Lost In Translation/World Heroes 2

About The Game
World Heroes 2 is a one-on-one fighting arcade video game featuring 14 characters who battle in normal or death match modes.

Additional Technical Information
Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 3

=> [A] Punch, [B] Kick, [C] Body slam

Trivia
Released in April 1993.

Captain Kidd is based on the real Captain William Kidd (1645-1701)

The last boss of this game was 'Baoh' from the manga called 'Baoh'!

The difficulty setting seems to have no effect on the game, the game is just as difficult on Level 1 as it is on Level 8!.

The 'Skinhead' Deathmatch level does not feature any trap or hazard to look out for, however the loser in this particular ring will get his/her head shaven! :)

Pony Canyon released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (World Heroes 2 - PCCB-00122) on 18/06/1993.

Tips and tricks

 * Alternate Costume Colours : Press B button when selecting a character.


 * Most characters have a preset multi-hit combo that can be used by simply tapping the punch button many times while next to an enemy!


 * Some characters that have hold-type throws (Kim Dragon, Ryoko, Muscle Power, Rasputin & J. Maximum) can drain LOTS of energy of a CPU controlled fighter by quickly shaking the joystick left or right while performing a hold! Oddly enough, this trick does not seem to work with some character's holds such as Janne, Captain Kidd & Mudman though!

Series

 * 1) World Heroes (1992)
 * 2) World Heroes 2 (1993)
 * 3) World Heroes 2 Jet (1994)
 * 4) World Heroes Perfect (1995)

Staff

 * Producer:
 * Kenji Sawatari


 * Planner:
 * Kenji Sawatari
 * Yokoo


 * Director:
 * Akira Ushizawa


 * Assistant Director:
 * Sho (Y. Ono)


 * Main Programmers:
 * TAT.MST
 * Marbo (Toshi)
 * Wizard Nogup


 * System Programmers:
 * Eiji Fukatsu
 * Makio Chiba
 * E Chan


 * Sound Programmer:
 * Makio Chiba


 * Character Maker:
 * Ryu Hiroyuki


 * Character Designers:
 * K. Hakamata
 * Takashi Hatono
 * Shinji Moriyama
 * Hideyuki Yamada
 * Yoshiaki Ono
 * Muneki Shiraishi
 * Yokoo
 * Hidemi Nagatomo
 * Hiroyuki Toda
 * Atsushi Kobayashi
 * Gigas (R. Nakajima)


 * Scroll Designers:
 * Kenichi Sakanishi
 * Takashi Egashira
 * Mitsunari Ishida
 * Katsue
 * Matsuzaki
 * Rie Mori
 * Hideyuki Kusano
 * Yasuyuki Sohara


 * Demo Designers:
 * Rie Mori
 * K. Fujita
 * Masato Mitsuya


 * Music & Sound Effects Composers:
 * Hideki Yamamoto
 * Hiroaki Shimizu
 * Yuka Watanabe


 * Voice Cast:
 * Michio Ootani (Take)
 * Shinji Miura (Take)
 * Hitoshi Sogabe (Take)
 * Akihiko Kawamoto (Take)
 * Sanae Saitoh (Take)
 * Shouzoh Nakano (Take)
 * Kenji Takada (Take)
 * Kimihiko Sakuma (Take)
 * Yoshiyuki Tsukada (Take)
 * Mari Kamimura (Take)
 * Masato Mitsuya (Gekidan ADK)
 * Yuka Watanabe (Gekidan ADK)
 * Gigas (R. Nakajima) (Gekidan ADK)
 * Yoshiki Ono (Gekidan ADK)
 * Takashi Hatono (Gekidan ADK)


 * Special Guest:
 * Koji.T.Shimizu


 * Graphic Adviser:
 * Tsutomu Maruyama


 * Executive Producer:
 * Kazuo Arai

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * Nintendo Super Famicom (1994)
 * NEC PC-Engine Super CD-ROM (1994)
 * SNK Neo-Geo CD (1995)


 * Computers :
 * FM Towns PC