Response to the graphics and design was mostly favorable. Despite the minor balance issues, there is a whole lot to like." Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that " Bloody Roar 2 is a visually pretty and fun-to-play fighting game with just enough to set it apart from the rest of the 'me too' titles. The game is a major disappointment for such a promising series." However, in contrast to the original American version of BR1, Bloody Roar 2 is a marginal improvement that still suffers from second-best status due to the exclusion of integral gameplay elements that should never have been messed with. James Mielke of GameSpot said that "if you never picked up the first game, Bloody Roar 2 is still a good game, with a much better cast than the first one. While good enough, Bloody Roar II isn't anywhere near the best. It's fine for a try or two and nothing more. Doug Perry of IGN said that "What the game lacks in history and originality, it makes up for in a deep combo-laden fighting system, exquisite graphics, and layers of gameplay modes that few games offer." Johnny Liu of Game Revolution concluded that " Bloody Roar II is a game that you just don't want to spend that much time with. The other four are returning characters from the first game:īloody Roar 2 received generally positive reviews from critics. He is a clone of Long used by Tylon Corporation as a weapon. He is a scientist intrigued by the power of zoanthropes. Hajime Busuzima: A chameleon zoanthrope.Jenny Burtory: A bat zoanthrope and a freelancer.She is Alan Gado's adopted daughter and follows his footsteps in becoming a mercenary. Subsequently, Busuzima captured and turned him into a "man-made zoanthrope". As a human named Steven Goldberg, he was employed as a scientist of Tylon Corporation alongside Hajime Busuzima, but quit upon learning that his experiments used live zoanthrope subjects. Although she was freed by her mother, Mitsuko, the experiment conducted on her had produced a weakening side effect, preventing her from turning into a cat completely. She was kidnapped by Tylon Corporation in the first game. Uriko Nonomura: A cat zoanthrope half-beast.
A ninja assassin formerly employed by Tylon Corporation as a weapon, he was found by Yugo Ogami during the events of the first game and adopted as his younger brother, being given the name Kenji.
Although he manages to flee, the rebels are able to subdue Shenlong and disband the ZLF. Several rebel zoanthropes are thrown into a battle with the ZLF and Gado with the fate of the world at their hands.Įventually, it is revealed that the ZLF's supposed "leader", Shenlong, is actually a puppet under the control of Hajime Busuzima, who masquerades as the group's right-hand man.
Meanwhile, Alan Gado, a figure known for promoting understanding between zoanthropes and humans, becomes a fugitive for an unclear reason. The conflict gives birth to an organization called the Zoanthrope Liberation Front, or ZLF for short, which espouses zoanthrope supremacy, threatening both humans and non-member zoanthropes alike.
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With the revelation of the zoanthropes' existence being made and known full well to the world, tensions and hostilities between humans and zoanthropes start to rise at an alarming and dangerous rate. However, the peace does not last long as a new threat emerges. Alice (left) versus Busuzima (right), both in beast modeįive years after the events of the first game, the zoanthropes who had gotten involved in the conflict against the fallen Tylon Corporation have since resumed their normal and peaceful lives.