Release Date: December 30, 1999
The next installment of the Street Fighter EX series, transferring the cult series of brawls to three-dimensional realities. The production develops the mechanics of the predecessor, offering an extensive combat system, over twenty playable characters and attractive visual setting.
Street Fighter EX2 Plus, released on PS1, is an improved version of Street Fighter EX2 released on arcade machines. This is the next installment of the EX series which transports the cult series of Street Fighter fighting games into three-dimensional enviromnent. The production was created by Arika in cooperation with Capcom.
Street Fighter EX2 Plus, released on PS1, is a 2.5D fighting game - this means that although the visual setting was created in three dimensions, the game takes place in two planes. The title develops the solutions known from Street Fighter EX, in addition to the traditional combos and super attacks, the game also offers Guard Break attacks that cannot be blocked, and the ability to cancel one super attack and move another.
The game also offers a new mechanic called "Excel combos", a special type of combos, which allows for a smooth combination of ordinary moves and super attacks resulting in deadly combo. Another novelty is the Meteor Combo, an extremely powerful attacks that can be used after fully charging the special attack bar.
Street Fighter EX2 Plus offers 24 playable characters, 4 of which must be unlocked first. Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Zangief, Guile, Skullomania, Doctrine Dark, Hokuto, Garuda and Cracker Jack return from Street Fighter EX. For the first time in the three-dimensional setting, players can fight as Vega, Sagat and Blanka. The debutants include, among others, Area, a martial arts champion reinforced by technology, and the mysterious Italian called Vulcano Rosso.
The version of Street Fighter EX2 Plus available on PS1 includes basic game modes such as Arcade Mode, Versus Mode and Training Mode. In addition, the production includes a minigame of destroying the satellite and an additional Director Mode, in which we face the challenge of performing specific combinations of attacks with increasing difficulty levels.
Although Street Fighter EX2 Plus takes place in two dimensions, the production itself uses full three-dimensional, colourful visuals. Character models were made with attention to detail, and the backgrounds look good.
Platforms:
PlayStation 1
Developer: Arika
Publisher: Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Age restrictions: 12+
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A series of brawlers counted among the strict canon of the genre. The series was created by Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto and is considered one of the most important brands in the portfolio of the Japanese company Capcom.
