I can't remember what this is called but there is a game on steam and has all the non sf chars this series has and teary from king of fighters for some reason EDIT: The game is called Fighting EX Layer
EX series was the pinnacle for me. I grew up with SF2 and its iterations, SF3 was outstanding but EX 2 and Ex 3 were just perfection. And surely the precursor to modern SF now. I kind of wish we got a new SF EX from Arika though.
same for me. EX3 was one of my favorite fighting games of all time. it was one of my go to fighting games for a very long time. these youtube videos all seem to barely scratch the surface of it.
I have fond memories of playing this in my teens. I knew it was an absolutely budget mess of a fighting game, but I enjoyed it anyway. This game in particular made me a fan of Arika's particular brand of jankiness.
That thumbnail really tricked me. Ken's outfit looked like an extension of Skullomania's scarf. So it sort of looks like Ken's unmasking himself as Skullomania.
Other than Super SF2 on SNES when I was like 5, I had the weirdest intro to Street Fighter between this, Puzzle Fighter and MVC2. I grew to love the Arika characters as much as the Capcom ones, the music ruled, I didn't know how to do supers but when I saw them they were rad. I probably bought this game like 8 times over my life, it holds a special place in my heart
This game was a launch title for the ps2. And back into the ps1 last days it impressed me. People who shit talk this game never played it for long. Just like they shit talked 3rd strike before evo moment 37. One of the selling points was having more than 2 characters on the screen at the same time, something the ps1 era 3d fighting games could not handle
@@Overlord81 You talking too much shit, bruh. Back in 99 both this and tekken tag had the tag 3d mechanic as a selling point. And people ONLY started talking shit when evo moment 37 happened and everyone started playing 3rd strike and marvel. At the time (99/00) this game and cvs had all the hype. Aside from the tekken fans, nobody really gave 2 shits about tag tournament.
@@Overlord81 nobody gave two shits about tekken 3 in 2000. The hype was around mvc2, cvs and in japan, the dreamcast version soul calibur and virtua fighter.
@@filippomarzaduri565 Yes I agree so was the skull guy and the other one who was his partner and the other guy who was like a insane version of Ryu and Ken
“My brain pulling a Scott Pilgrim brainfart” This looks more like a 3D Martial Champion game than Street Fighter. That or I’m waiting for Matt to talk about Konami’s weird fighting game attempts like Martial Champion and Battle Tryst.
More a fan of the first two EX games, despite that I can't exactly complain about having a third, it tries to do something new with the tag system and custom character Ace. Compared to the fighters at the time it could be seen as a lesser title though, still it's good for what it is. Apparently, it was rushed for the PS2 launch, so I wonder how it would be if it got more polish. For some reason EX Plus Alpha is actually my favorite SF now, I'd owe that to the Arika characters, OST, gameplay, and mostly nostalgia.
I remember the day I went to the store and copped this game... we had just gotten new ps2's and I was over my dad's house one day thinking man there's gotta be a street fighter game for this thing. My stepmom was always very nice to me (because she was replacing my mom lol) so down to the store we went at my request, on a pure hunch that there's gotta be a street fighter game down there at toys'r'us. They used to have a big wall with all the covers inbedded into it. We looked for a while and my older brother looked too, and the guy that worked there went to the back to look. Nothing. I guess my pupil got really small like a neuromancer implant and before they dragged me out of the store, i locked my little eyeballs on it and was able to take home my ps2 street fighter game, it had a blue cd disk and for a few months my ps2 wouldn't even boot it anymore lol. For a while tbh I forgot this game existed, but picking it up reminds me that it's one of my favorite games. Just that song 'move' makes the game for me.
This is the only game I'm aware of that got the opposite fate of CASTLEVANIA 2: SIMON'S QUEST where a viral internet video completely changed the discussion around a game to the positive. I had this game very early in the PS2 life span and NO ONE cared about it but I was a SF partisan and loved it. Over the years I wore out a couple copies and replaced them at GameStop for less than ten bucks a shot. Now it's a hidden gem.
Garuda! Skullomania! Duran Meister! Sharon! Ace! Hokuto! Nanase! This was one of the first 7 games I got with my PS2. Still really fun, if not a tad easy.
