JK said a lot of stuff I was thinking ( and thanks for clarifying the SF4 thing :] ) I haven't enjoyed a Virtua Fighter game since like... 2. Or a Tekken game since like... ever lol :{ DoA grabbed me by the nuts though. That and Soul Calibur are the fighting games I watch out for. But I don't see either of them going in that direction. DoA has tried implimenting destructible arenas and open area fighting and stuff. But not to a huge degree. Its all pretty pre-set instead of like... small city :] Definitely go with something like Ninja Gaiden. Open area, intense battles (even against the little guys) and button mashing gets you dead so its all about skill. Easy enough to learn. Though that still gets you dead... You gotta really know what you're doing