I'll second that the team that made Power Stone was just great in a way that most cannot live up to, but I think there is a bit more to it. Power Stone was simple, and that is not meant as an insult. Your base form had one attack button that did a 3-hit combo, one button to pick up or throw things, and one button to jump. That was basically it. That simplicity made it important to gain advantage by finding other weapons and picking up power stones. You didn't use that 3-hit combo to deal damage, you used it to make your opponent drop their power stones. It was a frantic thrill trying to be the first power up, and then a whole new thrill trying to playing cat and mouse once someone goes Super Saiyan.
Most other arena fighters have more complex fighting mechanics, and less cat and mouse mechanics. It never feels quite as good because Power Stone got the formula perfect the first time.
ARMS came close though.
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