Digimon Rumble Arena 2

2004-07-29

Developer: BandaiPublisher: Bandai

XBOX, NGC, PS2

Single player, Split screenThird person

Fighting

Action

Digimon Rumble Arena 2 (Digimon Battle Chronicle in Japan) is a Digimon fighting game released in 2004 by Bandai Games for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and the Xbox.

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Digimon Rumble Arena 2

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I had no idea this game existed until recently! 😆 I grew up playing Rumble Arena 1, so stumbling on its sequel felt like discovering a hidden gem. Rumble Arena 2 feels like a huge step up from its predecessor. The gameplay is noticeably smoother and less clunky, making the combat feel much more responsive and fun. Visually, the game looks great. No surprise given it's running on PS2 hardware. One of my favourite improvements is the ability to digivolve not once, but twice! Unlike the first game, where you could only digivolve once, here you can go even further beyond, and it really adds to the excitement mid-battle. Bringing back most, if not all, of the original voice actors was such a nostalgic bonus for longtime fans of the show. However, i found the soundtrack to be less memorable than the first game's. It's serviceable, but nothing really stuck with me after playing. Like Rumble Arena 1, the lack of a story mode is a major downside. It would have been nice to have even a simple narrative to tie things together. The characters are definitely unbalanced. Diaboromon is insanely overpowered. You can basically steamroll every match with him by spamming his special attacks with the huge range that they have, ultimately even stun-locking your opponents and getting easy wins. Despite its flaws, Rumble Arena 2 is definitely an improvement over the first game. It's a fun, fan service-filled brawler that could've been better with a little bit more polish. Definitely recommend it for Digimon fans. I know i would have loved playing it on my PS2 had i known of its existence back in the day.