I never tried this game back in the day because everyone was saying it was barebones and boring, I should have picked it up I loved ex 1 and 2 and this looks like alot of fun
My buddies and I played this after having played the classics Street Fighters before it. Some of the shit in this game had us laughing so hard. Dhalsims super when he grabs his legs and floats at you while blowing fire ha. And Zangiefs super when he spinning pile drives you from orbit had us in tears.
still own my copy since the game came out tbh... this probably my most favorite one out of all the games... 4 comes second. lol keep playing to unlock and use all the special chararcters!
I remember my first 4th Wall experience in gaming was with Vega's grab attack, where he slams you against the screen. I couldn't get enough of it as a kid. Spammed that shit.
@@Overlord81 I get that "enjoyment level" doesn't always equate to "good" (i.e. Big Rigs), but in general if I gained much enjoyment from a game and it kept me wanting to play more, I would call it good. And this did/was. Tastes differ, as always.
I believe the Madonna and Child was a famous stolen painting that was never recovered. It was also referenced in the Hellfish episode of the Simpsons, if i'm seeing it clearly. The promo picture of Mr. T is of course a masterpiece as well.
Sadly I couldn't afford a PS2 at launch and SFEX3 passed me by but man, SFEXPa - so, so many good times. Skullomania is a character that *should* suck on paper but in game was an absolute beast. The OST too - mmmm! SFEXP2 was great as well, although I didnt play it quite as much. I think Crackerjack KICKING YOU AGAINST THE MOON though was one of the most incredible things I'd ever seen in gaming up to that point. Heck, it still is incredible- who am I kidding?
Sagat is waaaay too over, he was the champ at one point. The girl with the future rollerblades is available, she can break the glass ceiling of boydom.
I actually unironically liked this game lol... I think the graphics were pretty good for early ps2 3d, also the color palette is actually Street Fighter Like. Aaaaanyway I remember buying it in 2012 something out of nostalgia and frustration because I haven't been able to play it back in the day, just stuck looking at screenshots in magazines 😂😔 Somehow these games are a meme now but Ex2 plus trigger a shitload of nostalgia in me, specially the cover art🤔 I still remember seeing the cover artworks in magazines and catalogues and I was so triggered I didnt have a ps1 😂 aaaanyway bought this one too. Isn'it weird Capcom literally just released a Garuda skin for Sf5 like just now? Why after 20 fucking years they finally acknowledged Arika? 🤔 we coulda have an Ex4 or crossover characters in all these years. Capcom even ignored these 3 Ex games in the 30th Anniversary collection Timeline of Sf, as if they never existed 🤔 sad! Could this possibly be the end of some insanely long useless battle between these two ? 🤔 Do you think we will see Rival Schools 3 before 2030 and CvsSnk3 before 2040? A new Darkstalkers? Onimusha? LOST PLANET??¿¿ Viewtiful Joe? MEGAMAN?? 🤔 Do you think the big heads in Capcom will finally stop looking at numbers and stick their fingers out of their asses and maybe I dont know 🤔 chillout on Resident Evil and do something not retarded with these others Ips 🤔 It's been 15 years maybe 20 Im thinking Capcom is incredibly out of touch with their own public 🤔 like not connected to it 🤔 everything is very old fashioned in their way of doing anything related to these Ip I mentionned. They did good with MH though, I wont deny it, and even though Im not a RE fan It seems they're doing well too (not without fails remember RE6? Lol). I meaaaan I wish I knew in 2009 Dmc5 would take a decade to release 😅 It would have helped to just stop "expecting" from Capcom. They used to be a brand of quality, like 20 years ago you hear "Capcom" you have this magic feeling of wonders 😃 they made you dream. Now you hear Capcom, first you have ptsd of unwanted buttsex then you're scared how they gonna try to rob you this time 🤔 Anyway. Oh no I wrote a pavé again ...😢
Oh yea Matt you right. Jump Force was a shoddy game made in the back of a ramen takeout place and they're just milking it for the cast. It was never meant to be "good" lol
@@MattMcMuscles yeah, it wasn't made by Capcom obviously, but there was brand-X controller that was basically gloves with motion sensors and a DDR pad (I think it was called Ultimate Kickboxing) that, if I remember correctly boasted its compatibility with this game on the back of the box. My local game store from back then had them right next to each other to try to get someone to buy it.
Honestly, as an ignorant kid who hadn't played a fighting game that was well balanced with good mechanics, I thought this game was hella fun and allowed for ridiculous custom combos and flashy finishes.
@@Overlord81 I played this game back when it was released and since sf 4 came out everyone shits on it without realizing it was very influential to the 4 series.
