| Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers | Move List | Gallery | Soundtrack | Achievements | Credits |
- The 7th episode of FATAL FURY... Two new competitors each bursting with an arsenal of dazzling moves... And the Oversway system to heat up the competition... This is the series' most furious battle yet.
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- GET IN THE RING! A warrior's challenge awaits you!
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Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers, released in Japan as Real Bout Garou Densetsu 2: The Newcomers (リアルバウト
It is the seventh game in the Fatal Fury series and the third game in the Real Bout sub-series, following Real Bout Fatal Fury and Real Bout Fatal Fury Special. The game uses the same graphics as Real Bout Special, but returns to the same fighting system from the first Real Bout. According to Yasuyuki Oda, SNK chief-producer, this game, once called non-canonical, despite introducing new characters to the story, is now canonical in the saga's timeline, as stated in an interview with the website 4gamer. The game is the fifth canonical game in the series. This confirmation occured after the reveal of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.[1]
Story
The Newcomers... Those who only want to ultimate power. It's never ending fight for all martial artists. New challengers are added and the gathering of wolves is held once again!
The iron-fisted yet rude Li Xiangfei and Rick Strowd, the man who calls the wind. Will the abilities of these two people really be like no other fighter? And will Terry, Andy, Geese and the other regulars get their fighting in? Only the last one standing will truly earn their title as the best...
Gameplay
OVERSWAY TECHNIQUES AND SINGLE-LINE ARENAS
Most of the fighting arenas consist of two planes: front and back. The fighters always start on the front plane, but throughout the battle, the fighters can temporarily move along the back plane for strategic fighting and avoiding attacks. Each fighter can even execute lunging attacks toward an opponent on the opposite plane or force attack him towards the same plane. However, attacks are limited when you are in the back plane, and no two characters can be at the back plane at the same time. Use oversway techniques to sneak around the opponent!
Going back to the roots of the original Real Bout, characters can only stay in the background for a limited time, similar to sidestepping. The walls are also removed altogether from the first two games. Instead, certain arenas only have one line, where oversway moves and attacks that involve changing planes will not work, giving definitive restrictions to potential fighting tactics.
Characters
Overview
The new characters added to the roster are:
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Returning Characters
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Mid-Bosses
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Final Bosses
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Stages
Note: Each stage has one or more characters associated with it. The only characters who are uniquely associated with a stage are Sokaku and Alfred.
Normal Stages
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USA Highway | Terry (Day) & Rick (Sunset) | A desert highway next to a gas station. A shack, several signs, a bucket, and a motorcycle are visible in the foreground, while several mountains can be seen in the background. | In Terry's version of the stage, a giant truck is visible in the center. In Rick's version of the stage, the giant truck is gone, and now a smaller pickup truck, a water tank, and a mill can be seen. |
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Japan Tree | Mai (Day) & Andy (Night) | A sakura tree next to a warehouse and a small staircase. Fallen petals and a small wire fence near the base of the tree can be seen. | In Andy's version of this stage, a full moon can be seen. |
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Japan Tree (Withering Night) | Sokaku | The same stage as Andy and Mai, but with a dark and somber air. The sakura tree is now leafless, with no fallen petals visible, the moon is no longer visible in the nighttime sky, and there are puddles of water on the ground, with large rain droplets beside them. | The full moon from Andy's version of the stage is gone, with no moon being visible on this version of the stage. |
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Thailand Ring | Bob (Day), Franco (Sunset) & Joe (Night) | The city of Bangkok, in a ring next to the Grand Palace. A crowd, bronze elephant statues, plaques with the characters names, and, in the background, demon guardian statues, can be seen. | In Bob's version, his master, Richard, can be seen next to the crowd, besides capoeira fighters; in Franco's version, a man dressed like him, besides strong men can be seen; in Joe's version, the crowd features Hwa Jai and some Thai dancers. |
