Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers

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  • Summary: "REAL BOUT FATAL FURY 2" is a fighting game released by SNK in 1998. It is the 7th title in the Fatal Fury series. New elements have been added on top of refining the previous systems. This entry adds Rick Strowd and Li Xiangfei as playable characters, and Geese Howard makes his return as"REAL BOUT FATAL FURY 2" is a fighting game released by SNK in 1998. It is the 7th title in the Fatal Fury series. New elements have been added on top of refining the previous systems. This entry adds Rick Strowd and Li Xiangfei as playable characters, and Geese Howard makes his return as well!

    The "ACA NEOGEO" series has faithfully reproduced many classic NEOGEO masterpieces.
    Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.
    Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.    … Expand

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. GameBlast
    Sep 29, 2025
    80
    Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers is a good return to a competent 2D fighting game that deserves to be available in more systems. Its main weakness, however, is that it doesn't offer a rich pack of modes to make the most out of the gameplay. Despite that, the online mode, Practice, gallery and rich settings are fair motivations to get this version.
  2. Gamers Heroes
    Sep 29, 2025
    80
    Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers’ gathering of wolves never looked better than with Code Mystics’ new Steam release. While light on options, there's no better way to get serious than with this solid SNK fighter.
  3. Impulsegamer
    Oct 14, 2025
    78
    Overall Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers is a solid re-release offering more than enough gameplay and netcode refinement to keep a Fighting game enthusiast sated. With the practice and Player vs CPU mode, this should offer an entry point for “Newcomers” as well. The only real gripe is the price at £16.75. This is on the higher end for a re-release but hopefully this does not discourage people from buying and trying out this game.
  4. GameGrin
    Sep 29, 2025
    75
    Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers is a rerelease of the original game that was on the Neo Geo, it is a challenging game with local and online co-op with 22 fighters.
  5. Malditos Nerds
    Oct 2, 2025
    70
    Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers stands out as one of the most acclaimed titles in the series. Its 2025 version maintains that strength, but feels a little short in terms of new features.

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