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REAL BOUT FATAL FURY 2: THE NEWCOMERS CHARACTERS

King of Fighters · SNK · Fatal Fury / Garou · 23 fighters · 373 moves

Alfred

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ALFREDANDY BOGARDBILLY KANEBLUE MARYBOB WILSONCHENG SINZANDUCK KINGFRANCO BASHGEESE HOWARDHON-FUJIN CHONREIJIN CHONSHUJOE HIGASHIKIM KAPHWANLAURENCE BLOODLI XIANGFEIMAI SHIRANUIRICK STROWDRYUJI YAMAZAKISOKAKU MOCHIZUKITERRY BOGARDTUNG FU RUEWOLFGANG KRAUSER

1991 — 2025

Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers

Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers is the 1998 SNK arcade fighter brought back to life on Steam by Code Mystics, packing the largest roster the series ever shipped. The two-line battlefield, three-button layout, and aggressive break shots are all intact, and the new rollback netcode finally lets the lane-swapping pressure game breathe online without rubber-banding through ranked queues.

Twenty-three fighters return, including Rick Strowd, Li Xiangfei, and Alfred for the deeper bench, alongside Terry, Mai, Andy, and the rest of the South Town regulars. Training tools, online lobbies, and quality-of-life additions sit on top of the original arcade ROM, so the muscle memory transfers cleanly. For anyone curious why Real Bout 2 still gets cited in fighting game design talks, this is the cleanest way in.

Released: September 28, 2025 · 1 year ago
Developer: Code Mystics
Publisher: SNK Corporation
Modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player, Split screen
Critic score: 78.0 / 100 · 1 review