Developed for the Atomiswave arcade platform and debuting in 2005, The Rumble Fish 2 delighted players with its flashy, technical gameplay governed by five buttons and two super move gauges and stood out with a unique, colorful cast of 16 characters punctuated by the game’s innovative “Smooth Model Animation” system, allowing for 2D sprite animation on a per-limb basis.

Exclusive to arcades until now, and never been released outside of Japan, this new release marks the first time The Rumble Fish 2 will ever be officially available on consoles and PC.

At the close of the 20th century... A large-scale natural disaster struck the eastern area of a certain country. The disaster wiped out the financial sector and toppled high-rise buildings over a wide area, even as far as the main functions of the capital. This resulted in the loss of a staggering 158,000 lives.

At the dawn of the 21st century... Conglomerate PROBE-NEXUS, commonly known as Probe, begins reconstruction efforts in the eastern area of said country. Probe relocates its own base of operations to the ruined sector and builds a massive city run by the corporation. Lavished with colossal capital and cutting-edge technology, the modern-day Babylon is made up of skyscrapers that put the old high-rises to shame, the biggest shopping mall in the world, and recreational facilities one might mistake for a theme park. This was the dazzling birth of a symbol for the new century. It became the most essential place on the planet and was christened Zone Prime.

Publisher 3goo and Dimps Corporation announced that The Rumble Fish 2 digital edition is now available to pre-order for Nintendo Switch starting from £26.99 GBP / $29.99 USD / €29.99 Euro.

The Rumble Fish 2 is also available to wishlist on Steam and PlayStation.

There are 13 characters available with the base game of The Rumble Fish 2 including Zen, Hikari, Typhon, Garnet, Boyd, Orville, Viren, Kaya, Aran, Sheryl, Mito Bazoo and Lud. Each character has a unique backstory, design and combat style. 

"The team at Dimps is made up of developers who were originally behind the creation of Street Fighter and the Fatal Fury series, and also developed iconic fighting games such as Street Fighter IV and several iterations of the Dragon Ball franchise. So we are very excited to be introducing The Rumble Fish 2 to fighting game fans across the world on PC and consoles this December," said 3goo President Nicolas Di Costanzo.

DLC Characters

Three additional characters are also available as game DLC - available to purchase separately or included with the Collector’s Edition of the game:

• Greed - A survivor of the illegal fighting organization "Valor", he joined the tournament "F.F.S." again in order to fight against a mysterious strong fighter.
• Hazama - A new president of the PROBE-NEXUS, supposedly to support the new chairman, Beatrice, but behind the scenes, he is working in the dark to extend his own power…
• Beatrice - A granddaughter of Mr. Brad. And after his retirement, she succeeded him as Chairman of PROBE-NEXUS. Despite her beauty, she has an extremely cold personality.

The Rumble Fish 2  will also bring a host of new enhancements and features aimed at hardcore fighting game fans. In addition to a widescreen, 16:9 presentation modernizing the game’s gorgeous graphics and animation, players can hone their skills in the all-new Practice Mode before testing their mettle against rivals all around the world in online PvP battles powered by rollback netcode – a feature considered absolutely essential by top fighting game players. The Practice Mode will allow customization of AI and gauges for a better learning experience. Hardcore fans can also look forward to revelling in a smattering of character art, music, behind-the-scenes production materials, and more in the all-new Gallery mode.

The Rumble Fish 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam) on December 8, 2022.