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Art of Fighting 2

Title	Art of Fighting 2
First release	1994
Developer	SNK
Publisher	SNK
Platforms	Neo Geo, SNES / Super Famicom, Arcade ADB
Genre	fighting game
Also known as	aof2 · Ryuuko no Ken 2 · Art of Fighting 2 / Ryuko no Ken 2 · Ryūko no Ken 2
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	T Teen
Releases	Neo Geo: 1994-03-11 (NTSC) SNES / Super Famicom: 1994-12-21
Wikidata ID	Q1055377

In this sequel to the original Art of Fighting, and prequel to the original Fatal Fury, we learn that Mr. Karate, the final boss of the original game, behind the mask, is really Takuma Sakazaki, Ryo and Yuri's father, that Takuma was being used by Geese Howard for his own evil intentions, and that Mr. Big was the one who had originally kidnapped Yuri.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1055377) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

TheGamesDB (1334) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (23620) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (aof2) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`aof2`
Title at ADB	Art of Fighting 2 / Ryuuko no Ken 2 (NGM-056)
Manufacturer	SNK
Year	1994
Genre	Fighter / Versus
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (SNK); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:11 UTC · filled here: platform

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Image credits

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © SNK · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © SNK · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

SNES Longplay [115] Art of Fighting 2

World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 57:56auto-matched
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