Battle Arena Toshinden 2
Battle Arena Toshinden 2 is a fighting video game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara. It was released for the PlayStation and arcades in 1995, with the arcade version published by Capcom, followed by a port to PC. It is the sequel to Battle Arena Toshinden, and was a departure from the usual fighting game formula in that it was developed for home console first, with the arcade version being developed later. In some countries the arcade version was also released after the PlayStation version. The game was less enthusiastically received than the original Battle Arena Toshinden, with critics saying that both the gameplay and graphics made too little advancement over its predecessor, failing to keep pace with competing fighting games.
| Battle Arena Toshinden 2 | |
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North American PlayStation cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Tamsoft Kinesoft (Windows 95) |
| Publisher(s) | Arcade Capcom PlayStation Saturn
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| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows 95 |
| Release | ArcadePlayStation
Windows April 3, 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Sony ZN-1 |
Battle Arena Toshinden URA (full title Ultimate Revenge Attack) is a Sega Saturn specific sequel to Toshinden Remix (aka Toshinden S). It is derived from Battle Arena Toshinden 2 but includes new characters, a new story, and other exclusive content and tweaks. In contrast to the middling response to the PlayStation and arcade versions, it met with uniformly negative reviews citing lack of depth, poor design, and unattractive graphics. Another modified version of the game, Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Plus, was released on the PlayStation in Japan only.