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South Korea | Kim (Day) & Tung (Sunset) | The courtyard of the Hwaseong Fortress, in the city of Suwon. The fight takes place next to the gate. Pagodas, flags, a Yin Yang sign on the gate, stairs, a soccer ball, a vase and cauldrons can be seen. | In Kim's version of this stage, it's day and the students cheer for him; in Tung's version, it's sunset and the stage is empty. |
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South Town Suburb | Mary (Day) & Duck (Night) | A street, next to two grocery stores. Some houses, stairs, a culver cover, a clock tower in the background, a public phone, a hydrant, a garbage bag and lightposts, one of them with direction signs, besides a poster with the game's logo (right) and graffiti which reads "TERRY'S ON FIRE" (left) can be seen. | In Mary's version of this stage, it's evening and some posters with the word MEANING can be seen (some of these images have Santa's cap); in Duck's stage, these posters disappear, as well as some from the right grocery door, and graffiti with a clown and the phrase WHERE'S THE "D"? can be seen. |
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China Jam | Xiangfei (Day) & Hon-Fu (Sunset) | A Chinese community in South Town. A traditional gate, buildings , the Imperial palace, the Ms. Lee Pawn Shop, plaques and banners with the expression CHINATOWN 1998 can be seen. Also features a mess of people and animals in vehicles (some crying, other doing things such as preventing pigs from eating tomatoes from a delivery, protesting, running and removing deliveries from a van). Similiar to Pai Long's stage in AOF 2. A similar version can be seen in KOF '98 UM. | *Note 1: The only differences between the versions of the stage are the time, the color of the vehicles and the people's expressions. *Note 2: This stage is based on the China Town of the American city of Chicago. |
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Hong Kong Terrace | Cheng & Yamazaki | A terrace next to a neon sign. Buildings, Chinese lanterns, outdoors (one with a woman model) and other neon signs can be seen. | In Cheng's version of this stage, the neon sign is a Kanji; in Yamazaki's version, a dragon. |
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China Sanctuary | Chonshu (Day) & Chonrei (Night) | A courtyard with a dragon-shaped fountain and a floor with a red blazon. The fountain features crystal balls with flames. | The only difference between the versions of the stage is the color (yellow and blue). |
Mid-Boss & Boss Stages
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Geese Tower | Geese (Lit) & Billy (Dark) | The famous building of the notorious criminal of South Town in an updated version. Asian statues, candles and wooden pillars can be seen. | In Geese's version of the stage, walls with his face and some Kanjis can be seen; they can change during the fight. |
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Stroheim Castle | Laurence (Sunset; Left Side) & Krauser (Night; Right Side) | The courtyard of the famous German castle. A red carpet, flags, mountains, an estate in the background and crows, beside candles, can be seen. | The only difference between the versions of the stage is the time. |
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USA (Interior) | Alfred | An airplane crash next to Monument Valley. The crashed airplane, a sign which reads "FOR SALE 300 ACRES", a wooden fence with the expression "NO ENTER WITHOUT PERMISSION" and Alfred's companion, hanging on one of the wings of the plane, can be seen. | The crash accident. |
Ports
Neo Geo Pocket Color
Fatal Fury: First Contact, a game loosely based on Real Bout 2, was released for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. This version adds a new character named Lao, who is only playable in the game's Versus Mode. Aside from Lao, there are only twelve selectable characters: Terry, Andy, Joe, Mai, Kim, Yamazaki, Rick, Xiangfei, the bosses Billy, Krauser and Geese, and secret character, Alfred.
PlayStation 2 & 4 (Sony)
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 is also included in the compilation Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 2. The version of Real Bout 2 included in this compilation features Alfred as a playable character.
Critical Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers in their May 1, 1998 issue as being the most-popular arcade game at the time. According to Famitsu, the Neo Geo CD version sold over 11,821 copies in its first week on the market.
Trivia
- Until Oda's interview, this game, Fatal Fury Special and Real Bout Fatal Fury Special were considered the only non-canonical games in the series. Now, only the last two mentioned are considered non-canonical.
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