Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax

Critic reviews

• TechRaptor

  James Galizio · Oct 17, 2015

  7.5

  Fighting Climax likely won’t cause any sort of shake-up to occur within the FGC or competitve play in general, but it doesn’t really need to. It’s a good fighting game with a set of somewhat unique mechanics, at a budget price. If you’re new to the genre, and perhaps looking for a title that might be a bit flashier than the competition, this might be it. Otherwise, it’s a solid recommendation for players that are familiar with the properties on show, even if they might not have been used to the best of their ability.

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• USGamer

  Mike Williams · Oct 15, 2015

  6.0

  If you're a big fan of these light novel characters or the anime they've been in, Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax might be your jam. If not, this fighter is accessible, but that accessibility makes many characters on the small roster feel the same. A solid effort, but there are better 2D fighters out there.
• ZTGD

  Jae Lee · Oct 14, 2015

  7.5

  DB:FC falls short in being able to compete with the big boys in the anime fighting game scene as an overall package but when viewed strictly from the accessibility and depth of its combat engine, it’s most definitely a contender.

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• PS Lifestyle

  Ben Tarrant · Oct 08, 2015

  5.5

  As a result, we’re left with a terribly lackluster fighting experience masked under latherings of fan service that is probably enough to placate anime die-hards but leaves newcomers entirely disconnected and disappointed. It’s great that games like this manage to get western releases, but it’s also easy to see why they’re so few and far between.

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• Destructoid

  Kyle MacGregor · Oct 07, 2015

  6.5

  While decent enough, Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax may be too simplistic for most hardcore fighting game fans to enjoy as anything more than an ephemeral lark, but is also perhaps still too complex for those that find the genre intimidating. It feels like another instance of game designers shaving off any sharp corners in an attempt to please as many people as possible. Fighting Climax shows a clear reticence to take risks, and its failure to do so betrays its potential to become truly remarkable or distinctive.

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• Hardcore Gamer

  Bradly Storm · Oct 06, 2015

  8.0

  Its combat isn’t all that nuanced, sure, but it is fast, fluid, flashy, and super accessible. This is the type of game you fire up when friends come over, because of how accommodating a fighting game it is. All of the characters using the same button inputs for moves will undoubtedly make some look down their nose at the game. We pity those people, however, because beneath its simple design is a really fun fighter — a fighter not built for the usual crowd.

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