What started as two separate projects from tournament fighter Mike “Mike Z” Zaimont and artist Alex Ahad, meshed into a single game that not only gained the support of newcomers Reverge Labs and hungry rookie Autumn Games, but even gained the attention of veteran Konami.

Now, after waves of promising trailers, hands-on tournament demos, and a sea of fan art, Skullgirls is finally here and ready to take a slice of the big fighting game pie.

But does this new 2D challenger provide a first round knockout? Or is it already game over?