King of Fighters R-2, is a fighting game

Fighting game

Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...

 released by SNK

SNK Playmore

SNK Playmore Corporation is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of , which was SNK's original name. The company's legal and trading name became SNK in 1986....

 in 1999 for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color handheld system. It is the only game from the King of Fighters series released for Neo-Geo Pocket Color. It is the sequel to King of Fighters R-1

King of Fighters R-1

King of Fighters R-1 is a fighting game released only in Japan by SNK in 1998 for the Neo-Geo Pocket handheld system. A sequel, King of Fighters R-2, was released the following year.-Playable Characters:*Kyo Kusanagi*Chizuru Kagura*Iori Yagami...

for the Neo-Geo Pocket

Neo Geo Pocket

The Neo Geo Pocket was SNK's first hand held video game system, released in Japan in late 1998; however, lower than expected sales resulted in its discontinuation in 1999, and was immediately succeeded by the Neo Geo Pocket Color. The system only had a retail release within the Japan and Hong Kong...

, a previous generation of the handheld.

Like most other King of Fighters games, King of Fighters R-2 features various SNK characters. This game, based on King of Fighters '98, has the main character going up against Rugal Bernstein

Rugal Bernstein

is a video game character created by SNK. First introduced in The King of Fighters '94, he is a recurring boss in the The King of Fighters fighting game series. As the host of the tournaments from The King of Fighters '94 and 95, Rugal plans to turn all the competitors from the tournament into...

 as Rugal is creating clones of the main characters.

Gameplay

King of Fighters R-2 brought back most of King of Fighters R-1 gameplay, bringing back Singleplay and Teamplay, and the VS mode using a link cable. The Making mode was a new mode which lets the player customize their fighter and send them on a quest to defeat Rugal Bernstein. Also the player could connect with the Dreamcast game King of Fighters '99 Dream Match. It had all the starting characters in King of Fighters R-1 except Chizuru Kagura and replaced her with Saisyu Kusanagi.

Starting Characters

1.Team Kusanagi:

• Kyo Kusanagi
  Kyo Kusanagi
  is one of the main characters in SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters video game series; he was first introduced in The King of Fighters '94 as the leader of the Japan team. He is one of the iconic characters of the series and regularly appears on publicity material and merchandise. His name and...
  
  
• Saisyu Kusanagi
• Shingo Yabuki

2.Super Babe Team:

• Athena Asamiya
  Athena Asamiya
  is a character originally from the former SNK's video game Psycho Soldier and a descendant of Princess Athena in its Athena. She later appears in The King of Fighters series of fighting games as a female fighter character and has appeared in each of its thirteen editions...
  
  
• Yuri Sakazaki
  Yuri Sakazaki
  is a video game character from SNK Playmore's Art of Fighting series. She first appears in the original Art of Fighting being kidnapped by Mr. Big, a criminal from the fictional city of Southtown. The players, Yuri's brother Ryo and his friend Robert Garcia spend the game searching for her...
  
  
• Kasumi Todoh

3.New ST Team:

• Terry Bogard
  Terry Bogard
  is a video game character created by SNK Playmore , and is the main character of the Fatal Fury series. In the series, he is an American fighter who enters the worldwide tournaments called The King of Fighters to kill Geese Howard, a criminal who killed Terry's father. Terry becomes a formidable...
  
  
• Ryo Sakazaki
  Ryo Sakazaki
  is a video game character developed for the fighting game Art of Fighting from SNK Playmore . His name is most often written in kana, however, in some games kanji is used to write parts of his name. In the series, Ryo is a martial artist that practices his family's fighting style, the Kyokugenryu...
  
  
• Mai Shiranui
  Mai Shiranui
  is a player character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series of fighting games by SNK and in related media, also appearing in a large number of other games...
  
  

4.Orochi Team:

• Yashiro Nanakase
• Shermie
• Chris
  Chris
  Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, Crissie and others. Unlike these names, however, it does not indicate the person's gender although it is much more common for males to have this name than it is for females. It is the preferred form of...
  
  

5.Edit Member:

• Leona Heidern
• Iori Yagami
  Iori Yagami
  is a character from the SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters video game series that first appeared in The King of Fighters '95 as the leader of the Rivals Team. He is an iconic character of the series, and regularly appears on publicity material and merchandise. Iori is a central character to the...
  
  

Unlockable Characters

Special Member:

• Classic Ryo
• Classic Kyo
• Classic Terry
• Orochi Yashiro
• Orochi Shermie
• Orochi Chris
• Classic Mai
• Omega Rugal Bernstein
• Classic Yuri