Art of Fighting 2 (1994) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Art of Fighting 2

The second installment in the AoF series added the "rage gauge"; similar to the "spirit system" of its predecessor, it limited the use and effectiveness of special attacks. The game's story is set a year after…

2 March 1994

What Art of Fighting 2 is

Art of Fighting 2 is an arcade game developed by SNK and released in 1994. It was published by D4 Enterprise. It is available on Wii, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Neo Geo MVS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The second installment in the AoF series added the "rage gauge"; similar to the "spirit system" of its predecessor, it limited the use and effectiveness of special attacks. The game's story is set a year after the original. Geese Howard, a rising star in South Town's criminal underworld, calls fighters to the city for a new tournament, "The King of Fighters." Howard was the final boss and series villain of SNK's other fighting game franchise Fatal Fury (though he is a secret boss in this game), whose story took place over a decade after the events of Art of Fighting. Art of Fighting 2 was the only time Yuri Sakazaki was a playable character in the series. It also marked the only time that…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Art of Fighting series

Art of Fighting 2 is the second of 9 entries we hold in the Art of Fighting series. It arrived a year after Art of Fighting. The next entry was Ryuuko no Ken 2 in 1994.

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