10 Other Fighting Games That Should Feature Wrestlers In Their Rosters
With WWE invading the world of The King Of Fighters All Star, they should consider these games too.
WWE has seen some odd crossovers in its day. Sure there was the cool invasion by ECW, the lame one by the NWA, and the disappointing one by "The Alliance", but they've also found themselves mixing it up with the Flintstones, the Jetsons, and even Scooby-Doo.
This latest collaboration with The King of Fighters series for their mobile game, KOF All Star, is one of WWE's most surprising forays into the video game world. WWE is not withholding the goods either, bringing their current top stars like Becky Lynch, Kofi Kingston, and Seth Rollins, along with the legends like The Rock, The Undertaker and John Cena.
Seeing that image of Cena giving a few strikes to Terry Bogard in the reveal trailer seemed surreal but also kind of right. Cena's superhuman aesthetics and understated pair of shorts fits right in with the gritty urban locales and characters of SNK's epic crossover game. This opens the door for a whole world possibilities for wrestlers showing up in other fighting games, an entire mine of untapped potential with enough energy to power Elon Musk's fleet of Tesla's for the next three years. Not even just WWE, but the entire world of wrestling has characters and fighters that would make perfect fits into any of these games.
10. Samurai Shodown
Another classic from SNK, Samurai Shodown is all about the aesthetic of feudal Japan. First released in 1993, it brought a breath of fresh air into a booming fighting video game scene, making the Neo Geo a household name. Its weapon based combat, emphasis on strategic positioning, and memorable characters made it stand out among the sea of Street Fighter II clones, of which SNK had ironically contributed to with earlier games. The series has evolved and persisted to this very day with a new game being released as recently as 2019 to praise from the series' faithful.
So when one of this game's biggest assets is its feudal Japan aesthetic, one does not have to look even outside of SNK's base of operations for two perfect fighters.
The Fierce Warrior, Hirooki Goto, and The Dragon, Shingo Takagi look, dress, and fight like two samurai straight out of the Edo period. Both fighters can be just as deadly with a weapon as without, and their brutal attacks could be recreated in an abstract form of beauty by the series talented artists. Whether charged on by Goto's notorious fighting spirit, or Shingo awakening the dragon within him, players would find both hardcore bruisers to be welcome additions to Samurai Shodown's cast of imposing swordsmen.