 2 (Dreamcast, and ported to PSP)
VS (PS1)
Cardinal Syn (PS1)
Bloody Roar (PS1 , PS2, Gamecube, Xbox)
I know alot more but this is all I could think of off my head, Please look into them.
new to the channel and my mind is blown away . I have a lot of catching up to do.
Watching this made me think of two of my all-time favorite fighting games, that seriously don't get enough love. One if GUILTY GEAR XX for the PS2 (this got love in the day, and I'm not sure it could be called a hidden gem),but the one NOBODY seems to remember, for the lowly PS1...... Wu-TANG CLAN: SHAOLIN STYLE. I still play this game today, mostly because I still have to open the final 2 of the 36 Chambers.
This is my genre! Now you're talking! I've been looking at Aquapazza whenever I'm at Gamestop. I think I should pick it up next time.
I always love when Reggie & You do a video together! The Last Blade 2 is my favorite weapon based fighting game!! Thank you for covering it! More people need to know of it's awesomeness! Kaede was my character -
Was looking for 2D fighters last night and this I hands down everything I was looking for, another great video :)
Matthew McHone Glad we could help
I always have a great time watching your videos!!
Reggie is my favorite guest of them all, Does he have a channel? keep up the good work Metaljesusrocks.
Great video! Thanks for helping me get through the trials and tribulations of a newborn.
Guilty Gear is just amazing. It is such an underrated series.
I'm so glad you showed Under Night In-Birth some love. As someone who isn't good at those games at all, but still loves to play them as if I will ever be good at them, I have to say, this is one of my absolute favorites in the genre. Great soundtrack, cool characters (that seem to have an interesting story going on) and hella fun to play. I seriously hope that this series will continue and I will be sad if it doesn't.
My man Reggie always brings the good stuff! Especially Last Blade 2. It's a shame most have never played it. Seriously people bust out M.A.M.E and give it a try.
Last blade is neat. I play it on RetroPie and also the neo Geo CD version as well
Honorable mentions for Guilty Gear and Persona? They are both a feature game for a large prize pool at Evo this year which is the worlds largest fighting tournament.
David Dziki The point is that they're not hidden gems, but still great 2D fighters to be worthy of adding to any collection.
Well some people don't know that. It's good to have those gems on the vid anyways. A lot of people don't know this, but the fighting game community is one of the smallest gaming community's out there. I just want to show of games that might be over looked by casual fighting fans
MetalJesusRocks A Huge fan of you, been following you since 2 years! My God, I just love your videos. Believe me, I watch your vids like a daily medicine which have been prescribed to me. I really don't know why, but your videos calms me down, I just feel a hell lot relaxed. :)
PSP have been my favorite gaming console of all time. Please make video for top 10 (or maybe even 20) psp games including honorable mentions, once and for all. PLEASE PLEASE :)
And, I LOVE YOU
I love that little mess up at the end & that you left it in.
7:20 RIP Japanese haha. You tried your best at least
zeress As I was editing this video, I was watching him try to pronounce those words over and over and it was cracking me up! He was a trooper to even try! :)
MetalJesusRocks
Once you figure how it works its not that hard.
www.wikihow.com/Pronounce-Japanese-Names
7h13f That's what she said.
I really dig the thumbnail! Great video :)
Skullgirls has to be one the most overlooked 2D fighters in recent history. TONS of fun!
Bugoron Just updated too!
What turns people off (lol) to it is the art style and character design
I thought everyone played Skullgirls...
No physical disc thats the thing bro i would of bough it but i do t trust no downloaded games
Demitri Reznov get steam dude.
You can get The Last Blade 2 & Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves also on the PS2 NeoGeo Online Collections series, they are released in Japan only but worth it.
Aquapazza was also released in North America, the version I'm getting soon.
I've never heard of any of those games before, but I must say some of them look pretty cool!! Definitely worth picking up.
It's folks like you that make me happy to do videos like these
Reggie always has the coolest obscure games! I would love to see Metal Jesus visit Reggie's house and do a game room tour together!
Supprised you did not put capcom vs tatsunoko on the wii on the list or was it only Xbox PS3
Maybe next video :-)
Also a good pick
akket828 I much prefer that to MVC3 personally. Even though it had less characters it just looked and felt better
i agree there with you but, it is not every da you can play as the gatchman team to beat up ryu or chunli or use the voltekka from tekkaman blade to destroy ryu
akket828 It's weird because I didn't even know about any of those anime before I started playing. It actually inspired me to go watch some of them, which made me enjoy the game even more
Love this! Encourage Reggie to collaborate with you on making an episode highlighting fighting games old and new. Maybe even discuss those crazy arcade controllers developed over the years?
