Power Stone 2: Безумный многопользовательский экшен для Dreamcast

2000 video game

Power Stone 2 (パワーストーン 2) is a multiplayer fighting game that built on the innovative gameplay introduced by its predecessor, Power Stone. Power Stone 2 allows up to four players to choose from multiple characters and utilize items such as tables, chairs, and rocks in battle. Power Stone 2 originated as an arcade game, like many others on the Dreamcast. The Dreamcast served as a testing ground for successful arcade games. Power Stone 2 included some differences from the original, including new character voices, the removal of the existing combo system and a new, horizontal status bar.

An addition to Power Stone 2 is the "Adventure" mode. This mode is functionally identical to the "1 on 1" and "Arcade" modes; however, there is an additional inventory filled with items and money that the player has collected. These may then be taken to the game's "Item Shop", run by secret character Mel. The overall goal of the Item Shop is to allow players to gain access to new items; either by purchasing them, or by combining existing items in a 'mixing' process. This gives the game considerable additional longevity, as many of the best or most entertaining items are available only from the Item Shop. Power Stone 2 includes a VMU application called the Mini Book. This can be used to inspect the player's item inventory, or trade items with another player. Additionally, a player may register up to five items in their inventory as "Handy Items". These may then appear to the player in Original mode, offering a tactical advantage.

The Dreamcast version received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Mike "Major Mike" Weigand of GamePro said of the Dreamcast version in one review, "Fans of the first Power Stone game should definitely check out this sequel. While it's basically the "more of the same" Power Stone engine of the first game, the extra characters, weapons, and play modes make Power Stone 2 a top offering in the Dreamcast action/fighting genre." In another review, The Freshman said, "Power Stone 2 is everything you've hoped for since the original, with madcap action and four player mayhem, but a little more depth and less confusion would have rounded this title out nicely. As it is, PS2 is a great multiplayer title that should bring smiles to the faces of Power Stone junkies across the country."