No doubt Arcana Heart 2: Suggoi is a substantial
improvement over the first two games. In fact, I like most of the new designs
considerably more than many of the "original" cast... both in terms of
design and how they fight. The updates to the returning characters are also noticeable,
and Examu did a good job overall on keeping them fresh.
Suggoi is a flashy 2D fighter visually and it certainly isn't short on
females (which doesn't hurt).
And by the way, if you like using male fighters, you're still shit out of
luck! Even
with the lack of males, there are some awesomely entertaining match-ups and some
guaranteed "cool moments" in the gameplay... even button mashers can
potentially look like they know what they're doing! Heh.
Though I haven't nearly mastered the combo system, the overall gameplay engine
is intuitive and has solid potential... though I still don't ever see
myself being "serious" about this game. I'd consider it a
"casual" 2D fighting game, and it's worth a look at the least if
you're a 2D fighting game fan. ~TFG
Webmaster
REVIEW: Suggoi!
Arcana Heart 2 adds three new fighters: Nazuna Inuwaka, Akane Inuwaka,
& Parace L'Sia... each bringing an innovative fighting style to the series
along with unique Arcana abilities. The three new Arcana elements introduced are Cayatshime
(Flower), Fenecs (Sound) and Parace L'sia (Life).
Geez... she's still 14?
*sigh*
Three new features have
also been added to the fighting engine including the "Arcana Blast" which
uses up 1 power unit and gives the fighter a few seconds of invincibility
and "Critical Heart" which is a powerful Super Attack which docks three
units from the Super Gauge. The Playstation 2 upgrade of Arcana Heart 2
also includes a bonus Gallery which contains illustrations and artwork
featuring the cast of characters.
Nazuna learned a few
tricks from Nakoruru.
The new characters of Arcana
Heart 2: Suggoi round out the roster very nicely, and in my opinion are more
impressive and interesting character designs than many of the originals. The
graphics are still sharp and impress for a 2D fighting game on all levels.
Character animation still isn't the smoothest we've seen from 2D, but the
"anime-esk" style of animation works in this game.
Arcade)
And by the way, if you like using male fighters, you're still shit out of
luck! 
Even
with the lack of males, there are some awesomely entertaining match-ups and some
guaranteed "cool moments" in the gameplay... even button mashers can
potentially look like they know what they're doing! Heh. 
