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Streets of Rage 4 (2020)
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Start by learning what a defensive special costs. The green health it spends can be recovered by landing clean attacks, but another hit can turn that loan into a real loss. Use throws to send one enemy into others and make room to earn the health back, rather than extending a combo while surrounded. Its free training update supplies lessons and a practice space, making this a strong first choice for learning the genre deliberately. Mr. X Nightmare's Survival mode and extra fighters are separate paid content.
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Fight'N Rage (2017)
7.9/10on IGDB
Released
A timely tap towards an incoming attack can parry it, turning defence into the beginning of an answer. Learn that timing and one reliable throw before chasing its spectacular aerial strings. The three-button core keeps the starting vocabulary compact, while the training mode's belt challenges reveal much more of it. Training is an unlockable bought with in-game coins, so do not expect the full teaching suite on the first launch. This is a demanding arcade brawler, even when the controls look simple.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (2022)
7.8/10on IGDB
Released
Use the dodge as a way to change the next exchange, rather than constantly backing away. Its follow-up attacks, grabs and throws let you regain control of a crowd without a long memorised sequence. Different Foot Soldiers ask you to change approach instead of repeating the same dive kick. The opening move demonstrations help, and Chill is a sensible first difficulty. It is a more immediate introduction than Fight'N Rage; the busy effects with several players can make careful observation harder.
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River City Girls 2 (2022)
7.2/10on IGDB
Released
Blocking, parrying and guard-crush attacks make an enemy's defence something to read, not simply punch through. Start with a safe basic string and a way to get clear after it, then add the launchers and aerial follow-ups as they become available. Learning one fighter's reach pays off more than buying every move and using none deliberately. Level-ups, money and dojos are part of expanding that toolkit, so choose it if a longer RPG-style campaign sounds appealing alongside the fighting.
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The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors (2019)
8.7/10on IGDB
Released
All the fighting happens along one horizontal line, so controlling which side a threat occupies becomes especially important. Hold attack to guard, reposition with a guarded escape and throw an approaching opponent into the next group. Those decisions offer plenty to learn before elaborate juggles. The modern remake includes an in-game manual and move lists; Normal still expects purposeful defence. Choose it for a concentrated exercise in spacing, rather than a belt-scroller where you can simply step above the punch.
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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons (2023)
7.1/10on IGDB
Released
Choose a pair and treat tagging as part of your plan, rather than waiting for the first fighter to collapse. Specials, recovery and the incoming partner give a bad position several possible answers. Grouping enemies also matters: finishing several with a special can trigger a Crowd Control food reward, making a well-arranged attack a source of survival. Its run upgrades change the resources available, so learn the basic reach and knockdowns before judging a build solely by its damage bonuses.
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Jitsu Squad (2022)
Released
Parries are the useful first lesson beneath the enormous combo counter. Read a familiar enemy's attack, stop it cleanly and answer with a short reliable string before attempting the lengthy air sequences. Special moves and character transformations then give you room to grow into a much faster style. Choose it when timing defence into offence sounds exciting; its speed and dense effects make it a less measured starting point than Streets of Rage 4. The colourful spectacle can obscure the next threat.
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Absolum (2025)
7.3/10on IGDB
Released
Pay attention to the wind-up before choosing a dodge, counter or committed attack. Its magical counters and spellcasting make the response as important as the string that follows, while a run's changing abilities ask you to revise the plan. Begin with one hero and learn which openings are dependable before building a complicated chain around a lucky upgrade. This is a roguelite brawler: permanent growth and run-specific choices sit alongside execution, so a stronger attempt is not always proof that your timing improved.
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Final Vendetta (2022)
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Blocking and running give its small initial move set more decisions than the arcade look suggests. Learn to stop a predictable strike, move out of a sandwich and send a grabbed opponent into the crowd before adding juggles. A special can spend health when the super meter is not ready, so panic attacks have a cost worth watching. Start on an easier setting, but expect a stern game rather than a gentle tutorial course. Pick it when a compact, demanding street brawl appeals more than a long character-growth campaign.
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Streets of Fury EX (2015)
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
The digitised comedy hides a fighting-game vocabulary of dodges, cancels and air combos. Use one character to learn how to leave a bad exchange and punish the opening before trying to reproduce a long demonstration combo. The free Come Back in 10 Years update adds tag variants across its modes, creating another layer once a single fighter feels comfortable. Choose this as a lively second step after a more structured teacher such as Streets of Rage 4; its depth takes experimentation to uncover.
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Guardian Heroes (2011)
Released
Switching among three fighting planes changes which enemies can reach you and where your next attack will land. That gives crowd control a spatial answer beyond trying to interrupt everyone at once. Learn when to change line, guard and return with a short attack before exploring the more involved commands and magic. The Xbox remaster offers Original and Remix combat rules; pick one deliberately, since Remix changes controls and adds movement options. The branching fantasy adventure also includes RPG growth.
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Sifu (2022)
8.2/10on IGDB
Released
The three-dimensional choice here puts a structure gauge behind both pressure and defence. Learn when to hold your ground, deflect a strike or avoid high and low attacks, then use a push or throw to stop the next opponent joining in. The updated training room lets you practise defeated enemy types and bosses, including several attackers together. Student difficulty gives more room to learn but simplifies patterns; Disciple preserves the original challenge. Choose it for sustained martial-arts practice, with timing and camera awareness both demanding attention.
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Midnight Fight Express (2022)
7.2/10on IGDB
Released
Its compact three-dimensional arenas make target choice and positioning more useful than frantic attack presses. Read which opponent is about to commit, dodge or counter, then redirect attention before the crowd closes in again. The skill tree adds techniques over the campaign, so practise a newly unlocked tool in familiar fights instead of trying to learn the whole tree at once. Custom difficulty settings let you adjust the pressure. Choose it for fast action-film encounters, accepting conspicuous blood and gore.
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