R-2 refines the 2D combat engine introduced in the first handheld entry, with an expanded roster of characters from the King of Fighters universe and a combo system that preserves much of the arcade series' technical essence. It's one of the gems of Neo Geo Pocket Color's fighting-game library, still cited today as proof of just how much quality could be squeezed out of a small handheld when the studio behind it knew exactly what it was doing.
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