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Pick Yusuke or the crew and start hurling spirit guns—this SNES fighter nails the anime’s over-the-top energy with screen-filling specials and breakneck brawls. Hiei’s Darkness Flame still makes me wince.
Yuu Yuu Hakusho 2: Kakutou no Shou came out for the Super Nintendo in 1994, developed by TOSE and published by Namco. It arrived during the SNES's peak years, a time when licensed anime games were plentiful but often inconsistent in quality. This one stood out for sticking close to the source material's tone and characters, offering a straightforward fighting game experience without much fluff.
You pick from a roster of fighters like Yusuke, Kuwabara, or Hiei and face off against opponents in one-on-one battles across various stages. The main goal is to deplete your rival's health bar using a mix of basic attacks, projectiles, and screen-filling super moves pulled directly from the anime. Signature mechanics include charging your spirit energy for more powerful special attacks and executing elaborate combos that require precise timing. Matches are fast and sometimes unforgiving, especially against the CPU on higher difficulties. It feels responsive and satisfying when you land a well-timed Spirit Gun or pull off a full combo string.
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