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Game Info
- Platform
- PlayStation
- Genres
- Fighting · Beat 'em Up · Adventure
- Player Perspective
- Third person
- Developers
- Core Design
- Publishers
- Eidos Interactive · Square Enix
- Release date
- December 13, 1999
Summary
Fighting Force 2 feels like a nostalgic bridge between the clunky charm of late‑90s 3D beat ’em ups and the more polished titles that followed. Built by Core Design and wrapped in Eidos Interactive’s branding, the game dropped on PlayStation (and Dreamcast) in North America on November 30, 1999, positioning itself as the direct follow‑up to the original 1997 experiment in turning a 2D genre into a 3D playground. The single‑player campaign sticks with Hawk Manson as the lone hero, expanding the weapon roster and level size while stripping away the multiplayer mode that some fans hoped would return. Critics at the time called the experience solid but uninspiring, pointing to sluggish controls and a lack of the fast‑paced action that defined its predecessor, and most scores hovered around the 2‑to‑3‑out‑of‑5 mark. After years of quiet, Limited Run Games revived the series with a Fighting Force Collection for PS4, PS5 and other platforms, finally landing on shelves on January 23, 2026, giving a new generation a chance to revisit the era’s earnest, if uneven, 3D brawler.
Storyline
Fighting Force 2 takes place in the not‑too‑distant future where human cloning has become a reality, though an international treaty now bans the practice. The shadowy Knackmiche Corporation is suspected of continuing illegal cloning research. To uncover the truth, the game follows mercenary Hawk Manson as he is dispatched on a covert mission. His objective is to infiltrate the corporation and investigate the forbidden experiments.
Edited by Maya Carter
Multiplayer
- Game modes
- Cooperative








