Little Fighter 2
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Little Fighter 2 is a popular freeware
PC
fighting game
for Windows
and is the sequel to the game Little Fighter
(LF1). Little Fighter 2 was created by Marti Wong and Starsky Wong in 1999, and released in a long series of updates.
The game supports up to 4 human players on one computer and a total of 8 characters using online play or computer-controlled opponents. Characters are controlled using the keyboard or a gamepad. All keys can be set via a configuration menu.
The game has a commercially-released sequel, Little Fighter Online
. In 2009, in celebration of Little Fighter 2s tenth anniversary, Version 2.0 was released. The update fixed minor bugs and added a gameplay recording feature, a new stage called 'Survival', a browser toolbar that is not mentioned in the installation process and ads being displayed while the game is being loaded .Version 2.0a was released in late 2009, with only a bug fix.
), represented by a blue bar on the heads-up display.
Items may occasionally fall into the screen to assist players. Occasionally, a bottle of beer
or milk
may drop down from above, which can be drunk to restore health and/or mana (milk restores mainly HP, and a little amount of MP, whereas beer only restores MP). Once a bottle of beer or milk is finished, the character drops it and the empty bottle breaks and disappears. There are also a variety of weapons that can be used in combat. These include knives, baseballs, baseball bats, hoes
, crate
s, boomerangs, and boulders. All weapons take damage in combat and will eventually break.
2. Stage Mode, like in many classic beat-'em-up action games, allows the players to fight their way through five stages, with bosses here and there. You can choose a stage and difficulty at startup.
3. Championship Mode sets up a tournament bracket to determine a winner. You can choose to fight individually, or with a human or computer partner.
4. Battle Mode is a team-based mode involving two sides commanding mass customizable armies of computer players.
5. Demo Mode creates random teams of computer-controlled players, creating a zero-player game.
Difficulty can be set to Easy, Normal, or Difficult for all modes except demo. Additionally, "CRAZY!" mode can be unlocked when the player types in a secret code ("lf2.net") on the select player screen. The code can be used in VS and Stage Mode. There is also a small online game feature which enables you to connect and experience any of the modes listed above with another person via IP address
(public IP), using port 12345. This only allows connection to one other computer.
Version 2.0 added Playback Recording, a new mode that allows for playback of recorded gameplay. It also added Survival Stage, a new independent stage in Stage Mode, in which players fight their way through as many waves of opponents as they can before they die. A new cheat code ("herofighter.com") was added in Little Fighter 2 v2.0 that refers to Marti Wong's new game 'Hero Fighter', and that also unlocks all the function keys in all modes, even in Stage mode.
characters are also available for download. Each of the characters have different abilities.
Through a special code (lf2.net), the characters Julian, Firzen, Louis EX, Bat, Justin, Knight, Jan, Sorcerer, Monk, Jack, Mark, Hunter, and Bandit are unlocked, with the exception of Damian. This has to be entered every time Little Fighter 2 is opened to activate/deactivate the characters. This code will be revealed when a player beats the 'Difficult' difficulty in 'Stage Mode'.
There are also nine common enemy characters that players will fight throughout 'stage mode' who include Bandit, Hunter, Mark, Jack, Monk, Sorcerer, Jan, Knight, and Justin.
is a free web-based fighting game created by Marti Wong. This game is still under development but an alpha version was released in the end of July 2009. This game is created solely by Marti Wong.. The game has seven characters: Drew, a boxer good at close range; Lucas, a swordsman who is a balanced all-rounder; Shawn, an archer; Jenny, a defensive spear-wielding fighter (introduced in Version 1.04); Gordon, a mid ranged axe-fighter (introduced in Version 1.05); Jason, a boomerang and dagger thrower; and Taylor, a magician specializes in healing and creating clones.
Network mode was added in v0.2 which allows players to connect to another computer via the IP address or to join a room hosted by other players, with a maximum limit of 4 players per room.
Download.com
rated Little Fighter 2 four stars out of five. The November 2007 edition of PC World
magazine described the game as addictive and easy to play.
