Power Stone 2

is a multiplayer fighting game that built on the innovative gameplay introduced by its predecessor, Power Stone. Power Stone 2 allows up to four players to choose from multiple characters and utilize items such as tables, chairs, and rocks in battle.

Released: 27 April 2000
Platforms: Arcade Dreamcast PlayStation Portable
Genres: Fighting Platformer
Developers: Capcom
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB T
Composers: Tetsuya Shibata

About

Power Stone 2 (パワーストーン 2, Pawā Sutōn 2) is a multiplayer fighting game developed and published by Capcom. It was released for the Sega NAOMI arcade system in April 2000, with a home port for the Dreamcast releasing later that year. It is the sequel to Power Stone (1999), and built on the innovative gameplay introduced by its predecessor. Power Stone 2 allows up to four players to choose from multiple characters and utilize items such as tables, chairs, and rocks in battle. The game introduced changes from the original, including new character voices, the removal of the existing combo system and a new, horizontal status bar.

The game was ported to the PlayStation Portable as part of the Power Stone Collection in 2006. The arcade version was re-released in 2025 as part of Capcom Fighting Collection 2.

Keywords

martial arts
ninja
mech
samurai
robots
hand-to-hand combat
time limit
multiple endings
traps
tank
kung fu
sequel

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

There are four different modes available for the game:

1-on-1: Much like the original Power Stone, a two-character storyline game.

Story

Sometime after the search for the Power Stones, a mysterious fortress appears in the sky. Its creator, an evil scientist with an unknown agenda called Dr. Erode, takes the Power Stone warriors prisoner. The Power Stone warriors embark upon a new adventure; one that involves freeing themselves from the evil scientist’s fortress.

Reception

The Dreamcast version received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. Matt Sammons of NextGen said of the game's Japanese import, "An innovative and beautiful fighting game, Power Stone 2 will keep you entertained for hours. Just make sure to bring along a few friends." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 31 out of 40.

Also in Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version in their June 15, 2000 issue as the seventeenth most-successful arcade game of the month.