Do you guys recommend the Blazblue series?
Yes
Metal NEKO Very strongly; I was disappointed that GG made it on this list and not BB. I know it's a "Hidden Gems" video but GG isn't a hidden gem. The new GG is stripped of a lot of the old advanced mechanics and characters as well.
Blazblue I think is pretty popular in the fighting game community. I see it being played at slot if tournaments such as Evo. Guilty gear is getting its footing back, being gone for awhile, so I thought it be good to make it a honorable mention
Always enjoy your Hidden Gems videos with Reggie. Keep up the good work guys! PS Reggie got me into the Tales of Series, can't believe I missed out on those!
Yeah!!!!
Where is the Jojos Bizarre Adventure fighting game? Its awesome!
Lol where is it?
Turkey Chicken thinks that it can´t be considered 2d, you know the characters don´t move in only bi-dimensional directions
Mateus Barros yeah the latest one is 3d and in my opinion not that great. But theres an old 2D one developed by capcom which is awesome.
Turkey Chicken IF talking about the one made from Capcom then Personal 4 essentially its spiritual successor. All star battle a 3d and can only be picked up import wise if want a physical copy. Radical Reggie seem to prefer his game be pysical.
That not really it's super popular in EU. And the east in general.
Just realized I have not subscribed to Reggie and he is my favorite guest in your videos. So I went ahead and made myself subscriber #1800 on Reggie's channel.
Thanks for the content, keep up with the collabs!
Yeah!!!!!
If you love 2D fighters and great art...check out Skullgirls on Steam
Nice, I shall..
Great video. The first 2 games brought tears of memories to my eyes.
Arcana Heart 3 is still my favorite fighting game. Not just for the little girls in cosplay but the gameplay is the best.
Exactly! It's all about the gameplay for me
0:45: The Last Blade 2: Heart of the Samurai (Dreamcast)
1:22: Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves (Dreamcast)
2:01: Aquapazza (PlayStation 3)
2:44: Phantom Breaker Extra (PlayStation 3/Xbox 360)
3:40: Arcana Hearts: Love Max!!!! (PlayStation 3/PlayStation Vita)
4:21: BattleFantasia (PlayStation 3/Xbox 360)
5:26: Under Night: In-Birth (PlayStation 3)
6:21: Vampire Resurrection (PlayStation 3/Xbox 360)
7:23: Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Taisen * Sangokushi Engi (PlayStation 3)
Honorable Mentions:
8:28: Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax (PlayStation 3)
9:39: Guilty Gear Xrd: --SIGN-- (PlayStation 3/PlayStation 4)
the list shortens when he said it's only going to based on 1 on 1 cause there's a whole lot of 2d fighting games especially rare ones guilty gear x is rare hidden gem for the dreamcast also poetic justice is to
Thanks guys! I appreciate you sharing your games Reggie.
I never hear people talking about SNK vs Capcom: SVC Chaos.
That's because it's kinda meh
Cuz cvs2 is better
Bit Sauce
That I agree with. Still, SVC chaos has been forgotten by time or something. It's strange.
Nuclear Cherries Yeah I liked that one though. I remember it was punishing and Evil Ken was well OP.
I loved it but that fighter was super low budget but since it have violent Ken and Mega Man Zero I had to get it for my collection. I still play it from time to time on GGPO.
Yeah! It's always good to see a Reggie cameo:-)
Check out SKULL GIRLS!
Yes!
Radical Reggie great video dude! i didn't know about 60% of these games. I'm probably going to be picking up SKULL GIRLS 2nd Encore this weekend on ps4 :-)
Excellent choice
Derpurs Machinest Damn good game!
Hijynx87 extremely!
Looks like we even got an add on blooper reel at the end.
A lot of these really aren't hidden at all if you have any knowledge about current fighters, but great video nonetheless.
Wait, REGGIE HAS A CHANNEL?!? I had checked it actually almost a year ago but now he seems to upload videos! Yay! Now all we need is a Kinsey channel.....and then have all 3 make a collab video.
Thanks for this video MJR and Reggie. I enjoyed it. I have last blade 1 and 2 on MVS. There's ones of good fighting games on Neo Geo MVS. If you guys want to do an MVS hidden gems video, I have all the games (except 1 - pleasure goal) for MVS. You guys can borrow them.
Kacy!!