Freeware
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PC
Personal computer
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fighting game
Fighting game
Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...
for Windows
Microsoft Windows
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and is the sequel to the game Little Fighter
Little Fighter
Little Fighter is a multiplayer beat 'em up game designed and developed by Marti Wong and released in 1997. In this game, the player can choose to be one of 11 characters. Each character has 3 special moves and then the player participate in an all out fight. The game allows for one on one...
(LF1). Little Fighter 2 was created by Marti Wong and Starsky Wong in 1999, and released in a long series of updates.
The game supports up to 4 human players on one computer and a total of 8 characters using online play or computer-controlled opponents. Characters are controlled using the keyboard or a gamepad. All keys can be set via a configuration menu.
The game has a commercially-released sequel, Little Fighter Online
Little Fighter Online
Little Fighter Online is a fighting game for Windows which is popular at start in Hong Kong, but has shown a rapid decline in popularity in its progress. The gameplay itself is based on the earlier Little Fighter 2 game, which had many of the same features at first glance...
. In 2009, in celebration of Little Fighter 2s tenth anniversary, Version 2.0 was released. The update fixed minor bugs and added a gameplay recording feature, a new stage called 'Survival', a browser toolbar that is not mentioned in the installation process and ads being displayed while the game is being loaded .Version 2.0a was released in late 2009, with only a bug fix.
Gameplay
In LF2, characters can be moved by pressing the respective up, down, left, and right keys. The defend, jump, and attack buttons are used to make the character perform an action. Attacking another character causes him or her to lose HP (health points), represented by a red bar on the heads-up display. Each character also has special attacks that can be activated by pressing a certain combination of keys. Most of these special attacks take up MP (mana pointsMagic point
Magic points are units of magical power that are used in many role-playing, computer role-playing and similar games as an expendable resource that is needed to pay for magic spells and other abilities, such as special attacks...
), represented by a blue bar on the heads-up display.
Items may occasionally fall into the screen to assist players. Occasionally, a bottle of beer
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
or milk
Milk
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
may drop down from above, which can be drunk to restore health and/or mana (milk restores mainly HP, and a little amount of MP, whereas beer only restores MP). Once a bottle of beer or milk is finished, the character drops it and the empty bottle breaks and disappears. There are also a variety of weapons that can be used in combat. These include knives, baseballs, baseball bats, hoes
Hoe (tool)
A hoe is an ancient and versatile agricultural tool used to move small amounts of soil. Common goals include weed control by agitating the surface of the soil around plants, piling soil around the base of plants , creating narrow furrows and shallow trenches for planting seeds and bulbs, to chop...
, crate
Crate
A crate is a large shipping container, often made of wood, typically used to transport large, heavy or awkward items. A crate has a self-supporting structure, with or without sheathing. For a wooden container to be a crate, all six of its sides must be put in place to result in the rated strength...
s, boomerangs, and boulders. All weapons take damage in combat and will eventually break.
Game modes
1. VS Mode allows human and computer players to fight each other in a setting of the player's choice.2. Stage Mode, like in many classic beat-'em-up action games, allows the players to fight their way through five stages, with bosses here and there. You can choose a stage and difficulty at startup.
3. Championship Mode sets up a tournament bracket to determine a winner. You can choose to fight individually, or with a human or computer partner.
4. Battle Mode is a team-based mode involving two sides commanding mass customizable armies of computer players.
5. Demo Mode creates random teams of computer-controlled players, creating a zero-player game.
Difficulty can be set to Easy, Normal, or Difficult for all modes except demo. Additionally, "CRAZY!" mode can be unlocked when the player types in a secret code ("lf2.net") on the select player screen. The code can be used in VS and Stage Mode. There is also a small online game feature which enables you to connect and experience any of the modes listed above with another person via IP address
IP address
An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing...
(public IP), using port 12345. This only allows connection to one other computer.
Version 2.0 added Playback Recording, a new mode that allows for playback of recorded gameplay. It also added Survival Stage, a new independent stage in Stage Mode, in which players fight their way through as many waves of opponents as they can before they die. A new cheat code ("herofighter.com") was added in Little Fighter 2 v2.0 that refers to Marti Wong's new game 'Hero Fighter', and that also unlocks all the function keys in all modes, even in Stage mode.
