A static screen and a few lines of text, however, have replaced the endings, a definite downgrade when compared with the animated endings in the original game. The character voices are still reasonably good. The music is a little generic, and you won't find any old Street Fighter favorites among the various tracks. The super combo finish is still every bit as insane as in the original, this time showing all sorts of meteorites streaking toward the earth. The effects have been bumped up a notch or two, and super combos really explode off the screen as a result. While it does look a bit better than EX did, some players will likely miss the jagged-yet-defined look of EX. Graphically, EX2 has a more smoothed-over look than the first EX did. While it's neat to watch, the standard super combos are usually a more effective use of one third of your super meter. In addition to the super cancels and guard cancels introduced in the first EX, there's a new excel move, which acts much like the custom combos from Street Fighter Alpha 2.
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The real differences in the EX series lie in its use of the super meter.
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Everything from fireballs to dragon punches to spinning pile drivers have been implemented in polygonal form, and the timing of the moves haven't really changed, so moving from EX to EX2 or even from 2D to 3D isn't much of a change. The gameplay is standard six-button Street Fighter. The new characters fit well into the EX universe and exhibit the game's altered form of Street Fighter magic. In addition to old favorites like Guile, Ken, and Chun Li and returning EX fighters such as Pullum, Darun and D.Dark, new fighters like Nanase, Area, and Vulcano Rosso have entered the fold. While EX2 Plus adds a few features and some new characters to the mix, it doesn't really have the overall flair that made the first game stand out. Both games eschew the 2D style we've come to know from the Street Fighter series in favor of a polygonal approach, but the gameplay hasn't entered the third dimension whatsoever.
Keep an eye out for this hot polygonal fighter.Street Fighter EX2 Plus is the follow-up to Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha. The name recognition and classic gameplay style may instantly elevate Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha above its Tekken and Dynasty Warrior competition. This may sound like bad news at first, but those of us who have played to death the million previous incarnations of Street Fighter II may welcome the little changes.Īlthough the arcade fighter saw limited distribution, it was still popular with fans of the long-running Street Fighter series. For example, classic Chun-Li's Spinning Bird Kick is now done with a fireball motion (instead of a charge down then up), and each spin of Ken's and Ryu's Hurricane Kick must be performed separately. But some of the older moves we've grown used to have been slightly modified. Most of the other new fighters have new-looking, never-before-seen moves, but the joypad executions to perform them remain the classic, if not outdated. Sakura and Cycloid Beta and Cycloid Gamma. PlayStation owners also get treated to several extra characters not in the arcade version, including Dhalsim. Jack and Darun, the acrobatic Skullomania and the rest of the supporting cast of Kairi. The EX series introduces several new characters to the SF universe, even more than Street Fighter III did. Next time you have a beef with one of your friends, don't take it to a mediator-take it to the streets. Street Fighter EX Plus might not be the best Street Fighter ever, but it's high enough on the list to become a worldwide fight-night favorite. EX's graphics are blocky at times, and you can't move in and out of the background like in Soul Blade, but the colorful super moves and the viciousness of each attack will have you and your friends in a rowdy rumble-rage for hours. performed combos and throws, as well as classic Street Fighter fireballs, dragon punches, and hurricane kicks. Gameplay kicks some serious bootey with easily. Over 20 characters ranging from old-schoolers Ken and Ryu/to new fighters Garuda and Skullomania flail their fists in Arcade, Versus, Practice, Survival, Time Attack, and Team Battle modes.
Street Fighter EX Plus adds a cool wl polygonal 3D look to the classic game while keeping the fun, basic gameplay that's made the series one of the fighting genre's all-time best. Knuckle up and get ready for the latest PlayStation brawlfest from Capcom.