Best 2D fighter

[Dreddz]

Just wanna know cause ive recently gotten really into 2D fighting games. All I got is Capcom vs SNK 2
Anyone know any other good ones?

[Erdrick Holmes]

Guilty Gear X2 #Reload is probably as god as any 2D fighter ever gets.

[NM]

Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter 3 : Third Strike

[Dreddz]

Guilty Gear X2 sounds really good.Ive seen many clips of it and it looks the bomb.But Even though im gonna get it.Id like to get a Street fighter as well so I can get a better understanding of the series

[MecaKane]

MORTAL KOMBAT
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MORTAL KOMBAT
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*dance dance dance*

[Chris]

Streets of Rage 2 is the best game ever made, come to think of it S.O.R 2 probably qualifies more under the genre "sidescrolling".

[Sepho]

Yeah, the Streets of Rage games are mostly considered 'beat-'em-ups'.

I haven't played any Street Fighter game beyond the latest variations of SFII, and I liked whatever Guilty Gear game it was that I played, so that has to get my vote. I don't play 2D fighters much these games, but I really should get back into 'em.

[edczxcvbnm]

Marvel vs Capcom II. The game that redefined button mashing.

[Dr.K]

Clay Fighter 63 and a third....

But seriously, I'd say Marvel vs. Capcom or Street Fighter Alpha

[Erdrick Holmes]

I hated the Marvel Crossover games. People only liked them because they had Wolverine in them.

[Cless]

Street Fighter II.
But then the only other 2D fighter I've ever played is Mortal Kombat, so that's hardly saying much.

[Erdrick Holmes]

MK is a crappy fighter anyway. It had a good set of characters but crappy combat. They should have made it have a freeformed combat engine like Guilty Gear or Street Fighter.

[RSL]

Street Fighter Alpha 3 gets my vote. I haven't played it in a long time but I remember liking it.

[Cless]

Slightly off topic here but out of interest, what's the latest game in the Street Fighter series and what platforms are it available for?

[crashNUMBERS]

SF3, SFA3, MVC2, CVS2, and KoF '03...