Battle Arena Toshinden 2
| Battle Arena Toshinden 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Tamsoft |
| Publisher(s) |
Arcade Capcom PlayStation PC THQ |
| Distributor(s) | Capcom (Arcade) |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation, Windows 95, Sega Saturn |
| Release date(s) |
Arcade November 24, 1995 PlayStation
1996 Saturn September 27, 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, 2-player |
| Cabinet | Horizontal |
| Arcade system | Sony ZN-1 |
| CPU | SPU |
| Sound | Sound CPU : Z80 Sound Chips : SPU, Q-Sound |
| Display | Raster, 640 x 480 pixels , 65536 colors |
| Review scores | |
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| Publication | Score |
| CVG | 62% (PS1) |
| EGM | 8.125 / 10 (PS1) |
| Famitsu | 30 / 40 |
| GameFan | 246 / 300 |
| Game Informer | 8.5 / 10 (PS1) |
| IGN | 6 / 10 |
| 92% | |
| Maximum |
  (PS1) |
| Next Generation | |
Battle Arena Toshinden 2 is a weapon based 3D fighting game developed by Tamsoft. It was released for the arcades by Capcom, followed by ports to the PlayStation and PC. It is the sequel to Battle Arena Toshinden, and was a departure in that it was developed for the arcades first, whereas the original had been console exclusive.
Battle Arena Toshinden URA (full title Ultimate Revenge Attack) is a Sega Saturn specific sequel to Toshinden Remix (aka Toshinden S).
The core gameplay remains unchanged from the Battle Arena Toshinden but the game includes a simple combo system. The 3D movement was also altered to create slightly better balance in battle; differentiating from the first game, dodge rolling will no longer make the character temporarily immune to the opponent's attack (in the first game, it was possible for a character to dodge straight through even the most deadly attacks). As in the first game, a player falling out of the ring will result in a ring out, only this time, if both players fall out of the ring at the same time, the one who falls out last will be declared the winner.
When the Secret Society discovered that one of their executives, Gaia, had organized the Toshinden tournament behind their backs in order to start a rebellion, he was branded a traitor. Hence a new tournament is organized to lure him to his doom. Meanwhile, one of Gaia's former co-workers, named Uranus, has put the next stage of the organization's plan into action and hopes to not only eliminate Gaia from existence, but also the other nine fighters who participated in the last battle.
Sometime after the events of the first Toshinden game, a police scientist named Ronron creates an android fighter intended for law enforcement, its name being the Replicant. To make the android as strong as possible, its fighting abilities are patterned off the world’s greatest fighter, Sho Shinjo. However, the prototype is stolen just before it can be fully completed. Within time, someone begins murdering famous fighters around the world in a surprising yet shocking manner. With no evidence as to who is behind these murders, the Toshinden fighters grow suspicious of each other. Meanwhile, a mysterious man, known only as Ripper, is seeking Sho Shinjo as his sister (believed to have been Cupido) has disappeared without a trace and Ripper himself believes that Sho may have killed her from within the past. However, every lead Ripper finds takes him to the scene of one of these mysterious murders, leading to him becoming the prime suspect in a shrouded conspiracy that seems to be surrounding him and the rest of the Toshinden fighters.
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