Yet a certain sub-niche of fighting game players rejoiced when it was released, and I continue to share their enthusiasm, even as updates wipe away some of what made the game so interesting. Mysteriously glitchy and defying common notions of “good” or “bad” game design, Battle for the Grid is, as a teammate put it to me at my last tournament, “held together by duct tape.” Combos that loop indefinitely into themselves? Characters who can kill with a single touch? Bring ’em on.
Capcom 2, an old favorite that becomes wild and broken in the hands of experts.
The game is fun because it’s a mess, not in spite of it.īattle for the Grid is specifically a tribute to Marvel vs. You can see how a player accidentally glitches a new attack into existence in the above clip from the Michigan Masters tournament, and he wins the match as the crowd chants “bullshit!” at him.Ĭlips in this article were performed on older builds of Battle for the Grid a very recent patch has toned down the most egregious combos.Īnd that patch almost feels like a shame.
