World Heroes 2 Jet

• Title — World Heroes 2 Jet • Developer — ADK Be Top (Game Boy) • Publisher — Game Boy • Director — Akira Ushizawa • Producer — Kazuo Arai • Designer — Kenji Sawatari • Programmer — Yoshiki Ono • Artist — Hideyuki Yamada Kazushige Hakamata Masato Mitsuya • Composer — Hideki Yamamoto Hiroaki Shimizu Yuka Watanabe • Series — World Heroes • Platforms — Arcade, Game Boy, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD • Released — ArcadeApril 26, 1994 Neo Geo AESJune 10, 1994 Neo Geo CD Game Boy • Genre — Fighting • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — Neo Geo MVS

• Illustration — Gameplay screenshot showcasing a match between Ryoko Izumo and Janne D'Arc World Heroes 2 Jet shares many elements with its predecessor, such as the same three out of four button layout ("A" to punch, "B" to kick, and "C" to either throw or "Challenge", which is taunting), movements and motion commands performed using an 8-way joystick. New additions include three new characters and new and modified moves and fighting statistics added to the playable characters returning from the first two World Heroes titles. Also, the word "Jet" in the title not only refers to faster movement, but also the ability to perform forward and backward dashing. Another new addition is when two attacks hit each other, they will rebound. The "Normal Game" and "Death Match" modes are replaced by "Entry to the tournament" and "The FORGING OF WARRIORS": In "Entry to the tournament", the objective is to first face four groups that have three opponents per group, and defeat at least two out of three opponents per group. Second, the player must defeat Captain Kidd in at least two of three rounds. Third, the player must defeat Hanzou the same way. Finally, the player must defeat Zeus' henchmen Jack and Ryofu before defeating Zeus himself. In "The FORGING OF WARRIORS", the player selects an opponent to fight against. Each battle against a character, like in most fighting games at the time of its release, requires the player to win two out of three rounds to completely win against the opponent. If the timer runs out before anyone is knocked out, the competitor with fuller lifebars wins. Once the player wins or loses, the player returns to the "Player Select" and "Enemy Select" screens. However, after winning against four opponents in a row, the game ends. This is the only mode in which two players can play against each other. Depending on what CPU-controlled opponent or second player's character is chosen, the stage both players will fight on will be the second character's stage from World Heroes 2; however, for characters introduced in World Heroes 2 Jet, the battle would take place on their stages exclusively shown in this mode.

After the defeat of both Dio and Neo Geegus at the end of World Heroes 2, the world was saved from the threatening danger and that the 14 fighters who had participated in the World Heroes tournament had returned to their own respective time periods. However, one year later, the 14 fighters had received invitations to a new fighting tournament known as the World Heroes Battle Fest and that this tournament would take place over the next five days in different parts of the world, being watched by millions of fighting fans. Surprisingly, the 14 fighters learn that Dr. Brown is not the one who is sponsoring the tournament, but rather, a mysterious millionaire who is known simply as Mr. Z to the public. As the 14 fighters prepare themselves for the World Heroes Battle Fest, all of them have no clue or idea that Mr. Z has his own callous ambition for world domination and with the assistance of his two loyal servants, he vows to eliminate anyone who dares to get in his ruthless way.

New characters are marked below in bold: • Brocken • Captain Kidd • Erick • Hanzou Hattori • Jack • Jeanne D'Arc • Johnny Maximum • Julius Carn • Kim Dragon • Kotarō Fūma • Mudman • Muscle Power • Rasputin • Ryofu • Ryoko Izumo • Shura Nai Khanomtom • Zeus

• World Heroes at SNK Playmore • World Heroes series at NBC Museum of SNK Playmore

* • World Heroes 2 Jet at arcade-history • ' at 1=Jap-Sai