Category Archives: Fighters

Mission Accomplished: X-Men Arcade

You can do anything…with unlimited continues! Welcome to Die! – You were welcomed to die by the White Queen                  Gamerscore = 25   Unlocked on 16/09/2011 This weekend I finally got around to tackling X-Men Arcade which I purchased on sale … Continue reading

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Expanding my Retro Game Empire

Haggar for Mayor! As I have mentioned before, I am a sucker for sales.  I am also a retro-gamer.  I enjoy picking up or playing old-school games, be it for nostalgia, or just to see how things have changed since … Continue reading

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Xtra Points: Easter Edition

Time for family…and some gaming! With my brother in town vacationing over the Easter weekend I have a few opportunities to create a blog, but it now being Saturday morning and relatively quiet I thought I would take the opportunity … Continue reading

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Xtra Points: Portal Kombat!

Pwning Portals! I strongly suspect between Portal 2 and Mortal Kombat that I may not get much blogging done for the next little while.  Back when my blogging was sparse I started up my Xtra Points as a way to … Continue reading

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Up Next: Mortal Kombat

Fatalities, babalities, and friendships, oh my! Back in the early nineties, when fighting games were king, I was always about the Mortal Kombat series rather than Street Fighter (outside of Sega’s family of fighters).  Fast forward nearly two decades later … Continue reading

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Buyers Market!

A Sucker for Sales… Even though I don’t do it as often as I used to, I still like buying games for the sake of buying games.  Recently Xbox LIVE Marketplace had a sale on arcade games, more on that … Continue reading

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EA Sports MMA: Evolution of Entertainment

Are you ready? Ultimate Fight Card – Fight Randy Couture versus Fedor Emelianenko in Fight Now or Online      Gamerscore = 15   Acquired on 21/03/2011 As an MMA fan, I would best describe myself as casual.  I catch cards when I … Continue reading

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Mortal Kombat

Prepare to fight! The early 1990s were the golden age for video game fighters.  Two games really stood head and shoulders above the rest, Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat.  During this time arcades were still somewhat viable as console … Continue reading

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Freak Out! Macho Man Randy Savage is in WWE All Stars!

Oooooooooh Yeahhhh! It was my understanding that the Randy Savage (aka The Macho Man, Randy Poffo) has been on the outside looking in when it comes to the new WWE, possibly due to a falling-out with the McMahon’s.  It appears … Continue reading

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DEAD OR ALIVE Dimensions

Itagaki or no, Team Ninja soldiers on…to the 3DS In the past, the Xbox and the Xbox 360 consoles were the home for Team Ninja, in particular the DEAD OR ALIVE fighting series.  What ever deals were done behind the … Continue reading

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