Fighting Royale 2

***Fighting Royale 2***, branded as ***GlobeBox Fighting Royale 2***, is a crossover fighting video game developed by Lucky Hope Games (with Blitz Games assisting with development; With the PSP version developed by Virtuos and the DS version by Altron) for the Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. The second installment in the *Fighting Royale* series, the game was officially announced in May 2004 by GlobeBox president and Universal Animation CEO Alena Cordova. Darnise Bonilla, co-creator and co-producer of the series, assumed the role of director at Cordova's request. Game development began in September 2004, with delays due to development problems before being eventually released worldwide in 2008.

The number of playable characters in *Fighting Royale 2* has grown from that in *GlobeBox Fighting Royale*, although some characters from the first game were cut in the sequel. *Fighting Royale 2* is the first game in the series to have playable third-party characters, otherwise known as non-GlobeBox characters. Like its predecessor, *Fighting Royale 2* is similar to the *Super Smash Bros.* series, in which the objective is to knock opponents off the screen. The game builds on the first game by adding new gameplay features and playable characters. It includes a more extensive single-player mode than its predecessor, known as *Colliding Dimensions*. This mode is a plot-driven, side-scrolling beat 'em up featuring traditionally animated cut scenes with an original storyline written by Universal/GlobeBox writers Jim Anderson, Terry Ward, J. Stewart Burns, and Sherri Stoner. *Fighting Royale 2* supports multiplayer battles with up to four combatants, and is the first game of its franchise to feature online battles. Much akin to *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*, the Wii version can be played with four different controllers, including the Wii Remote, Wii Remote with Nunchuk, GameCube controller, and Classic Controller, simultaneously.

*Fighting Royale 2* received positive reviews from critics, with opinions varying from version to version, The console and PSP versions were met with generally favorable reviews, with critics who praised its entertainment value, visuals, and writing, while others unfavorably compared it to *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*; it is considered by many to be an improvement over its predecessor. The Nintendo DS version on the other hand, received mixed response for what critics described as far less superior than the console versions, while criticism focused on the repetition and minor glitches. The game was nominated for Best Video Game Writing at the 2009 Writers Guild of America Awards. As of January 31, 2009, four million copies of the game have been sold worldwide. A direct-to-video film tie-in, titled *Fighting Royale: Colliding Dimensions – The Premiere Movie* was released on the same time as the game and features extended cutscenes from the game's *Colliding Dimensions* story mode. It was followed by *Fighting Royale 3* in 2018.

## Characters

*Fighting Royale 2* allows the player to select from 35 playable characters, 27 more than its predecessor; some are new, but others return from the first game. 20 are available initially, while the other 23 characters require completing specific tasks to become available, 2 characters are alterative costumes to certain characters.

Some previously represented series have had more characters added to *Fighting Royale 2*. Karson from *Alaina Gleen*, Nash from *Danny & Nancy*, Tim and Bob from *Zachary Kicklighter*, and Dr. Stoner and Miss Axeness from *One Sly Dame* make their first appearance in the *Fighting Royale* series. Other newcomers are the first to represent their series. These include characters such as Ray from *Detective Ray*, Emily, Ravi and Julia, Lane and Carina Techer from *DigitalWorld*, and Rudy Mayer from *Once for All*, as well as Princess Aisha from *The Royal Kingdom*. Matthew, Ike and Louie, characters from the Taylor Studios series *Pet Trio*, Two SkyRuby characters (*SkyToons* and *Magicland*) and Alex the Lion from the 2005 DreamWorks animated film *Madagascar* and its sequel *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* are the first third-party characters to appear in a *Fighting Royale* game.

### Playable characters

* Alaina Gleen
* Karson
* Ray
* The Whackems (Spinach, Magilli and Koyponde Whackem)
* Howly Wolf
* Niki
* Zachary Kicklighter
* Tim and Bob
* Jensen
* Jesscia Zoom
* Danny Strong
* Justine Baxter / Sly Dame
* Dr. Stoner
* Miss Axeness
* Tix
* Araceli
* Emily, Ravi and Julia
* The Techers (Lane and Carina)
* Matthew and Louie
* Rudy Mayer

### Unlockable

* Woody Woodpecker
* Yakko, Wakko and Dot Warner
* Classic Alaina
* Leila Gleen
* Kayla
* Trevor
* Nancy Strong
* Nash
* Jenny and Violet
* Jose Fox
* Marisa
* Ike
* Zander
* Princess Aisha
* Metro Cone
* Doraemon
* Glowy Rabbit
* Eliana
* Alex the Lion
* Chance
* Void T. Hex
* Pamela Mckinley

### Bosses

* The Collector

*More coming soon!*

## Development

In October 2002, GlobeBox president and Universal Animation CEO Alena Cordova said that she and Universal had ideas about a *Fighting Royale* sequel that would bring more new characters into fighting and give *Super Smash Bros.* "a run for its money".

*More coming soon!*

## Direct-to-video film

*Main article: Fighting Royale: Colliding Dimensions – The Premiere Movie*