30/11/2014 - Weapons Fighter

A fighting game where most or all characters have weapons, and there are gameplay rules that involve these weapons (such as how to disarm and rearm weapons). The first high-profile example of this was the Samurai Shodown series, but the more common modern example is Soul Calibur, as all of the fighters are armed with melee weapons.

Here is some gameplay footage of Soul Calibur a weapons fighter.