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===Goals=== Versus fighting video game matches generally consist of several rounds; the player who wins the most rounds wins the match.<ref>{{Cite web | author = Kasavin, Greg | url = http://uk.gamespot.com/ps2/action/capcomfightingjam/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review | title = Capcom Fighting Jam Review | publisher = GameSpot | date = 2004-11-16 | accessdate = 2009-02-05 }}</ref> Fighting games widely feature [[health|life bars]], which are depleted as characters sustain blows.<ref name="gamespotfatal" /><ref>{{Cite web | author = Staff | url = http://www.next-gen.biz/features/making-japans-first-rpg | title = The Making of... Japan's First RPG | publisher = Edge Online | date = 2008-03-06 | accessdate = 2009-01-15 }}</ref> Each successful attack will deplete a character's health, and the game continues until a fighter's energy reaches zero.<ref name="fundamentals" /> Hence, the main goal is to completely deplete the life bar of one's opponent, thus achieving a "knockout".<ref name="ignfatal" /> Beginning with [[Midway Games|Midway's]] ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' released in [[1992]], the [[Mortal Kombat series|''Mortal Kombat'' series]] introduced "fatalities" in which the victor kills a knocked-out opponent in a gruesome manner.<ref name="MK3">{{Cite web | author = Gertsmann, Jeff | url = http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/ultimatemortalkombat3/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review | title = Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 Review | publisher = GameSpot | date = 2008-10-24 | accessdate = 2009-01-11 }}</ref> Games such as ''[[Virtua Fighter series|Virtua Fighter]]'' also allow a character to be defeated by forcing them outside of the fighting arena, awarding a "ring-out" to the victor.<ref name="50VF" /> Round decisions can also be determined by time over (if a timer is present), which judges players based on remaining vitality to declare a winner. Fighting games often include a single player campaign or tournament, where the player must defeat a sequence of several computer controlled opponents. Winning the tournament often reveals a special story–ending [[cutscene]], and some games also grant access to hidden characters or special features upon victory.<ref name="DOA4">{{Cite web | author = Kasavin, Greg | url = http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/deadoralive4/review.html | title = Dead or Alive 4 Review | publisher = GameSpot | date = 2006-01-01 | accessdate = 2009-02-02 }}</ref>
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