Characters
There are twenty-four characters available, thirteen of whom are hidden and must be unlocked by a secret code. Third partyThird-party software component
In computer programming, a third-party software component is a reusable software component developed to be either freely distributed or sold by an entity other than the original vendor of the development platform...
characters are also available for download. Each of the characters have different abilities.
- Template: The base of all characters. He has no special moves, so he attacks by normal punching and kicking. He can be replaced by the bitmaps of a player's own self-made character.
- Deep: A swordsman. Unlike the other characters, he has to be within close proximity of the enemy for his shots to reach their target. He is an exceptional melee fighter and can do devastating damage in close range. Deep is slightly stronger than the other heroes, allowing him to through objects such as knives, boulders greater distances. Deeps attacks are mostly piercing (is not affected by armour) making him the perfect counter for armoured characaters such as knights, Louis, and Julien.
- John: A magician who sends out magenta-colored energy blasts and discs. He can heal himself as well as others. He can create shields and energy disks which make him a defensive player. John's shield is by far the most powerful defensive move in the game, and is impervious to all attacks. It has the capability of causing damage and knockback to unfortunate characters that run into it, and also deflect most energy balls.
- Henry: An archerArcheryArchery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
. He attacks by shooting different types of arrow shots, which makes him a far-range character. When he plays a fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
all the enemies near him levitate while their health steadily decreases. He has a Dragon Palm attack, which when used, pushes all enemies on the side he is facing flat on their backs. Henry is able to shoot piercing arrows which have unlimited piercing range, and is sometimes known to down whole armies with one shot.
- Rudolf: A ninjaNinjaA or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
. He has the powers of speed, duplication and invisibility. He can also transform himself into enemies and use their special moves. He is a fast far-range character who throws ninja stars. Duplication creates two copies of himself, each complete with the same moves as the original Rudolf, but with much lower hp. The longer the clones survive, the "smarter" they get, meaning that if a clone manages to survive for more than a minute, it will begin to create its own clones and become invisible by itself. Invisbility affects all clones made by the character.
- Louis: A fighter who wears armour to prevent damage to himself, though it has its own drawbacks evident in his speed. He has powers like Thunder Punch and Thunder Kick. He also has a power like Henry's Dragon Palm, (called Phoenix Palm in Louis' case) which creates a shock wave and pushes opponents on both his sides. He can also pick up opponents, swing them, then throw them into other enemies. He has the ability to transform into Louis EX when his health is under 33 percent. Louis's armour has a one-hit protection (in comparison to Juliens 4 hit protection), meaning that if he hit once, it will not have and subsequent effect. However, if he is hit more than once in succession, he will become vulnerable to attacks.
- Firen: Controls fire. He can throw balls of fire, create explosions and use Blaze (a move where he sets his body on fire and runs, leaving a trail of fire behind). He can also blow fire out of his mouth. Firen can sometimes injure his teammates as well as opponents, which shows that his fire is difficult to control, even for him. Firen's attacks are particularly affective against armoured heroes (fire overcomes armour with ease). He can fuse with Freeze to form "Firzen".
- Freeze: Controls ice. He can create whirlwinds and icicles. His Ice Blast travels very slowly. He can also summon a sword made of ice, which will freeze anyone it touches. If Freeze's hand, ice blast, or sword comes in contact with energy blasts from some of his opponents, the blast will turn into ice and change its course back to the opponent. Freeze has one of the fastest melee attacks, comparable to that of Dennis's. If played properly, Freeze can keep an opposing hero knocked down for a whole round. He can fuse with Firen to form "Firzen".
- Dennis: Strikes others through kicking with kick-based attacks. He can throw blasts of energy, which are similar to Davis' energy blasts except they use less MP and do less damage as a result. He can also create a chasing blast (with a strong impact which causes an opponent to falter when hit while blocking), which will chase the opponent and hit him/her. A downside is that if the opponent is successful in reflecting a homing attack, the attack will then proceed to stalk Dennis instead. Dennis's basic attack does a very high amount of damage.
