Is Smash Bros a fighting game franchise?

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Lopen posted...
Depends how much space it got cut down to. No one would call Double Dragon 1 a fighting game even though there is a fully functional fighting game in there in Vs mode.

I mean the Tekken series has these side modes too-- but they're all presented as side components and no one says Tekken isnt a fighting game despite having functional Volleyball and Beat Em Ups in the games. The only people who present 90% of stages, side modes, and all items as a "side component" of Smash is the weird competitive Smash fanbase.

Is Halo a single player game or a multiplayer game?
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