3goo and Dimps have revealed that the cult-classic combating recreation sequel The Rumble Fish 2 will launch on Nintendo Change within the coming months.
That is pitched as “a devoted port of the unique recreation,” which had been developed for the Atomiswave arcade platform manner again in 2005. With a solid of characters who’re armed with “wild, flashy strategies,” the sport’s visuals are powered by its Clean Mannequin Animation system which had allowed for “exceptionally attractive 2D sprite animation on a per-limb foundation.”
It makes a return with new enhancements and options, which have been squarely “aimed toward hardcore combating recreation followers.” Now with a widescreen, 16:9 presentation to modernise the sport’s graphics and animation, it is possible for you to to hone your ability within the new Follow Mode earlier than competing towards rivals from world wide in on-line PvP battles that are confirmed to be powered by rollback netcode.
There may also be a brand new Gallery mode, letting followers pore over character artwork, music, behind-the-scenes manufacturing supplies and extra.
“The Rumble Fish 2 has been a preferred recreation in Japanese arcades for a few years, and tournaments are nonetheless often organized by the group. Its longevity speaks to the good work that the developer Dimps’ has performed with the sport, because of their 20 years of expertise in combating recreation design,” explains 3goo president Nicolas Di Costanzo.
“The Dimps workforce created prolonged battle techniques and supplied gamers an infinite variety of methods, which is one thing the group completely loves. Right here at 3goo, our mission was to increase on this well-liked title by bringing it to console platforms and introduce nice options the sport has to supply to console gamers, akin to on-line PvP mode and a spot to correctly be taught combos and drastically look ahead to its launch. We additionally hope that followers of the franchise will probably be enthusiastic about a couple of extra shock bulletins we can have earlier than the discharge, so keep tuned!”
The Rumble Fish 2 will launch digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Change worldwide in Winter 2022.