noun
one-on-one fighting game
Video game genre where two characters fight directly, typically in a side-view arena. Often abbreviated as 格ゲー.
ストリートファイターは有名な対戦格闘ゲームです。
Street Fighter is a famous one-on-one fighting game.
Common abbreviation of 対戦格闘ゲーム, used in casual conversation among gamers.
Compound of 対戦 (match, versus), 格闘 (hand-to-hand combat), and ゲーム (game). A straightforward modern term for the fighting game genre.