History Main / FreeFloorFighting

* ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur V]] has, on several stages, the fight moving to a lower floor if one player suffers a RingOut. Before the next round starts, the winner will land on his or her feet and the knocked-out player will struggle to stand up straight.

* All the known stages in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''. Special mention goes to Dreamscape from LittleBigPlanet, which starts completely flat but builds itself up in classic LBP-fashion, eventually becoming the most platform-heavy arena in the game.

Contrast FixedFloorFighting. Outside of the FightingGame genre, see ChaseFight.

* ''BattleArenaToshinden 2''

* ''PowerStone''
* ''Battle Stadium DON''

* In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', characters can knock their opponents into new sections of the arena, with transitions that include being knocked through several buildings or being beaten up by Batman's RoguesGallery along the way.

* ''DeadOrAlive''

* ''BattleAreaToshinden 2''

* All the known stages in ''VideoGame/{{PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale}}''. Special mention goes to Dreamscape from LittleBigPlanet, which starts completely flat but builds itself up in classic LBP-fashion, eventually becoming the most platform-heavy arena in the game.

* All the known stages in ''VideoGame/{{PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale}}''. Special mention goes to Dreamscape from LittleBigPlanet, which starts completely flat but builds itself up in classic LBP-fashion, eventually becoming the most platform-heavy arena in the game.

* ''DragonBallZ Budokai'': In addition to knocking opponents to new areas, characters can also fly and introduce an entire new dimension to fights.

* ''[[{{Tekken}} Tekken 6]]'' had certain stages where the floor would collapse. ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' allows you to smash your opponent through some walls.

* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' has a twist on this in that you switch planes/areas in between rounds.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'': Stages in this game vary from as constant as Final Destination to as chaotic as Big Blue (pictured above). In this stage you actually fight on top of [[{{F-Zero}} cars as they race around a track.]] If you fall off of one and onto the asphalt, you get whisked off the side of the stage as the camera leaves you behind, resulting in a near-instant KO unless you can ''very'' quickly jump off and return to the stage.

* ''MadWorld'' has fights that are as simple as a plane (or rather, the ceiling of a [[ShoutOut familiar]] [[StarTrek ship]]), or as complex as ''the entire castle of the last level you just played'' (i.e. The Courtyard, where you fight the Shamans).

** That or be playing with Sonic or, if I'm not mistaken, Captain Falcon. The former can even outrun the cars with the Bunny Hood! Not so sure about the captain, though... It's safe to say that he'd at least be on par with'em in speed.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' has this. In most stages, you can go into 'vertical kombat' by knocking an opponent off a ledge or through the floor, and some of them also allows you to smash them through walls and buildings into new areas. In both cases, you are able to keep hitting your opponent during the sequence, using a button-mashing minigame. In this series, this goes at least as far back as ''VideoGame/MortalKombat3''.

* ''TatsunokoVsCapcom'': Uncharted Region of China has a breakaway floor, and Galactor's base has a path that can be adjusted. Both of these are affected by attacks that damage the ground.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' has this. In most stages, you can go into 'vertical kombat' by knocking an opponent off a ledge or through the floor, and some of them also allows you to smash them through walls and buildings into new areas. In both cases, you are able to keep hitting your opponent during the sequence, using a button-mashing minigame. In this series, this goes at least as far back as ''MortalKombat3''.

* ''MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' has this. In most stages, you can go into 'vertical kombat' by knocking an opponent off a ledge or through the floor, and some of them also allows you to smash them through walls and buildings into new areas. In both cases, you are able to keep hitting your opponent during the sequence, using a button-mashing minigame. In this series, this goes at least as far back as ''MortalKombat3''.

* ''StreetFighterXTekken'' has a twist on this in that you switch planes/areas in between rounds.

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* ''XMenNextDimension'' has levels where you can knock an opponent from one section down to another, dealing additional damage to them. For some levels, there are even multiple paths to make them fall.

* ''MortalKombat VS DC has this''. In most stages, you can go into 'vertical kombat' by knocking an opponent off a ledge or through the floor, and some of them also allows you to smash them through walls and buildings into new areas. In both cases, you are able to keep hitting your opponent during the sequence, using a button-mashing minigame. In this series, this goes at least as far back as MortalKombat3.

* ''SuperSmashBros'': Stages in this game vary from as constant as Final Destination to as chaotic as Big Blue (pictured above). In this stage you actually fight on top of [[FZero cars as they race around a track.]] If you fall off of one and onto the asphalt, you get whisked off the side of the stage as the camera leaves you behind, resulting in a near-instant KO unless you can ''very'' quickly jump off and return to the stage.

* ''[[Tekken Tekken 6]]' had certain stages where the floor would collapse. ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' allows you to smash your opponent through some walls.

* ''Tekken6'' had certain stages where the floor would collapse. ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2" allows you to smash your opponent through some walls.
* ''StreetFighterXTekken" has a twist on this in that you switch planes/areas in between rounds.

* ''Battle Stadium DON''

* ''MadWorld'' has fights that are as simple as a plane (or rather, the ceiling of a [[ShoutOut familiar]] [[StarTrek ship]] or as complex as ''the entire castle of the last level you just played.''

[[quoteright:292:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bigbluestageinmeleexo7_7667.jpg]]

* XMenNextDimension has levels where you can knock an opponent from one section down to another, dealing additional damage to them. For some levels, there are even multiple paths to make them fall.
* DeadOrAlive
* DragonBallZBudokai: In addition to knocking opponents to new areas, characters can also fly and introduce an entire new dimension to fights.
* BattleAreaToshinden 2
* MortalKombat VS DC has this. In most stages, you can go into 'vertical kombat' by knocking an opponent off a ledge or through the floor, and some of them also allows you to smash them through walls and buildings into new areas. In both cases, you are able to keep hitting your opponent during the sequence, using a button-mashing minigame. In this series, this goes at least as far back as MortalKombat3.

* ''SuperSmashBros'': Stages in this game vary from [[StopHavingFunGuys as constant as]] Final Destination to as chaotic as Big Blue (pictured above). In this stage you actually fight on top of [[FZero cars as they race around a track.]] If you fall off of one and onto the asphalt, you get whisked off the side of the stage as the camera leaves you behind, resulting in a near-instant KO.
** Near-instant however, means that as long as you land, instead of falling it's possible to leap back up in time to survive. Not easy by any means, and in some spots there's no track at all, but it's certainly possible.
* PowerStone
* BattleStadiumDON

* ''SuperSmashBros'': Stages in this game vary from [[StopHavingFunGuys as constant as]] Final Destination to as chaotic as Big Blue (pictured above). In this stage you actually fight on top of [[FZero cars as they race around a track.]] If you fall off of one and onto the asphalt, you get whisked off the side of the stage as the camera leaves you behind, resulting in a near-instant KO.

* ''SuperSmashBros'': Stages in this game vary from [[StopHavingFunGuys as constant as]] Final Destination to as chaotic as Rainbow Cruise. And then there's create-a-stage in ''Brawl'', which easily lends itself to this.