Soulcalibur

The first game in memory to look better on a console than it did in the arcade, Soulcalibur offered amazing visuals as a Dreamcast launch title, and still remains one of the best-looking and best-playing fighting games years later. Featuring over a dozen characters wielding different weapons, a deep single-player mission mode, and the smoothest fighting engine to date, Soulcalibur will undoubtedly remain one of the best fighting games of all time. Followed by an arcade and multi-platform sequel in 2003.