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Play The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood (Japan edition · Revision Rev 1 · Japanese) Online
The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood
Play KOF EX2 HOWLING BLOOD online. It's a GBA fighting game with teams of 3, 4-button attacks, strikers, emergency dodges, and gauge special moves.
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Game Boy Advance (GBA) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play The King of Fighters EX2: Howling Blood
Quick start
Select "STORY" and decide on a team of 3 using the standard 4 button operations. First, learn the normal punches and kicks, then focus on A's strong punch and connect B and L's quick weak attacks. Fill up the power gauge, and when in danger, press Direction + B + R for emergency evasion, and when the opportunity is right, press L + B to call the next member as a striker.
Controls
Cross button: move/crouch/jump. When pressing the 4 button, A strong punch, B weak punch, R strong kick, L weak kick. Back step twice, emergency evasion with direction +B+R, passive with B+R just before landing, striker with L+B. Throw the attack button when close to your opponent. Pose at START.
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · gba
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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