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'''''Fighting Vipers 2''''' is a 3D fighting video game developed by [[Sega AM2]] and published by [[Sega]] for their [[Sega Model 3|Model 3]] [[Arcade system board|arcade board]] in 1998, and ported to the [[Dreamcast]] in 2001. It is the sequel to the 1995 game ''[[Fighting Vipers]]''. |
'''''Fighting Vipers 2''''' is a 3D fighting video game developed by [[Sega AM2]] and published by [[Sega]] for their [[Sega Model 3|Model 3]] [[Arcade system board|arcade board]] in 1998, and ported to the [[Dreamcast]] in 2001. It is the sequel to the 1995 game ''[[Fighting Vipers]]''. |
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==Gameplay== |
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Along with the original cast of the first game, Fighting Vipers 2 introduced Emi, a computer geek who fights with a self-developed mecha armor, and Charlie, a BMX rider. New unlockable characters included Del Sol (a Mexican wrestler with a Sun mask), and Kuhn (a copycat character with various movesets from all the other original characters similar to ''[[Virtua Fighter (video game)|Virtua Fighter]]''{{'}}s [[Dural (Virtua Fighter)|Dural]]). |
Along with the original cast of the first game, Fighting Vipers 2 introduced Emi, a computer geek who fights with a self-developed mecha armor, and Charlie, a BMX rider. New unlockable characters included Del Sol (a Mexican wrestler with a Sun mask), and Kuhn (a copycat character with various movesets from all the other original characters similar to ''[[Virtua Fighter (video game)|Virtua Fighter]]''{{'}}s [[Dural (Virtua Fighter)|Dural]]). |
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==Release== |
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The game was planned for a U.S. release but was later cancelled. |
The game was planned for a U.S. release but was later cancelled. |
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The game was praised for being a perfect Dreamcast port of the original Model 3 Arcade game (unlike ''[[Virtua Fighter 3tb]]'' which was a loose port), however the developers did not include any additional extras for this release, making it a straight port. |
The game was praised for being a perfect Dreamcast port of the original Model 3 Arcade game (unlike ''[[Virtua Fighter 3tb]]'' which was a loose port), however the developers did not include any additional extras for this release, making it a straight port. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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Jim Preston reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'', rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Dreamcast software sales were always sluggish in Japan, and with mediocre titles like this it's not hard to see why."<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine|last=Preston|first=Jim|title=Finals|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|volume=4|issue=5|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|date=May 2001|page=82}}</ref> |
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On release, ''[[Famitsu]]'' magazine scored the Dreamcast version of the game a 30 out of 40.<ref>''ドリームキャスト - FIGHTING VIPERS 2 (ファイティングバイパーズ2)''. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.52. 30 June 2006.</ref> |
On release, ''[[Famitsu]]'' magazine scored the Dreamcast version of the game a 30 out of 40.<ref>''ドリームキャスト - FIGHTING VIPERS 2 (ファイティングバイパーズ2)''. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.52. 30 June 2006.</ref> |
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| Fighting Vipers 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Sega AM2 |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Director(s) | Hiroshi Kataoka |
| Designer(s) | Youji Kato |
| Artist(s) | Hiroyuki Imaishi (drawn artwork) |
| Composer(s) | Hidenori Shoji |
| Series | Fighting Vipers |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Dreamcast |
| Release | Arcade April 1998 Dreamcast |
| Genre(s) | Fighting game |
| Arcade system | Sega Model 3 |
Fighting Vipers 2 is a 3D fighting video game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for their Model 3 arcade board in 1998, and ported to the Dreamcast in 2001. It is the sequel to the 1995 game Fighting Vipers.
Gameplay
Along with the original cast of the first game, Fighting Vipers 2 introduced Emi, a computer geek who fights with a self-developed mecha armor, and Charlie, a BMX rider. New unlockable characters included Del Sol (a Mexican wrestler with a Sun mask), and Kuhn (a copycat character with various movesets from all the other original characters similar to Virtua Fighter's Dural).
Release
The game was planned for a U.S. release but was later cancelled.
The game was praised for being a perfect Dreamcast port of the original Model 3 Arcade game (unlike Virtua Fighter 3tb which was a loose port),[citation needed] however the developers did not include any additional extras for this release, making it a straight port.
Reception
Jim Preston reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Dreamcast software sales were always sluggish in Japan, and with mediocre titles like this it's not hard to see why."[1]
On release, Famitsu magazine scored the Dreamcast version of the game a 30 out of 40.[2]
References
- ^ Preston, Jim (May 2001). "Finals". Next Generation. Vol. 4, no. 5. Imagine Media. p. 82.
- ^ ドリームキャスト - FIGHTING VIPERS 2 (ファイティングバイパーズ2). Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.52. 30 June 2006.
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