Reggie is awesome! Would be cool to see his collection!
Ask Reggie if he has Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All Star Battle
I had it, but recently sold it
I have "Last Blade 2" on Dreamcast. I've been trying to find "Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolfe" for it as well. Was it imported to America, or was it only in Japan?
A bunch of fighting games I never heard of... And these just became the biggest reason of why I should get a PS3...
But here's one that you guys probably never heard of, it's Asuka 120% burning fest, it was released only in Japan on a bunch of 90s systems, both consoles and computers, starting with the Fujitsu FM-Towns, then the Sharp X68000, then the PC engine CD, then the original Playstation, and I believe there's also a version for the Saturn... I have only played the Sharp X68000 version, and it is a lot of fun, and also pretty simple! It only uses the D-pad and 2 buttons and pulling off moves is easy and responsive, it also has an all-girl cast of characters but there are a couple of reverse-traps in there (girls who dress and act like boys)
I've heard of it, it was just to expensive for me to buy at the time
Radical Reggie I see... This game is pretty hidden, I found out about it by accident while looking for Sharp X68000 games to emulate... I mean, it's not like I can afford to get official copies, and if I have to emulate, I might as well emulate a system that wasn't supported in the west and today is considered abandonware...
Ruko Michiharu I have the 3 asuka games that came out for the ps1, good thing you mention it! cool fighting games :).
Which of the 3 is Considered the best?
***** Oh I wish I could play those... But my PS1 is broken and even if it wasn't I can't afford to import games for it =w=
Have you heard the OST of the X68000 version? Gosh, that OST is so badass!
I love that Reggie likes to get imports. Its great to see them especially when they don't have a physical copy of them here. I just recently purchased an import of Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition for ps4 because I wanted a physical copy of the game. I'm definitely going to purchase more imports in the future and possibly some of these titles.
I got skullgirls encore on PS3 free with PSPlus. Really fun fighter.
I just wish it had a physical release
Radical Reggie Me too.
3:16 I had no idea thank you for your service Reggie!
that's ''garou mark of the wolves'' not ''fatal fury mark of the wolves''
It's retitled Fatal fury: mark of the wolves in the U.S.
Radical Reggie alrighty!! just checked it.. :)
***** Fatal Fury has the brand name going for it
***** True, but it is a 90's chinglish name, like street fighter.
I am so happy that this video was released. I have been a long time fight game fan, but after the 90's/early 2000's i lost touch with them. Back when I played them (to the bone), it was all about sf2, tekken & mk. Then around a year ago I took a look into them again and was completely blown away! I think the entire genre doesn't get the respect it deserves compared to other genres, rpg's & shooters. The artwork is amazing, gameplay is almost always simple to pick up and difficult to master, and many gave story lines that rival many games in other genres which blows my mind!!
I have recently started to collect for the vita and there are some serious gems and the genre really stands up on that system!
my top 5 fighters are;;
5) marvel vs capcom 3 on ps vita
4) Blazblue ps4
3) sf5 (i know its only half a game but damn it its awesome!)
2) mortal kombat xl ps4
1) guilty gear xrd revelation
I have so many more i am a massive fan of!!
- and I am chopping at the bit for marvel vs capcom infinite, tekken 7 & injustice 2 - GOOD TIMES AHEAD FOR 2017!!
Reggie is so damn cool.
Thank You Radical Reggie for mentioning Phantom Breaker Extra. Such a Underrated Title. Your one of the few who seems to appreciate what attempts to do. While I I had hoped you went into little more details about the game I understand the video isn't about how these game function. Your list is very decent. The honorable mention are actually pretty popular in FGC not so much main stream though.
Trust Reggie to only pick anime-styled fighting games! Haha
Johnny Boy Those are some of the top type fighting games to be honest. some of the animations for characters can take up to six months to do for those games, and i really appreciate the effort these developer's put into making these games
6 months for one character? Wow! Definitely hope they are rewarded for tgeir effort!
I'm not sure you could really call it a hidden gem, but Bushido Blade always captured my imagination. I really wish they'd do a HD remake of the original.
Also like the episodes with Reggie. He always manages to pull out at least one game I've never heard of, which is awesome. Rock on Reggie xD
garou1911 Glad we could help
Anyone notice just about ALL of these games are all / mostly-all girl casts?
You wanted a all make cast?
Radical Reggie No, just an observation.
+ContraZombie4 Under night is not though
I saw that copy of Interstate '76 in the back and I smiled a little.
You lied! there are some 3D games on your list...can't trust internet.