- Woody: Has the energy of the tiger. He can teleport himself to friends or enemies. His Tiger Dash move is rarely stopped once started. He sends out energy blasts in waves and can kick in different ways. He is best for linking attacks together and possesses great agility to setup combos. Woody has a very fast disabling attack (backflip kick), and is great for close range combat).
- Davis: A boxer and uses punch-based attacks. He is a good close-combat character, though he lacks more ranged attacks. His Dragon Punch causes a lot of damage and is rarely intercepted. Has a great combo that when executed correctly can reduce the opponents hp by as much as fifty-percent. Davis's kicks deal large amounts of damage.
Through a special code (lf2.net), the characters Julian, Firzen, Louis EX, Bat, Justin, Knight, Jan, Sorcerer, Monk, Jack, Mark, Hunter, and Bandit are unlocked, with the exception of Damian. This has to be entered every time Little Fighter 2 is opened to activate/deactivate the characters. This code will be revealed when a player beats the 'Difficult' difficulty in 'Stage Mode'.
- Bat: Named after his ability and association with bats. He has an eye laser, a speed punch which can be used to dodge attacks as well as to surprise the enemy, and an attack by which he summons bats which will track down the enemy.
- Louis EX: The fastest fighter in the game. Louis can Transform into Louis EX, by doing so he creates an explosion which sends his armour flying in different directions and transforms his chest armour into a staff. He can fire five-hit Dragon Palm combo if have maximum mana.
- Firzen: A user of fire and ice which proves to be a deadly combination. When Freeze and Firen fuse, they'll turn into Firzen.
- Julian: The most powerful fighter in stage mode. You'll fight him as the boss of stage 5-5. He has class-2 armour which is able to block both fire and ice, and boasts a set of powerful attacks.
There are also nine common enemy characters that players will fight throughout 'stage mode' who include Bandit, Hunter, Mark, Jack, Monk, Sorcerer, Jan, Knight, and Justin.
- Bandit: The most common and arguably weakest character in the game. He has no special moves and is restricted to close combat fighting.
- Hunter: A far-ranged character who uses a bow and arrows to fight. He lacks close range capabilities.
- Mark{Will Smith}: A strong bodybuilder who does a great amount of damage in close range.
- Jack{Leonardo Dicaprio}: A fighter who uses both his Energy Blast and Flash Kick to make him able to fight in both close and far range.
- Monk{Michael Hui}: A Shaolin monk who is able to do his signature Shaolin Palm to hurt multiple enemies.
- Sorcerer: Has abilities similar to John, Firen and Freeze; he has a fire and an ice blast, and has the ability to heal himself and his team members.
- Jan: The only female fighter in the game. She is able to create devils that strike the enemy from above and angels to rapidly heal teammates.
- Knight: A well armoured fighter with class-2 armour. He does not have any special moves and is quite slow, but his brute force makes up for this.
- Justin: Julian's minion who uses dark energy similar to Julian. He looks very similar to Julian, but is weaker.
Hero Fighter
Hero fighterHero fighter
Hero Fighter is a beat-em up game created by Marti Wong, who was one of the designers of Little Fighter 2. The game is made using flash and is still being actively developed and refined by its creator...
is a free web-based fighting game created by Marti Wong. This game is still under development but an alpha version was released in the end of July 2009. This game is created solely by Marti Wong.. The game has seven characters: Drew, a boxer good at close range; Lucas, a swordsman who is a balanced all-rounder; Shawn, an archer; Jenny, a defensive spear-wielding fighter (introduced in Version 1.04); Gordon, a mid ranged axe-fighter (introduced in Version 1.05); Jason, a boomerang and dagger thrower; and Taylor, a magician specializes in healing and creating clones.
Network mode was added in v0.2 which allows players to connect to another computer via the IP address or to join a room hosted by other players, with a maximum limit of 4 players per room.
Critical reception
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Download.com
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rated Little Fighter 2 four stars out of five. The November 2007 edition of PC World
PC World (magazine)
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magazine described the game as addictive and easy to play.