2012 was a great year for fighters, with developers seeing one of the benefits of adding a huge amount of content into their fights to keep people playing. With games like Dead or Alive 5 adding a story mode to clear up some confusion, to the huge amount of characters and online features in Street Fighter X Tekkena and Tekken Tag. Our winner is one that was the most balanced and unique of the group.
AND THE WINNER IS….
PERSONA 4 ARENA
Persona 4 Arena is a strange one, giving the already huge RPG series into the hands of the team that made Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, and creating one of the most balanced fighting game this year. With a original story for almost all the characters of the game, character specific challenges and a great control style that allows you to link combos with your Persona.