Recurring Street Fighter characters Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Zangief and Guile, who were all in the original Street Fighter EX, return for EX2, along with original characters Hokuto, Skullomania, Doctrine Dark, and Cracker Jack. However, the player cannot connect any move with the same move, nor can they cancel special moves into basic moves during an Excel Combo. During an Excel Combo, the player begins with a basic move and can follow up with a different basic move or follow-up a basic move with a special move, which can be followed by a different special move.
Much like the "Custom Combos" featured in the Street Fighter Alpha series, Excel Combos allows player to connect a series of basic and special moves for a limited time. The primary new feature in the game are "Excel Combos", ("excel" being abbreviation for "extra cancel").
Joshua Chamberlain, Yuan Ka-Fai, Shout, Dr. Hayate shares his Japanese voice actor with Kojuro Katakura, Heishiro Mitsurugi, Master Chief, Cyclops, Shishiwakamaru, Col.Hayate shares his English voice actor with Cycloid Beta, Cloudjin, Freeman, Jia Xu, Yoshimoto Imagawa, Xiahou Ba, Mitsuhide Akechi, Edward Elric, Bui, Han, Scorpio Milo, Ikkaku Madarame and Fire Lion.Hayate's normal rival is the Dyneskal Lion Emperor, Nemea Langaster Dyneskal and his mid-game opponent is Palkia.Hayate does a slash then a defensive stance with the katana and does a spin slash saying "to clash fists with me would only be suicide."Ī blue fire goes out to reveal Hayate who takes out his katana and says "I will seal you away.".Hayate swings his katana down and moves it across his left hand before moving it behind himself as he says "This is farewell.".Hayate spins his katana then sheathes it and says "You should've come at me withe everything you had!".Then Hayate does a single slash followed by a Oborodzuki, then a Resshin Kamaitachi, then finally follows them in the air and impales them as they crash back to the ground. But if he's hit from the ground or the air by a physical attack a Kanji seal symbol appears on the screen. If he's not hit he'll do a slash that knocks the opponent away. Hayate does the counter stance from the Shiraha Tenjin attack. Hayate readies his katana then does a down slash, then upper, then a left slash, then two circular slashes and finishes with a powerful down slash.īased on his Street Fighter EX2 Plus Meteor Combo. It will be more effective it anyone tries to hit the sword, making it a counterattack. Hayate holds his sword in a defensive position before swinging his sword down hard. Hayate roll jumps into the air slashing his katana around. If B is pressed during this, he swings his sword to the left, knocking the opponent away.
Hayate dashes forward with a two hit shoulder charge. Hayate swings his katana quickly to the right, knocking the opponent off balance. Hayate swings his sword three times then lightly crouches and points the katana outward as the camera zooms saying "Spirits, guide me!" In his village, a man called the Lion Emperor named Nemea Langaster Dyneskal approached Hayate's village and warned that a four headed dragon may awaken to threaten his village.Ĭharacter Select Screen Animation When highlighted Hayate and the maiden then become the new guardian deities of the village. When Orochi escapes from his imprisonment and kidnaps the local shrine maiden, Hayate slays the demon like his father did before him. Hayate is a Japanese swordsman from the village of Kukunochi whose father was the legendary hero who sealed the beast of Orochi.