<s>
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arika	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Fighting	B-Application
Layer	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
series	O
and	O
features	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
ports	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Arcade	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
-α	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
Another	O
Dash	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
2.5D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
also	O
introduces	O
Gougi	O
Boost	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
players	O
additional	O
bonuses	O
and	O
enhancements	O
during	O
a	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
Another	O
Dash	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Gougi	O
decks	O
are	O
unavailable	O
,	O
while	O
new	O
mechanics	O
have	O
been	O
introduced	O
,	O
replacing	O
some	O
older	O
ones	O
in	O
exchange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
13	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
made	O
appearances	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
additional	O
characters	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
via	O
free	O
post-launch	O
updates	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
guest	O
fighter	O
from	O
SNK	O
's	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
as	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
studio	O
Arika	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Fighting	B-Application
Layer	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
spiritual	O
predecessors	O
to	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX3	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
Capcom	O
halted	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
Arika	O
pitched	O
multiple	O
ideas	O
to	O
Capcom	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
EX	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
demo	O
they	O
created	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
public	O
beta	O
featuring	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
11	O
December	O
2017	O
and	O
ran	O
for	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
28	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arika	O
also	O
stated	O
their	O
intentions	O
to	O
add	O
four	O
more	O
characters	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
if	O
their	O
first-month	O
sales	O
targets	O
were	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Arika	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
single-player	O
Arcade	O
Mode	O
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
update	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
additional	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
characters	O
Pullum	O
Purna	O
and	O
Vulcano	O
Rosso	O
being	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arika	O
also	O
teased	O
three	O
more	O
forthcoming	O
characters	O
:	O
returning	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
characters	O
Sharon	O
and	O
Area	O
,	O
and	O
guest	O
fighter	O
Terry	O
Bogard	O
from	O
SNK	O
's	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
September	O
,	O
Arika	O
announced	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
-α	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
Fool	O
's	O
Day	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
,	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
have	O
made	O
crossover	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
titles	O
:	O
a	O
female	O
version	O
of	O
Skullomania	O
is	O
playable	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
in	O
SNK	B-Application
Heroines	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Team	I-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
,	O
while	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
characters	O
have	O
appeared	O
as	O
limited-time	O
additions	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
divided	O
on	O
the	O
Gougi	O
system	O
which	O
he	O
found	O
an	O
intriguing	O
idea	O
but	O
was	O
worried	O
about	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
some	O
Gougi	O
decks	O
were	O
only	O
available	O
through	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carter	O
also	O
felt	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
made	O
few	O
concessions	O
for	O
beginners	O
and	O
was	O
aimed	O
primarily	O
at	O
seasoned	O
fighting	O
game	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
