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2D Fighter Games

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4 accepted games Taxonomy v3 Source scores weighted by evidence

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1 matching entry Mortal Kombat

A research-verified chronology of Mortal Kombat, spanning 1992–2023.

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Fighting organized primarily on a two-dimensional combat plane, even when characters and backgrounds use 3D rendering.

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Assign 2D Fighter when fighting organized primarily on a two-dimensional combat plane, even when characters and backgrounds use 3D rendering. This must be a sustained, defining part of play rather than an isolated mode or sequence.

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Exclude side-scrolling beat ’em ups and platform fighters; require bounded fighter-versus-fighter contests on a primarily two-dimensional plane.