~ FATAL FURY 2 ~
SNK / Hudson Soft
Arcade CD-ROM
1994
It must be said right away that this game has some awfully nice graphics.
The music also has some quality moments, with the tune in Terry's stage being a highlight. And while I'd heard a lot about the allegedly horrible load times, I don't have a problem with them aside from the occasional brief hiccup on the CONQER THE WORLD match-up screen.
Unfortunately, as far as the actual fighting goes, FF2 is just okay. It's more challenging than most PCE fighters, but the higher level of difficulty is due more to the game not playing as smoothly as the likes of Street Fighter II' CE and Kabuki Ittouryoudan than to the brutality of the opposition.
And there isn't really anything all that interesting about the action except for maybe the two-plane business (which is pretty stupid if you ask me).
The characters are a so-so lot overall, with famous folks like Terry and Mai flanked by forgettable also-rans.
I'm by no means a fighting-game connoisseur, so my comments here might be even "more worthless" than usual. But as far as SF2 knock-offs go, I'd rather play something with its own distinct flavor, like the aforementioned Kabuki title.
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