A follow-up sequel to the PSX classic "Digimon: Rumble Arena," this upgraded game features more than 40 different playable characters. Fight on a variety of beautiful platforms featuring ice and lava to earn rewards. Trade in your rewards to unlock new characters. The single-player mode pits you against a variety of opponents and bosses that you must kick, drag, and claw at to win. The multiplayer option in "Rumble Arena 2" lets you battle with up to four attached controls at once.Points earned in the multiplayer mode can be spent on unlocking secret characters, moves, and abilities. You’ll be able to dodge obstacles, fight enemies, and find hidden characters in this fun and fast-paced fighting game from Bandai. Each character has its own Digimon to collaborate with. You don't have to follow the genuine plot of the "Digimon Tamers" anime series. If you want to assign Reapermon, Agumon, Gatomon, or Renamon with someone who wasn't their friend in the show, then you can do so. You can even pair a serious DigiDestined with a joke Digimon like Terriermon if you want. You can save your favorite DigiDestined affiliates to a memory card and show your wacky combinations to all your friends. If they have their own "Digimon" games, then you can actually share save files. These games support transferring over saved content. This is perfect if you want to take on challengers in their own homes. You could even start your own battle league with all of your friends to see who rises to the top.You can play this game on any North American Sony PlayStation 2. "Rumble Arena 2" featured Japanese text and voice acting, but this PS2 version was completely translated. You'll be able to enjoy all of the arcade minigames in English. The voiceovers in "Rumble Arena 2" are done by most of the same voice actors you love from the anime. Every time you start new games, you'll feel like you're watching the show all over again.What makes this different from most other titles on PlayStation consoles is that it essentially works the way fighting games do. You'll enjoy unleashing your special attacks via control combinations instead of using menus. Gameplay is fast because of this model, and you'll want to learn every combination to hit your opponent before they hit you. Every digital monster has its own move set. A few like Imperialdramon and Omnimon feature advanced move sets for you to master.After you unlock the extra Digimon, you might notice that monsters from all four seasons of the TV show appear here. Once you get used to the mechanics used in these games, you can pull off melee attacks they couldn't on TV. You can actually go beyond what the DigiDestined could really do, and you won't need anything more than a PlayStation controller.