Real Bout 2 revamps the two-line battle system from Real Bout Special. Instead of fighting in either two lines, the player is now forced to fight in a main line, while the second line is a "sway line" used to avoid attacks (similar to the original Real Bout). The one-line trap stages last seen in Fatal Fury Special also return.
FightingArcadeActionmartial artshand-to-hand combathigh scoreheavy metalcharacter select screenspecial attacksmeleerock musicretroactive achievementswii virtual consoleArcade, Neo Geo AES, Linux, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, grave and cool.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Linux, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Neo Geo CD
- Developer
- SNK
- Publisher
- SNK
- Released
- March 20, 1998
- Modes
- Single player, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Neo Geo MVS
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 18 ratings.
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