Shadow Struggle is a 3D fighter, similar to Tekken 2 and Fighting Vipers. It has the normal motions for special moves, plus the "hit buttons fast" type combos. The neat thing is you can do any special move in any combo. There is a small power meter at the bottom of the screen, and when it fills up, you hit X and start to glow...then you can do as many hits as you can push buttons. It is sort of like custom combos in SF Alpha 2, but you can stop anytime you want, but still be charged for awhile. A nice feature. Graphically it is not quite Tekken 2, and as my friend put it, it's "A poor man's Tobal" but it still looks really good. Overall the game is pretty neat, and if you like fighting games, this one's a good buy