{"id":152193,"date":"2022-12-08T22:25:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-rumble-fish-2-is-it-worth-the-money\/"},"modified":"2022-12-08T22:25:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T22:25:05","slug":"the-rumble-fish-2-is-it-worth-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-rumble-fish-2-is-it-worth-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rumble Fish 2 \u2014 Is it worth the money?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An arcade classic finally comes home… but barely<\/h2>\n


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Up until just a few months ago, it appeared that The Rumble Fish 2 would forever remain an arcade-exclusive fighting game, but that’s all changed now.\n <\/p>\n


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3goo and the original developer Dimps brought The Rumble Fish 2 back after more than a decade to modern consoles, but is the new version of the cult classic fighter worth the asking price of admission?<\/p>\n


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I’ll be brutally honest and start out this review by saying that while I do genuinely enjoy playing The Rumble Fish 2 and appreciate everything it has going for the mechanics, this is a tough sell for almost anyone but the most hardcore fighting game fans out there for a handful of reasons.<\/p>\n


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The gameplay is among the very best in terms of options and interactivity I’ve ever experienced in the genre even today and can be a blast to play against other people, especially those who know what they’re doing.<\/p>\n


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Just about everything else about the package, however, falls far short of modern expectations, even when just looking at other re-releases of older titles.<\/p>\n


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This makes the $30 asking price a bit hard to justify, but let’s focus on the good first.<\/p>\n


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Obviously, the most important part of a fighting game to many is how it actually plays, and The Rumble Fish 2 has a ridiculous amount of options available to the point it’s hard to keep track of them all.<\/p>\n


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There may be only 13 characters to pick from, but they all have interesting and unique mechanics \/ quirks that makes everyone feel very different from each other.<\/p>\n


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One of the big selling points of The Rumble Fish 2 is the absurd amount of mechanics that are available through both its Offensive and Defensive meters for a bunch of different situations.<\/p>\n


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There’s the obvious inclusion of Offensive Art Supers, but that’s just scratching the surface of what’s available at almost any given time.<\/p>\n


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On the offensive side, you’ve got Impact Blow to take away the big recovery options available from opponents, Advanced Attack can be used as a combo extension or frame trap, and Jolt Attacks are unblockable hits.\n<\/p>\n


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Defensively, meter can be used for Quick Recovery, Impact Break as a pseudo parry \/ guard cancel as well as Defensive Arts as special Supers or combo breakers that change in use and activation depending on the character.\n<\/p>\n


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