Reception Battle Arena Toshinden 2

in reviews battle arena toshinden 2, critics commented game shows little improvement on predecessor , fails measure marketplace competitors virtua fighter 2 , tekken 2. 4 reviewers of electronic gaming monthly had more positive reaction most, praising graphics , new character vermillion, though did remark game not virtua fighter 2. reviewer next generation said though battle arena toshinden 2 addresses many of complaints made original game , has impressive light-sourcing effects, backgrounds, , overdrive super moves, still fails measure virtua fighter 2: depth of gameplay , complexity of strategy isn t there, , speed , smoothness of vf2 far outweighs toshinden 2 s light-sourcing , moving backgrounds. ... initial wow of first toshinden ... gone , s left fighting game isn t deep, fast, or balanced enough compete best. magazine s later review of arcade version still less enthusiastic. reviewer contended toshinden series not well-suited arcade environment, , criticized fact arcade version near-identical playstation version, since standards higher in arcades.

maximum s rich leadbetter argued changes original game, particularly new characters chaos , vermillion, made game better, felt insufficient, particularly in light of graphical advances playstation games had made since original toshinden released. concluded advising playstation owners wait tekken 2 instead. major mike of gamepro described game more of same. while stated graphics better first game, derided game s lack of intelligent fighting technique, particularly combos limited , fights boil down trading special attacks. ign stated game s animations not smooth , camera made gameplay challenging. final comments on game stated although game wasn t bad, wasn t outstanding either.