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Looking to spice up your games collection with the best boxing and fighting simulators of 2024? Search no further! We’ve gone over and reviewed the best fighting games of 2024 that have captivated the audience of boxing enthusiasts and fans of the dynamic gameplay. So, let’s not waste any more time and start addressing each of 2024’s boxing and fighting blockbusters available for playing today!
2024 has been a big year for boxing and especially fighting games. Many new blockbusters have hit the shelves and captivated the enthusiasts of fighting sport, over a high-quality and digital environment. By the end of this guide, you may even notice some popular boxer figures represented as characters and animated in a certain way.
Below is the list of (in our opinion) the best 5 fighting and boxing games for 2024, according to critics and fans of the more offensive gameplay. So, let’s start!
The Best 5 Boxing and Fighting Games of 2024
Undisputed
Hitting shelves in October 2024, Undisputed brought a much-needed injection of realism and authenticity back to console and PC gamers everywhere. Already considered a notable release, the last major boxing title, Fight Night Champion, was released in 2011. The attention to detail that Steel City Interactive has invested in Undisputed is an immense devoted team working on replicating the real nuance of boxing.
Controls in the game allow players to utilize more than 60 different punches, many from almost all angles and directions, thereby giving them the opportunities for tactics such as feints, counters, and laying traps to outmanoeuvre opponents. Maybe one of the most attractive features of the game is the footwork mechanics it has, enabling players to make strategic movements around the ring with a “Loose Movement” modifier.
This adds up to a gameplay experience where positioning and timing make everything, much like real strategic boxing.
WWE Fight Forever
Another wrestling/fighting game, Fight Forever married WWE’s theatricality with arcade gameplay to make it a standout in the lineup for 2024. Unlike more simulation-driven titles, Fight Forever is all about fast-paced, high-action encounters and is designed as much for wrestling fans as casual gamers.
Rather than realism, accessibility has been the name of the game, with Fight Forever. With a simplified overall control scheme in general, you will be performing WWE wrestlers’ iconic moves without breaking much of a sweat, which is a lower barrier for new players, yet the action can remain fast-paced and fun for all types of gamers.
Casual crowds have been swayed by the high-flying moves and quick changes in the pace of the game. Fans of hardcore wrestling and fighting games might find it a bit too simplistic and shallow compared to other, more complex fighters. If you’re searching for a professional boost to progress quickly throughout your game, you should certainly consider AskBoosters elite crew of handpicked gamers!
Knockout City Reboot
Knockout City is one of the most unusual titles on the lineup of fighting games for 2024, managing to meld dodgeball with aspects of boxing, producing a fun, team-based brawler that seamlessly blends strategy, quick reflexes, and teamwork. Although initially released as a dodgeball title, Knockout City received a sort of reboot in early 2024, tacking on elements from combat sports games to give the title a bit more depth. This combination of genres has created an experience that’s both approachable and challenging, unique for its creative spin on multiplayer fighting.
Players form teams and compete against teams in matches, utilizing throws or catches of balls to “knock out” competitors. Special moves can be performed both on offence and defence. There is a sense of strategy that goes into teams coordinating their moves, positions, and timing in order to outsmart opponents.
Knockout City may not contain the traditional hand-to-hand combat or punch attributed to a boxing title, but it brings in that same reflexive attribute required along with anticipation. It’s a fun title for those who enjoy quick-paced and cooperative gameplay.
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat offered a reboot in 2024 simply entitled Mortal Kombat 1. This game in the series brought its signature brutal combat but with updated graphics, refined gameplay, and a reimagined storyline. The Mortal Kombat series is primarily known for its mature themes, visceral combat, and blood/gore. Mortal Kombat is perhaps one of the most well-known fighting/boxing titles, with most versions available on PC and almost all consoles on the market.
Cinematic storytelling in Mortal Kombat 1 is one of the highly vaunted features that puts great emphasis on and amplifies the single-player mode of the game. It has a plot line that looks into complicated relationships between characters and gives fans more background on lore, taking them to a very dramatic story.
The rebalanced fighting mechanics provide smoother gameplay with new combo systems and finishing moves. The Fatalities, synonymous with Mortal Kombat, are more intense than ever, showing graphic details in an original animation.
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Injustice
Injustice 3, due to arrive in 2024, is the third in the series of fighting games that involves the DC Universe. Following the formula made so successful with earlier series, the game combines some of the most powerful superhero lore with fast action and heavy combat. Boasting iconic characters such as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, Injustice 3 lets players create classic DC matchups with unique powers, environments they can use, and a cinematic story mode for immersive play in high-stakes conflict.
Building on the success of previous entries, Injustice 3 puts a great deal of emphasis on the use of interactive environments and objects around an arena to enrich moves and inflict damage on opponents. The powers of every character come across faithfully, adding that layer of immersion that feels real to the DC Universe.
Conclusion
From the true-to-form boxing mechanics of Undisputed to the truly brutal, cinematic experience of Mortal Kombat 1, each of these fighting games brings something different to the table for 2024. Whether one enjoys the strategy and realism of actual boxing, the arcade-like fun of Fight Forever, or the fast-paced teamwork of Knockout City, this year’s releases are very varied and cater to a wide array of gamers.
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