Final Fight 2
Final Fight 2 | ||
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Designer(s) Tatsuya Minami | Hyper Bengie Ichiro Mihara | |
Series | Final Fight | |
Platform(s) | Super Famicom/SNES | |
Release | ||
Genre(s) | Beat 'em up | |
Mode(s) | Single-player, 2-player co-op |
Final Fight 2 (ファイナルファイト2, Fainaru Faito Tsū) is a
Unlike the SNES version of the first game, Final Fight 2 supports two-player simultaneous play and has a total of three playable characters. The only playable character from the first game to return is
Capcom followed up the game with another SNES-exclusive sequel, Final Fight 3, which saw the return of Guy to the series. None of the new characters from Final Fight 2 returned, although Maki made appearances in various Capcom fighting games years later.
Gameplay
Final Fight 2 does not deviate much from the original Final Fight in terms of
The gameplay remains the same as in the original game. The player has two main action buttons (Attack and Jump), which when pressed together, makes the player's character perform their Special Move (a third button can also be assigned for this purpose). The player proceed through levels fighting against hordes of underlings before reaching a
There is a total of six stages in the game, each set in a distinct Eurasian location:
Stage | Location | Time | Boss |
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1 | Hong Kong | 12:00pm | Won Won |
2 | France | 5:00pm | Freddie |
Bonus | Break Car | ||
3 | Holland | 4:00pm | Bratken |
4 | England | 8:00pm | Philippe |
Bonus | Break Drum | ||
5 | Italy | 12:00pm | Rolento |
6 | Japan | 11:30pm | Retu |
The player can adjust the difficulty (along with other settings) of the game in the options menu. Like in Final Fight Guy, each difficulty setting reveals only a certain portion of the ending, with the full ending being shown only by completing the game on the Expert setting.
The Japanese version of Final Fight 2 features two enemy characters named Mary and Eliza, who are knife-wielding female enemies with acrobatic techniques. Mary and Eliza were replaced by two substitute characters named Leon and Robert in the international versions of the game. Additionally, the first stage boss Won Won, wields a meat cleaver in the Japanese version, which was also removed in the overseas versions.
Plot
Sometime after the defeat of the Mad Gear gang,
Rena's younger sister,
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 69% (4 reviews)[3] |
Publication | Score |
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Power Unlimited | 75%[4] |
Super Gamer | 79%[5] |
In Japan, the game topped the Famitsu sales charts in May 1993.[6] Worldwide, the game sold over one million copies.[7]
Power Unlimited gave the game a score of 75% writing: "Final Fight 2 is such a kind of game that is actually no longer made these days. The number of moves is very limited, just like the number of different enemies and levels. So you get through it quickly."[8] Super Gamer gave an overall review score of 79% summarizing: "Simultaneous two-player and great sprite graphics. Unfortunately, gameplay is dated with just one attack move."[9]
Lucas M. Thomas of IGN, in the review of the 2009 Virtual Console release, called it "decent brawler experience" even as "pretty straightforward" and "a bit bland", although wondering why Guy was not included when his fiancée was kidnapped in the story.[2]
Nevertheless, the staff of
References
- ^ "Final Fight 2 - Instruction Booklet" (PDF). RetroGames.cz. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Lucas M. (October 12, 2009). "Final Fight 2 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ "Final Fight 2 Review Score". Archived from the original on 2019-05-03.
- ^ "Power Unlimited Game Database". powerweb.nl (in Dutch). November 1994. Archived from the original on October 19, 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Final Fight 2 Review". Super Gamer (2). United Kingdom: Paragon Publishing: 122. May 1994. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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- ^ "Platinum Titles". Capcom. 2008-09-30. Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Power Unlimited Game Database". powerweb.nl (in Dutch). November 1994. Archived from the original on October 19, 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Final Fight 2 Review". Super Gamer (2). United Kingdom: Paragon Publishing: 122. May 1994. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ "Best SNES games". GamesRadar. 2014-05-09. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
- ^ Knight, Rich (April 30, 2018). "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time". Complex. Retrieved 2022-01-26.