Battle Arena Toshinden 2

Battle Arena Toshinden 2
North American arcade flyer
Developer(s)
Tamsoft
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Shintarō Nakaoka
Producer(s)Nobuyuki Okude
Programmer(s)Hiroaki Furukawa
Composer(s)Yasuhiro Nakano
EngineHyper Solid
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows 95
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: November 24, 1995[2]
  • WW: December 1995[1]
PlayStation
Windows
  • NA: March 1996[6]
  • WW: c. 1996
Saturn (Toshinden URA)
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemSony ZN-1

Battle Arena Toshinden 2, or Toshinden 2 (闘神伝2) in Japan, is a 1995 fighting video game co-produced by Tamsoft and Takara. Unlike the original Battle Arena Toshinden which was only for home systems, this sequel was originally a coin-operated arcade game for the Sony ZN-1 hardware, released in November 1995 and distributed by Capcom[10] before its port to PlayStation shortly afterwards. It was also ported to Windows.

Toshinden 2 featured changes in mechanics for faster gameplay and introduced the Overdrive meter.[13] New starting characters Chaos and Tracy were added, while the former boss Gaia is demoted, having lost his armor.[14] Critical reception to the game was mainly positive, although critics noted that both the gameplay and graphics made too little advancement over the original game.[15] An updated PlayStation version subtitled Plus was released in Japan featuring tweaks and graphical improvements. Battle Arena Toshinden URA (full title Ultimate Revenge Attack) is a Sega Saturn specific sequel to Toshinden S / Remix,[16] with new characters, a new story, and other exclusive content and tweaks compared to Battle Arena Toshinden 2.

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