Editing Fighting game (section)

===Character selection===
In most fighting games, players may select from a variety of [[Player character|playable characters]] with unique fighting styles, special moves, and personalities. This became a strong convention for the genre with the release of ''Street Fighter II'' (1991), and these character choices have led to deeper game strategy and replay value.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/features/vgs/universal/sfhistory/games_02_02.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040902095224/http://www.gamespot.com/features/vgs/universal/sfhistory/games_02_02.html | archive-date = September 2, 2004 | title = GameSpot: The History of Street Fighter – Street Fighter II: The World Warriors | website = GameSpot | access-date = April 29, 2009 }}</ref>

Custom character creation, or "create–a–fighter", is a feature of some fighting games that allows a player to customize the appearance and move set of their own character. ''[[Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium]]'' was the first game to include such a feature.<ref>{{cite book| editor= Craig Glenday| title= Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008| series= [[Guinness World Records]]| date= March 11, 2008| publisher= Guinness| isbn= 978-1-904994-21-3| page= [https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_0/page/84 84]| chapter= Record-Breaking Games| chapter-url-access= registration| chapter-url= https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_0| url= https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00guin_0| url-access= registration}}</ref>