newfiebangaa plays Final Fight 2 - Part 1 of 8

The 'Bangaa's back, and so is the Final Fight series. This time around, we're looking at the home-only sequel, which is a tad easier but is also pretty fun and really shows the overall improvement that Capcom made when it came to making Super Nintendo games - more moves, more detailed graphics, and better music and sound.

The Mad Gear have regrouped, and as part of their revenge, they've captured Guy's fiancee Rena and his master, Genryusai. Rena's sister Maki calls Mayor Mike Haggar for help, and the swordsman Carlos joins in on the fun.

Round 1 - Hong Kong 12:00 PM

Unlike the last game, you can perform special attacks by pressing B and Y together. This attack will use a little bit of your life bar when you use it, so use it only when you need to.

You'll also see diagonal sections in the game, much like in Streets of Rage 2, so you won't be stuck on the two-direction grind like you were in the first game.

Jony can block attacks pretty much like Axl and Slash from the first game. As for all the enemies that you saw before him...well, they're pretty ordinary.

Love the Chun-Li cameo shortly after the beginning of the stage.

Elias and Eliot are not only tall, they also carry pipes in their hands which give them a little bit of range. They're also pretty quick, too, so don't let them get behind you if you're dealing with multiple enemies at any given moment.

You'll break down a door and enter a building, which serves as the second section of this stage. You'll be in what looks like an abandoned dojo, and you'll even find some bookcases. 

Elick is fat and slow, but he can shock you with those metallic forks of his. Be careful when you get close.

The third section takes you to a dock. Leon flips around like Billy and Sid (or Poison and Roxy, if you're used to the non-Nintendo versions of the first game), but he's tall and carries knives in his hands. In the Japanese version, he was known as Mary and was a woman. Yep, they censored the female enemies here, too.

You'll get an extra life every 100,000 points and every subsequent 200,000 points.

The boss here is Won Won. He's got a jumping attack much like Andore from the first game, and it can track you to some degree. He also has a little bit of distance with that punch of his. Thankfully, he's pretty slow, and his hopping around only speeds him up slightly. He's an easy first boss.

When you beat him, you'll find out that Mad Gear has moved their base of operations to Europe, and Rena and Genryusai have been taken there.