Shinu Nabil I think those are technically 2.5D!? I'm not sure ;)
Yep you are right, if you are talking about the camera angle and the gameplay. But the graphics (characters and backgrounds) are 100% 3D.
Shinu Nabil 2D fighting game refer to the mechanic of the game, not the graphic nor camera. 2D means your character could only move forward or backward, no sidestep mechanic like in tekken or DoA. Even if all the chars and background in 3D if it play that way, it's still called 2D fighting game. That is why Street Fighter 4 and 5 (also MK) still in that categorize.
An Unimportant Person In The Internet You are 100% right!
MetalJesusRocks no those games have 2d mechanics so even though the models are 3d those are not 3d fighting games. People are complaining for no reason don't worry about that guy haha
I love that intro song before your opening intro comes into play, name?
Hoe are these hidden gems? Other than Street Fighter, MK and Tekken you mention several of te most known fighters out there.
MrBendover77 Please give us YOUR LIST of lesser known 2D fighting games.
Never heard of the first 4, these are def hidden gems
MetalJesusRocks There are several especially for Japanese Saturn, PSP, and PS2. Sengoku Basara X, Sokko Seitokai (Sonic Council, designed by the top Street Fighter player in the world at the time), Astra Superstars, Spectral vs. Generation, Fate/Tiger Coliseum, Ikki Tousen Eloquent Fist, etc. The Bleach DS game was made by Treasure and is the best fighter on that system. King of Fighters EX2 on Gba is my pick for best fighter on that system, just wish you could map the buttons differently when playing on DS. Anyone play the original Guilty Gear on PS1? Wondering if it was worth it.
MrBendover77 Known fighters to whom? The anime segment of the Fighting Game Community? Do you realize what a small section of the gaming community that is?
MrBendover77 to avid fighting game players probably,only like 2 of these i've heard of before
Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3) is my favorite fighting game of all time.
theres tons of great fighters on Saturn (Rabbit, all the great CPS2 fighters of the era, Asuka 120% burning fest.) and PS1 (Rival Schools, Gundam Battle Assault,Slap Happy Rythym Busters)
Really cool video, there were only like 2-3 of these I was even aware of existing and the rest were completely new. This is one of my favorite genres, I now have new games to keep my eye out for.
Hi Reggie and MJR. Mark of the wolves and Last Blade are like KOF 98 some of the best known fighters on the Neo Geo. Also Darkstalkers is very popular in the fighting community. Still if you step into an arcade especially with Naomi and/or Candy cabinets you will most certainly find any of these running. In Japan probably all of these titles are still up and running and being played rigorously. Guilty Gear and Persona also are current very known tiltes.
Judging the comments, I must admit these titles are probably not too commonly known for the average gamer. Make no mistake, I really like the list Reggie came up with. It's just that to me, my friends and my social gaming network most of these titles are very well known.
I'm brand new to ur channel & I love it & love the Reggie videos. New sub here
Yes! The entire time I was waiting for Guilty Gear....I'm in LOVE with that series!
I've only started discovering your channel and great stuff dude. Subscribing. :)
Neo Geo Battle Coliseum is one I've discovered recently. It has a huge roster of characters from various SNK games like Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown, KOF, World Heroes and some oddballs such as a Metal Slug lead.
Thumbs up for giving niche fighting games the spotlight. and i'm happy that a lot of the games that i really play are featured. also the company who made UNiB and Melty Blood is called French Bread and you sir have good taste. You should try Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax(PS3) and Fate/Unlimited Codes(PS2/PSP). both are really solid but for unlimited codes, go for the PS2 ver due to the PSP one being more simplified and the US ver has been removed from the PSN store for a long time
Two other games I think you would like and can be part of a follow up to this list would be Cyberbots Full Metal Madness, which is essentially is Street Fighter with Mechs, it came out for both the Saturn, and PS1, but outside of a digital release of the Japanese version Japan only. Also worth mentioning might be Pocket Fighter or as its also called Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix, as it takes multiple characters from various Capcom fighters, makes them chibi, and simplifies the combat system, which I think you'll like, and lastly nicely done.
The Last Blade? Reggie, you're a legend. I love that game.
Hey metal Jesus just wanted to say I really appreciate all the hard work you put in over the years you’re awesome man! 🤘
I appreciate that!
Hokuto No Ken (Fist Of The North Star) for the japanese PS2, created by Arc System Works and released by Sega. Great fighting game.
