Arcana
Heart 2
ABOUT: The sequel to Examu's colorful female-only 2D fighting game, Arcana
Heart, Arcana
Heart 2 was first announced at AOU '08 Amusement Expo. The game was released in
Japanese arcades on March 21st, 2008. Arcana Heart 2 uses the new EX-BOARD arcade
platform by Examu and was the first game to be released on the hardware.
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Protagonist
Heart Aino versus a newcomer, Petra.
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Arcana Heart 2
introduces 8 new female characters,
each with unique Arcana abilities. New gameplay additions such as Arcana
Blast,
Arcana Homing and Critical Heart were added to the system. Arcana Blast
costs one power meter and enables a fighter to be invulnerable temporarily.
Arcana Homing costs one meter of the homing gauge and allows players to split
and perform a Homing Cancel. Finally, Critical Heart consumes all 3 meters of
the power gauge and enables the use of a powerful super move when the fighters are at a specific distance.
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Arcana
Heart 2 has some wild designs.
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In 2009, a sequel called Arcana Heart 2:
Suggoi! was released adding new characters and content to the title.
Unlike the original Arcana Heart 2 which was only released in arcades, AH2:
Suggoi! was ported to the PlayStation 2.
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| Page Updated: |
June
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| Developer(s): |
Examu |
| Publisher(s): |
Examu |
| Designer(s): |
Sakuraitooru |
| Platform(s): |
Arcade
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| Release Date(s): |
March 21st, 2008
 Arcade
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| Characters: |
Heart, Saki, Kamui,
Konoha, Maori, Mei-Fang, Lilica, Lieselotte,
Yoriko, Kira, Fiona, Petra,
Catherine, Dorothy,
Zenia, Elsa, Clarice, Mildred, Angelia
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Featured Video:
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| Related Games: |
Arcana Heart 2: Suggoi!, Arcana
Heart 3,
Arcana
Heart, SNK Gals Fighters, Guilty
Gear XX: Accent Core,
Skullgirls,
AquaPazza, Sengoku Basara
X,
SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger,
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle |
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Gameplay Engine
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Story / Theme
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Overall Graphics
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Animation
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Music / Sound Effects
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Innovation
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Art Direction
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Customization
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Options / Extras
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Intro / Presentation
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Replayability / Fun
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"Ouch" Factor
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Characters
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BOTTOM LINE
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| Final
Words: |
It's not very likely that I'll ever play the
original
version of Arcana Heart 2. This game was limited to Japanese
arcades and was never ported to consoles. The good news
is... I did get a chance
to play and review the two sequels following Arcana Heart 2...
those being Arcana Heart 2:
Suggoi! and Arcana Heart 3.
~TFG
Webmaster |
@Fighters_Gen
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