''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers (リアルバウト餓狼伝説2 THE NEWCOMERS)'' is a

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for the Neo Geo platform. It is the seventh game in the '' Fatal Fury'' series and the third game in the ''Real Bout'' sub-series, following ''

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'' and ''

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''. The game uses the same graphics as ''Real Bout Special'', but returns to the same fighting system from the original ''Real Bout''. It was later included in ''Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol. 2'', a compilation released for the

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. In March 2017, this compilation was

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Gameplay

''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 ''

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'', also return.

Characters

The character roster from ''Real Bout Special'' returns, including Geese Howard, who is now a normally selectable character, and serves as one of the standard final bosses, alternating with

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. However, the extra versions of Andy, Billy, Mary, and Tung are gone. Two new characters are introduced: Li Xiangfei, a Chinese American waitress; and

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, a Native American boxer. The game also features biplane pilot Alfred (who would later be the protagonist from ''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind'', the PlayStation version of ''Real Bout Special'') as a secret final boss.

Development

Release

Neo-Geo version was released on April 29, 1998 in Japan and North America, while the Neo-Geo CD port was released only in Japan a couple of months later (July 23). ''Fatal Fury: First Contact'', a game loosely based on ''Real Bout 2'', was released for the Neo Geo Pocket Color in 1999. This version adds a new character named Lao, who is only playable in the game's Versus mode, while removing a number of characters from the arcade. ''Real Bout 2'' is also included in the compilation ''Fatal Fury: Battle Archives Vol. 2'' for the

2007年2月22日発売. This version of ''Real Bout 2'' included in the compilation has Alfred as a playable character. The Neo-Geo version was ported to the

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in Japan on June 19, 2012 and in Europe on October 4. In North America, Nintendo accidentally set the release date of March 27, 2008 on the official game page at the Nintendo site when the game was released on September 27.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers'' on their May 1, 1998 issue as being the most-popular arcade game at the time. According to ''

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'', the Neo Geo CD version sold over 11,821 copies in its first week on the market.

Notes

References

External links

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