I promise it will be in the next vid
Garou: Mark of the Wolves and Last Blade series also had Japanese-exclusive PS2 releases. I also always thought NeoGeo Battle Coliseum was pretty under-rated. That got an English PS2 release as well.
great idea for a video, awesome stuff as always mj
Nice list. I have most of these myself. Reggie seems like my kind of guy, since I also go for Physical copies when possible. I'd recommend getting some upcoming ps3/ps4 2D fighters like Koihime Enbu (the update of Shin Koihime Musou) in Sept, Blade Arcus EX (2d fighter based on the recent Shining Rpgs) in Nov. and NitroPlus Blasterz which is getting localized sometime this winter season. (JP ver comes out Dec)
I got my Darkstalkers fix via both PS1 games, both games that came on Saturn, and the PS2 Vampire Darkstalkers Collection (love love love having this). Love having physical copies over digital media.
Your Hidden Gems videos are the Best! If you could do a MAME hidden Gems I would probably die of excitement. (Please don't refrain from making the video to keep me from dying.)
Power Quest for the Game Boy Color is a great hidden gem. It's got a short RPG mode with real fighting game battles. Play it, Reggie!
Here are some 2-D fighting gems that you didn't mention:
-Skullgirls( great setting with awesome characters )
-Waku Waku 7( absolutely hilarious and fun )
-King of Fighters( super underrated imo )
-Joy Mecha Fight( you fight with cute mech robots what other game let's you do that)
-Red Earth(great RPG mechanics)
-Melty Blood Act Cadenza (made by the same team who made UNIL)
-Zone of the Enders(it's sooooo much fun)
those were just a few
Good video, guys. Definitely want to check out some of those fighters.
As to your question, some 2D fighting games that I think are fun to play but shouldn't get overlooked are...
Skullgirls, an indie developed fighting game with a lot of action, animation, and mechanics. Great game to play and unlike most fighters of today, it has a great tutorial system that can help you understand how the game works.
Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness, a fighting game by Capcom that features mechs fighting each other. Didn't get a lot of attention or support outside of Japan and was never brought to home consoles in North America until the Japanese PS1 port got released on the Playstation Store as an import classic a few years ago.
Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm, a recently released game on Steam that was created by ex-SNK and King of Fighters developers. Very reminiscent of the later released Neo Geo fighting games like the The Last Blade series. Definitely should get a look by anyone who enjoys any of the SNK fighting games.
I actually had recorded footage for skull girls in this video, but forgot it because it's a digital game lol. I'll add it if we do another video like this
Radical Reggie Heh. It's alright. I just wanted to mention that because it is a pretty fun game.
Awesome video as always. Gotta love the 2D style cause it pops on newer gen consoles. Anyway I like Guilty Gear X2 Reload. The girl characters are awesome on it. Side note cool Reggie was in the military thank you for your service.
Thanks man
Anytime. Enjoy your views when you guest with Metal Jesus.
Thank you again for making such super entertaining videos. It truly makes my day!
whatever happened to that "on the road show" you were planning on doing???
I'd suggest a couple to check out. First - Blaz Blue Continuum Shift, Nobody talks about it and its freakin awesome, has multiple story lines that are all great.
Another is the arcade only Time Killers, completely forgotten gore fest, seriously you get dismember your opponent mid game.
Finally an absolutely insane Mortal Kombat clone called Tattoo Assassins. Its super hard to find, but well worth the search....all I can say about this game without spoiling it is.....NUDALITY!
Battle Fantasia is on Steam as well.
Also worth mentioning is Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm (which just came out) on Steam. Also, as others have mentioned, Waku Waku 7 is fantastic and is on the Neo Geo MVS and Sega Saturn.
Even though it is download only, Skullgirls is definitely worth your time if you are into 2D fighters. Blazblue is also an overlooked series.
Seriously......this video alone made me subscribe for two reasons:
Reggie nailed the games in the coffin 100%. The Dreamcast gems were a treat to see.
And the racial unity here is a win. The greatest chemistry I've seen on TH-cam in years.
Metal Jesus, thank you Cooley. You earned this one, Brethren.
#ShoNuff
I love Reggie's taste in games! His videos are the only reason I'll watch this channel.
I just started collecting fighting games that I always wanted to own. Thank you MJR & Reggie!!!
Reggie is a fountain of knowledge! Respect.
So can I import PAL and Japanese PS3 games and play them on my North American console?
Reggie is cool I would love to see all his best most rare video games collection, I bet he has awesome old school fighters not even released to the West.
It's crazy how many beautiful 2D games are on the PS3, may have to check some of these out
great video as always