#Street fighter ex2 plus combos series#
Sagat makes his debut in the EX series along with new characters Vulcano Rosso an Italian martial artist and Area a young girl equipped with a large mechanical arm.Ī non-selectable version of Bison named " Bison II " appears in the game as a final opponent in the single-player mode. Nanase now serves as a regular character in his place. The game retains all the characters from the original game, with the exception of Hayate, who was removed from the game for unknown reasons. Garudaalso from the original EXreturns as a boss character.Īll four characters can be selected by the player after meeting certain requirements. The game also features four hidden characters: Kairi from the original EX returns as a hidden challenger, along with new characters Shadowgeist a costumed vigilante similar to Skullomania and Nanase a young girl who wields a staff. However, the player cannot connect any move with the same move, nor can they cancel special moves into basic moves during an Excel Combo. During an Excel Combo, the player begins with a basic move and can follow up with a different basic move or follow-up a basic move with a special move, which can be followed by a different special move. Much like the "Custom Combos" featured in the Street Fighter Alpha series, Excel Combos allows player to connect a series of basic and special moves for a limited time. The primary new feature in the game are "Excel Combos", "excel" being abbreviation for "extra cancel". The original version of Street Fighter EX2 retains all the features from the previous game, Street Fighter EX Plusincluding original features such as "Guard Breaks" unique moves which cannot be blocked by an opponent and "Super Canceling" the ability to cancel a Super Combo into another Super Combo. A updated version of the game titled Street Fighter EX2 Plus was released in for the arcades as well and subsequently ported to the PlayStation.