World Heroes 2 (ALM-006 ~ ALH-006)

SNK Neo-Geo MVS cart. published 32 years ago:

World Heroes 2 (c) 1993 ADK.

14 characters and 2 end bosses do battle in normal or death match modes.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware.
Game ID : NGM-057

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3
=> [A] Punch, [B] Kick, [C] Body Slam

- TRIVIA -

World Heroes 2 was released in April 1993.

Captain Kidd is based on the real Captain William Kidd (1645-1701).
Erick is loosely based on Erik the Red.
Mudman is similar to protagonist of Daijiro Morohoshi's "Mud Men" series in Monthly Sh?nen Champion Z?kan.
Ryoko is based on famous real-life judoka Ryoko Tani (formerly Ryoko Tamura). Fighter's History, released in the same year as this game, featured a character with the same basis and name (on a related note).
Shura is based on the legendary Muay Thai hero Nai Khanom Tom.
The last boss of this game was inspired by the character 'Baoh' from the manga of the same name.

The difficulty setting seems to have no effect on the game, the game is just as difficult on Level 1 as it is on Level 8!

The 'Skinhead' Deathmatch level, like in the first game, does not feature any trap or hazard to look out for, however the loser in this particular ring will get his/her head shaven! :)

Soundtrack releases:
[JP] June 18, 1993 - World Heroes 2 [GSM 1500 Series] [PCCB-00122]
[JP] Oct. 21, 1993 - World Heroes 2 Image Album [PCCB-00137]

Literature:
[JP] Sep. 30, 1993 - World Heroes 2 [Gamest Extra No.99]

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Alternate Costume Colors : Press B button when selecting a character.

* Most characters have a preset multi-hit combo that can be used by simply tapping the punch button many times while next to an enemy!

* Some characters that have hold-type throws (Kim Dragon, Ryoko, Muscle Power, Rasputin & J. Maximum) can drain LOTS of energy of a CPU controlled fighter by quickly shaking the joystick left or right while performing a hold! Oddly enough, this trick does not seem to work with some character's holds such as Janne, Captain Kidd & Mudman though!

- SERIES -

1. World Heroes [Model NGM-053] (1992)
2. World Heroes 2 [Model NGM-057] (1993)
3. World Heroes 2 Jet [Model NGM-064] (1994)
4. World Heroes Perfect [Model NGM-090] (1995)

- STAFF -

Producer : Kenji Sawatari
Planner : Kenji Sawatari, Yokoo
Director : Akira Ushizawa
Assistant Director : Sho (Y. Ono)
Main Programmers : Tat&MST (Tat.MST), Marbo (Toshi), Wizard Nogup
System Programmers : Eiji Fukatsu, Makio Chiba, E-Chan
Sound Programmer : Makio Chiba
Character Maker : Ryu Hiroyuki
Character Designers : Kazushige Hakamata, Takashi Hatono, Shinji Moriyama, Hideyuki Yamada, Yoshiaki Ono, Muneki Shiraishi, Yokoo, Hidemi Nagatomo, Hiroyuki Toda, Atsushi Kobayashi, Giga. S (R. Nakajima)
Scroll Designers : Kenichi Sakanishi, Takashi Egashira, Mitsunari Ishida, Katsue Matsuzaki, Rie Mori, Hideyuki Kusano, Yasuyuki Sohara
Demo Designers : Rie Mori, Koji Fujita, Masato Mitsuya
Music And Sound Effects Composers : Hideki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Shimizu, Yuka Watanabe
Voice Cast : Michio Ootani (Take), Shinji Miura (Take), Hitoshi Sogabe (Take), Akihiko Kawamoto (Take), Sanae Saitoh (Take), Shouzoh Nakano (Take), Kenji Takada (Take), Kimihiko Sakuma (Take), Yoshiyuki Tsukada (Take), Mari Kamimura (Take), Masato Mitsuya (Gekidan ADK), Yuka Watanabe (Gekidan ADK), Giga. S (R. Nakajima) (Gekidan ADK), Yoshiki Ono (Gekidan ADK), Takashi Hatono (Gekidan ADK)
Graphic Adviser : Tsutomu Maruyama
Executive Producer : Kazuo Arai

Special Guest : Koji T. Shimizu
Special Thanks : Yukio Gotoh, Shinichi Tamura, Hideo Kamoda, Teruaki Shirasawa, Akira IIdaka, Tomoko Oohira

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[JP] SNK Neo-Geo AES (june.4, 1993) "World Heroes 2 [Model ALH-006]"
[US] SNK Neo-Geo AES (june.4, 1993) "World Heroes 2 [Model NGH-057]"
[JP] NEC PC-Engine Super CD-ROM (june.4, 1994) "World Heroes 2 [Model HCD4063]"
[JP] Nintendo Super Famicom (jul.1, 1994) "World Heroes 2 [Model SHVC-JI]"
[US] Nintendo Super NES(sept.1994)
[JP] SNK Neo-Geo CD (apr.14, 1995) "World Heroes 2 [Model ADCD-006]"
[US] SNK Neo-Geo CD (1995)
[JP] Sony PS2 (oct.18, 2007) "World Heroes Gorgeous [Model SLPS-25782]"
[US] Sony PS2 (mar.11, 2008) "World Heroes Anthology [Model SLUS-21725]"
[AU] Sony PlayStation 2 (sept.25, 2008) "World Heroes Anthology"
[EU] Sony PS2 (nov.7, 2008) "World Heroes Anthology [Model SLES-55233]"
[JP] Sony PS2 (june.18, 2009) "NeoGeo Online Collection The Best: World Heroes Gorgeous [Model SLPS-25933]"
[JP] Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] (nov.15, 2011)

* COMPUTERS:
FM Towns PC

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