Review V1CGaming 3/5 · Nov 11, 2022
It looks good to me for it's age.
KI2 Classic is as good and true-to-the-original arcade port as one could ask for. The controls are tight and responsive, the stage select in 2-player versus are still present, and the developers have even gone so far as to add an online versus mode so that die-hard fans can still claim competitive notches on their virtual belt.
However, being a …
KI2 Classic is as good and true-to-the-original arcade port as one could ask for. The controls are tight and responsive, the stage select in 2-player versus are still present, and the developers have even gone so far as to add an online versus mode so that die-hard fans can still claim competitive notches on their virtual belt.
However, being a true port of a nearly 20-year old fighting game, don't expect miracles. The graphics are circa 1996. The gameplay and sound are circa 1996. This game does not hold up to modern fighters, even the smaller digital ones that were never released at retail. But it held its own pretty darn well back in its heyday, and it's still a decent nostalgia trip for those of us that remember it.