Tekken 6 in its second month on the ranking has shot itself up to number 1. As a result, Dark Resurrection drops off the Arcadia rankings for the first time since its debut back in 2005. A rather impressive run overall, especially considering the fact that for the most part it has spent the entire time in the top 2 or 3 performing games month after month...
The biggest surprise with these rankings has been the push up of King of Fighters '98 and King of Fighters 2002. This has been more than likely due to the anticipation surrounding the releases of King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match this month and King of Fighters XII later this year. Nona (the lead designer for King of Fighters XII), handled most of the illustration work on King of Fighters 2002.
Considering the number of new game releases that were scheduled for March, the next two Arcadia lists may see quite a bit of a shake up in the rankings. Games to watch out for next month: Gundam vs. Gundam, King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match, Arcana Heart 2.
1. Tekken 6 (Namco)
2. Guilty Gear A Core (Arc System/Sega, Naomi)
3. Virtua Fighter 5 (Sega, Lindbergh)
4. Mobile Suit Gundam: Seed Destiny Vs Z.A.F.T II (Banpresto, System 246)
5. Melty Blood Act Cadenza B2 (Ecole/Sega, Naomi)
6. Street Fighter III Third Strike (Capcom, CPS-3)
7. Deathsmiles (Cave, AMI)
8. King of Fighters 2002 (SNK Playmore, NEO GEO)
9. King of Fighters '98 (SNK Playmore, NEO GEO)
10. Mushihime Sama Futari (Cave, AMI)
1. beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD (Konami)
2. Mah-Jongg Fight Club 6 (Konami)
3. Sangokushi Taisen 3 (Sega)
4. Drummania V4 (Konami)
5. Pop'n Music 15 Adventure (Konami)
6. Guitarfreaks V4 (Konami)
7. MJ3 EVO (Sega)
8. Answer x Answers (Sega)
9. Mobile Suit Gundam Kizuna (Banpresto)
10. Midnight Maximum Tune 3 (Namco)
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