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Moral Rivals: Axel and Shiva
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When we were kids, the number of times my brothers and i played through Streets of Rage 2 must have reached triple digits. For anyone who isn't familiar with this classic Sega Genesis side-scroller, Axel is one of four heroes trying to take down the Syndicate, a crime organization ruled by Mr. X and his bodyguard Shiva. The first is SMD SoR2 Axel's Dragon Wing special attack against CPU Shiva's dashing special attack, while Max prematurely rushes the invulnerable Mr. X with his Thunder Tackle special attack. The second is SMD SoR3 Axel's Flaming Dragon Punch upgraded blitz attack opposite CPU Shiva's entrance. // 12.31.2008
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Ideological Rivals: Psylocke and Magneto
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The X-Men fight for Professor Xavier's dream of peaceful coexistence between humans and mutants, whereas Magneto spends most of his time being a jerk to people who don't even know the guy. The first is COTA Psylocke's j.HP (with LK Nin-Jutu in effect) against CPU Magneto's air EM Pulse. The second is SMD XMen2 Psylocke's air Psionic Blade mutant power against CPU Magneto's air Magnetic Blast, with Beast's DF+C Dash underneath. While it was somewhat hit-or-miss in the gameplay department, X-Men 2: Clone Wars featured an awesome ominous atmosphere to match its eerie storyline. // 01.03.2009
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Rugged Rivals: Wolverine and Juggernaut
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These two tend to end up in a lot of burly bar brawls. The first is SMD XMen Wolverine's Lunging Slash (with claws extended) against CPU Juggernaut's running headcrush, while Nightcrawler recovers from his Teleport mutant power and Archangel backup assist shoots razor blades. Maybe X-Men wasn't one of the better Sega Genesis games, but the characters sure looked great. The second is XSF Wolverine's alternate sj.MP startup against Juggernaut's sj.MK trailed by leftover superjump mist. // 01.03.2009
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Tournament Rivals: Ryu and Sagat
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The main protagonist versus the final boss of Street Fighter, the title that marks the beginning. The first is SF Ryu's Fireball against CPU Sagat's Tiger Shot, which always pass each other by without colliding. The second is SFA3 A-Ryu's lvl3 Metsu Shoryuken against X-Sagat's Tiger Genocide. // 12.31.2008
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Bitter Rivals: Guile and M.Bison
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Because someone's got to chase Bison into the ugly games. The first is SvCC Guile's LP Sonic Boom against Bison's LP Psycho Crusher. The second is SFTM Guile's Flash Kick Interrupt against Bison's Electric Arc, with Akuma wandering around in the dark background of Bison's Lair. Both characters' lifebars are missing because the "No Meters" code was activated at the character select screen. // 12.31.2008
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