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Skullgirls is an intriguing surprises in the fighting game genre, with a charming roster and a stunningly accessible tutorial.
Skullgirls stands out because of its insane character designs and dito move sets. Beneath this shiny layer of craziness, however, it's nothing more than one more thumb-twisting 2D fighter that doesn't quite make it to the level of its colleagues.
One feature I was particularly pleased to see included was support for legacy controllers.
8
Miguels_
The game is fun. The character design and animations are pretty cool. I'm not a fun of fighting games, so I play for the story only and in that case, it's not that interesting.
10
Jano05
Buena musica, buen gameplay, buena historia, uno de los mejores juegos de pelea
3
ALMJ
It was a better fighting game before they started censoring everything. Now it's just an ok at best fighter as they've taken a lot of the charm away from the characters. It still has decent mechanics (not the best but good enough) but more bland fighting styles and animations. It wasn't even anything controversial that they decided to remove, which raises the question why was it worth doing?

Skullgirls: 2nd Encore

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Jul 7, 2015
Metascore
Generally Favorable
82
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5.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
89% Positive
16 Reviews
11% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Aug 19, 2015
90
Eurogamer Italy
The original Skullgirls was a great fighting game with poor contents. Skullgirls: 2nd Encore is finally a complete game with tons of modes, characters and extras. The original gameplay is still there, fresh and funny as usual, and the cross-buy and cross-play options are simply perfect for this awesome experience.
Aug 5, 2015
90
TheSixthAxis
It hasn’t been the easiest journey for Skullgirls to the PlayStation 4, but with 2nd Encore, Lab Zero have turned in the definitive edition of a high-quality fighting game that not only has bags of character but matches it with both technical and enjoyable action.
User score
54% Positive
58 Ratings
12% Mixed
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34% Negative
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Mar 9, 2025
10
Jano05
Buena musica, buen gameplay, buena historia, uno de los mejores juegos de pelea
Feb 17, 2024
10
RoboFortune
Una buena alternativa de mortal kombat o streetfighter,da actualizaciones cada 2 o 1 mes,adictivo
Aug 4, 2015
88
IGN Italia
A great beat-em-up, maybe even to expand, but perfect for adrenaline and complex fights, and great for thoughtless challenges with friends.
Aug 6, 2015
80
Gameblog.fr
Led by a neat gameplay, more weird but still appealing characters join the bizarre world of Skullgirls. A very good investment for all VS Fighting lovers.
Aug 5, 2015
79
IGN Spain
One nice try, bit definitely not the best beat'em up out there. Its lack of content and poor graphics are its downside.
Aug 31, 2015
75
PlaySense
Skullgirls stands out because of its insane character designs and dito move sets. Beneath this shiny layer of craziness, however, it's nothing more than one more thumb-twisting 2D fighter that doesn't quite make it to the level of its colleagues.
Jul 16, 2015
70
PlayStation LifeStyle
It’s brutish welcome is certain to dissuade many newcomers with unrelenting AI and unnecessarily obscure move lists, but those that make it past the opening trials will be rewarded with one of the most unique and charming 2D fighters in a long time.
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Dec 9, 2023
10
X-Bug
Jogo é muito bom, jogabilidade boa e fluída ,personagens bons,cativantes e com a história muito boa e eu tenho direito de falar isso ele não é sexualizado
Jun 29, 2020
7
Birdyreaper
I like it good game :-) play it it makes fun but not forever. I like the story part i hope there will be someday a sequel
Jul 2, 2023
5
Noriyuki83
I decided to give a vote and i give 5 because the game itself, for who are looking for a funny gameplay in a fighting game this is fine, but the new devs ruined this game with censorships, removing what people was enjoying and paid for. These new devs, instead to make a new game, they bought and censored the game for the "core values" of eSports, betrayed the customers after 10 years instead to include an safe mode via option, really disappointed and shame direction. This is the typical stupidity that these western industry are working now: they think that the fanbase are stupids, more reason to vote with our wallets.
Oct 21, 2024
3
ALMJ
It was a better fighting game before they started censoring everything. Now it's just an ok at best fighter as they've taken a lot of the charm away from the characters. It still has decent mechanics (not the best but good enough) but more bland fighting styles and animations. It wasn't even anything controversial that they decided to remove, which raises the question why was it worth doing?
Jun 29, 2023
1
dingykix
So the game has been greatly censored in a recent update not even by the original developer. I bought this game because of the mechanics but also because of the artwork and dark themes which the current rights holder went through great lengths to butcher. I can't even get a refund for this butchered game. WOW!
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SummarySkullgirls 2nd Encore is a beautiful, fast-paced 2D fighting game that puts players in control of fierce warriors in an extraordinary Dark Deco world. Each of the 14 wildly original characters features unique gameplay mechanics and plenty of personality. Skullgirls 2nd Encore is the perfect fighting game for casual and competitive fig... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
  • PlayStation Vita
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Jul 7, 2015
  • Lab Zero Games
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