History Main / FixedFloorFighting

* Creator/ArcSystemWorks' ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' and ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' did until ''4'', where they tried uneven surfaces. It was poorly received, going back to this in ''5'' (although from ''6'' onwards you can smash opponents through certain surfaces).

* While most of the stages in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros.'' involve [[FreeFloorFighting multiple levels and constantly-shifting terrain]], Final Destination fits this trope to a T, being just one flat platform suspended over the air. Leading to the memetic cry of {{scrub}}s demanding "[[AbridgedArenaArray No items, Fox only, Final Destination]]".

* While most of the stages in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros.'' involve [[FreeFloorFighting multiple levels and constantly-shifting terrain]], Final Destination fits this trope to a T, being just one flat platform suspended over the air.

* The first two ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' games have these. The ones from ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 3]]'' to ''[[VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse vs. DC Universe]]'' are more in line with FreeFloorFighting.

* ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Edge]]'' and the succeeding ''Soulcalibur'' titles.

A FightingGame trope, Where the action all takes place on one stable plane. Stages could have multiple levels in less arcade style games, but the stage itself does not change, and as such is fixed. ''This is not a matter of 2D vs 3D games. There are plenty of examples of both.''

Fights here tend to be more technical, as the simplified stages offer less chance for unpredictability. The limited range of action means combos may likely be continued longer than in a FreeFloorFighting game, as there is less variation for where an opponent, or the stage, may go. A LauncherMove will do just that, launch an opponent into the air. However, the opponent must come down at a limited set of places to allow the fight to continue.

* ArcSystemWorks' ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' and ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series.

** The Nintendo3DS and WiiU versions offer alternate "Omega" versions of the stages that follow this trope, essentially giving Final Destination a variety of alternate settings. The "For Glory" gameplay mode in anonymous online battles is entirely fixed floor fights, while "For Fun" is the opposite.

* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' did until ''4'', where they tried uneven surfaces. It was poorly received, going back to this in ''5'' (although from ''6'' onwards you can smash opponents through certain surfaces).

* ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' did until ''4'', where they tried uneven surfaces. It was poorly received, going back to this in ''5''.

* The ''LittleFighter2'' games have a long stretch of land, but it's all one plane.

[[MortalKombat http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fixed_floor_7308.png]]
[[caption-width:350:GET OVER HERE! ...as opposed to anywhere else?]]

** The Nintendo3DS and WiiU versions offer alternate "Omega" versions of the stages that follow this trope, essentially giving Final Destination a variety of alternate settings. The "For Glory" gameplay mode in anonymous online battles is entirely fixed floor fights.

* ''StreetFighter''
* The first two ''MortalKombat'' games have these. The ones from ''3'' to ''vs DC Universe'' are more in line with FreeFloorFighting.
* ''SoulCalibur''
* ''NoMoreHeroes'' (except in the Shinobu levels in the 2nd game).
* ''SonicBattle'' has 3D levels where you can jump from one height to the next, but the stage itself is static.
* The ''{{Bleach}}'' DS fighting games have combat possible in either the foreground or the background, but the stage itself is consistent.
** ''[[FatalFury Fatal Fury Special]]'' and ''Knuckle Heads'' have a foreground and background for fights as well.

* ArcSystemWorks' ''GuiltyGear'' and ''BlazBlue'' series.

* While most of the stages in ''SuperSmashBros'' involve [[FreeFloorFighting multiple levels and constantly-shifting terrain]], Final Destination fits this trope to a 'T', being just one flat platform suspended over the air.

* The first two ''MortalKombat'' games. Newer ones, especially since the shift to 3D, are more in line with FreeFloorFighting.

* StreetFighter
* The first two MortalKombat games. Newer ones, especially since the shift to 3D, are more in line with FreeFloorFighting.
* SoulCalibur
* NoMoreHeroes (except in the Shinobu levels in the 2nd game).
* SonicBattle has 3D levels where you can jump from one height to the next, but the stage itself is static.
* The {{Bleach}} DS fighting games have combat possible in either the foreground or the background, but the stage itself is consistent.

* The LittleFighter2 games have a long stretch of land, but it's all one plane.
* ArcSystemWorks' GuiltyGear and BlazBlue series.

This type of level design may be somewhat tied to the PolygonCeiling in LongRunners. This type of fight may promote the MKWalker. May be the result of the InvisibleWall or InsurmountableWaistHighFence.

* Browser game DragonFable

* While most of the stages in ''SuperSmashBros'' involve [[FreeFloorFighting multiple levels and constantly-shifting terrain]], Final Destination is the [[ComplacentGamingSyndrome most commonly used stage for]] [[StopHavingFunGuys competitive play]] because it's just one flat platform over a pit.

* NoMoreHeroes

* Browser game DragonFable

* The first two MortalKombat games. Later ones would be MixedFloorFighting. Newer ones, especially since the shift to 3D, are more in line with FreeFloorFighting.