Worth it for the right player.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $11.99.
- Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Cheating: 61 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Monetization: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Implementing easy anti cheat for the cross platform release is a needles stain on this game that impressively makes everything so good about this modern release in terms of optimization and gameplay feel instantly worse.
All in all this is a great fighting game despite its age (which honestly does not show too much due to the upgraded graphics.
Rather than reinventing the formula with cinematic storytelling or flashy super meters, World Stage doubles down on disciplined fundamentals, precise execution, and deeply layered martial arts combat.
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Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.
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