At first it was difficult to decide which Soul Calibur vixen would grace 3GK.  Afterall, there were so many to choose from.  Do you go with the greek goddess Sophitia or the demon slaying hottie Taki?  In the end Isabella Valentine aka Ivy was the clear and decisive choice for TWO obvious reasons and I’m not talking about her breasts.  Actually I am but if I wasn’t, these would be the reasons: Reason 1:  She has... 

I love Street Fighter 4, and if you have been a follower of 3GK for a time you know this to be true with my rants about rage-quitters, plug-pulling netplay kiddies and domination via bread and butter lightning kicks. Street Fighter 4 showed us that Capcom is really the king of fighting games with 4 completely unique installments within the series and the ability to keep fans happy up until now. It broke my heart with what happened... 

Chibi Dragon: Uncle Dragon why do you always pick the girls? Greg Dragon: Well Chibi Dragon, I like combos Insert juvenile, gamer, gay joke here, I’ve heard it all. Many people find it funny to see my 6’2″ frame walk up, grab a joystick and pick Ibuki, Akari, Yuri, Mai, Chun-Li, or Asuka to fight with. They wonder why a big guy like myself isn’t running out Zangief, Marco Rodriquez or Paul Pheonix. They never... 

My first impression: All looks, no substance. Welcome to King of Fighters where the champion burns, the options are limited and the boys look like girls. As an old school SNK fan, I must say that I was anticipating this new game to be one that would move the King of Fighters into the forefront of next gen fighting. I expected it to be like it’s predecessors except have a nice interface, awesome art and special effects... 

We all know that trash talk exists when playing video games in a variety of forms, but people that play the Madden series of Football games take trash talking to a whole new level. If you have ever had the pleasure of watching the “Madden Challenge” on ESPN you know exactly what I am talking about. Players getting in each other’s faces, nearly coming to blows, all because they made a “great play” on... 

Three days and 20 hours of Street Fighter 4 and I can finally bring you this review. My left thumb is numb but 100 opponents later I have earned the “10 ranked match wins in a row” trophy for the PS3, a nifty “showoff” Akuma ten shirt for my PS Home avatar and a mailbox of hate mail from people who didn’t like my fighting awww. I can now retire from ranked matches and stick to playing people who will... 

“The tale of souls eternally told…” ahh such a familiar line from the original game “Soul Blade”. That always brings me back to my happy place where freakishly large codpieces run free, scantily clad women tell you that they are sorry when putting you in a “Hurricanrana” (NICE!!), or when you can say that you’ve reached the fourth installment of a rock solid fighting game. Just as the name states, this is the... 

As an old arcade hat and a relatively good fighting game player, I’ve noticed that there is no middle ground in competition. In fighting games, you are either extremely good or you are really bad. This may puzzle some of you who are probably saying “well —- isn’t that bad but he gives me a good fight once in awhile”, well there are some exceptions (as is the case with blanket statements) but it is... 

At the risk of sounding like a crotchety old man, I am going to open up a topic that is very passionate for all of us admins of 3GK. The topic in question is the dumbing down of games, or more specifically, the destruction of competitive one on one fighting games. This article was inspired by the previews of Street Fighter 4, a series that has been beaten into submission by a fan-base that no longer wants a technical fight…... 

SNK translates to NeoGeo which translates into a longtime effort in the 2-D based fighting game genre. With great success in the KOF series, and lackluster fame with titles like World Heroes, SNK brings the best and worst collection of characters and wraps them into NeoGeo Battle Coliseum. NGBC follows in the footsteps of Capcom’s Capcom vs SNK series in the sense that it’s a 2-man team brawler. The look and presentation is...