Battle Arena Toshinden 2 (Game)

Battle Arena Toshinden 2

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The second installment of Tamsoft's 3D fighting game series and the only one released for arcades, bringing the cast back for another tournament.

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Overview

Battle Arena Toshinden 2 is a 3D fighting game developed by Tamsoft and released by both Takara and Capcom (Company) for arcades (using PS1-based Sony ZN-1 hardware) on November 24, 1995.

The only game in the Toshinden series to be released in arcades (and released in nearly the same time as its primary competitor, Soul Edge (Game)), Battle Arena Toshinden 2 builds upon the original Battle Arena Toshinden with revamped graphics, rebalanced 3D movement, a simple combo system, and the "Over Drive" gauge.

Set sometime after the original tournament, it is revealed that the tournament's organizer, Gaia, hosted the tournament to recruit warriors in order to overthrow the master of the Secret Society that he served. After Gaia's failure and excommunication, the Secret Society's second-in-command Uranus hosts a second tournament in the hopes of luring Gaia and the original challengers to their deaths.

The game later received a home Sony PlayStation release in Japan on December 29, 1995 (published by Takara), in North America on May 23, 1996 (published by Playmates), and in Europe on June 1996. It received an enhanced PS1 update for its budget Japanese re-release on August 9, 1996, where it was known as Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Plus. The Plus version was later digitally re-released by Tamsoft for some platforms as a PSone Classics title on November 22, 2016. It received a Windows PC port by Kinesoft on March 1996, featuring support for 3D accelerator cards and dial-up multiplayer. It was also used as the basis for the Sega Saturn side-story Battle Arena Toshinden U.R.A., which features changes to the roster, arenas, gameplay, and storyline.

Characters

All 11 fighters from the base roster.

All fighters from the original version of the original Battle Arena Toshinden (Game) return, with final boss Gaia now part of the standard roster.

Five new characters are added, three of whom are boss characters that are only unlockable for play with cheat codes.

New Characters

Tracy (Character) - A notorious American cop who was invited to the tournament for an unknown reason, accepting for the thrill of combat. She fights with a a pair of electric tonfas.
Chaos - A Sri Lankan executive of the Secret Society whose genetic experiments causes him to gain combat prowess at the cost of being driven completely insane. He fights with a large scythe.
Uranus - The Secret Society's second-in-command and the tournament's host. She is the game's sub-boss, wears winged armor, and fights with a magic bow.
Master (Character) - The young leader of the Secret Society, who seeks to destroy everything that stands in her way of world domination. She is the game's final boss, and uses psychic powers.
Vermilion (Character) - A mysterious gunslinger who infiltrates the tournament in secret. He is one of the game's secret bosses, and fights with a sawed-off shotgun.

Returning Characters

Eiji Shinjo (Character) - The series' main protagonist and a famed Japanese swordsman, who enters the tournament in search for his brother Sho. He fights with his signature "White Tiger Fang" sword.
Kayin Amoh (Character) - A British bounty hunter with a friendly rivalry to Eiji, forced to enter the tournament after his adoptive daughter was kidnapped. He fights with his sword "Caliburn" and shares most of Eiji's movelist.
Sofia (Character) - A Russian agent with a shrouded past, entering the tournament after learning of another fighter with a similar fate. She fights with a whip.
Rungo Iron (Character) - An American miner who, after rescuing his family in the last tournament, is convinced by Gaia to fight in this tournament to take down the Secret Society. He fights with a huge iron club.
Fo Fai (Character) - A Chinese serial killer who poses as a harmless old magician, entering the tournament to further satisfy his bloodlust. He fights with a pair of iron claws.
Mondo (Character) - A Japanese spy from a rival organization and a descendant of a secret clan of ninjas, who enters the tournament to prove himself a warrior. He fights with a spear.
Duke B. Rambert - A French knight who enters the tournament after believing its host to be the person he once loved. He fights with a longsword.
Ellis (Character) - An orphaned circus acrobat who is later revealed to be Gaia's daughter, entering the tournament in the hopes of saving her father from death. She fights with a pair of daggers.
Gaia - A Japanese fighter and the former executive of the Secret Society, who organized the last tournament in secret in an attempt to overthrow its leadership. He infiltrates the tournament to destroy the organization on his own. He fights with a large zanbato, no longer donning heavy mechanized armor.
Sho Shinjo (Character) - Eiji's older brother, who infiltrates the tournament in secret. He is one of the game's secret bosses and fights with a katana, sharing his moveset with both Eiji and Kayin.

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