Fighting games are brilliant, aren’t they? They’re the most civilised way to punch your mates in the face, or rip their spinal cords out of their backs, if you’re into that sort of thing, which we at VideoGamer most certainly are. The biggest and most popular franchises in this time-honoured genre have been around since most people reading this were old enough to drive (probably), and it looks like they’re here to stay, despite some notable ups and downs over the years.

Street Fighter, Tekken and Mortal Kombat will surely be well represented here, but despite their dominance in the field, many other series’ will be poking their heads in, and some of are bound to surprise you.

Although Street Fighter does have an unfair advantage, given that there are multiple versions of each installment, it doesn’t get the number one spot. How could that possibly be? You know what to do.