<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
1998	B-Application
and	O
has	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
overseas	O
or	O
ported	O
to	O
any	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
,	O
Fighting	B-Application
EX	I-Application
Layer	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
system	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
series	O
(	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Arika	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
canceling	O
supers	O
into	O
other	O
supers	O
,	O
and	O
universal	O
guard-break	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
series	O
,	O
fighters	O
can	O
now	O
dash	O
forward	O
or	O
backward	O
by	O
tapping	O
the	O
directions	O
twice	O
and	O
fighters	O
can	O
now	O
also	O
side	O
step	O
with	O
a	O
specific	O
button	O
combination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
Allen	O
Snider	O
and	O
Blair	O
Dame	O
,	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
games	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
,	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
α	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Fighting	B-Application
Layer	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eleventh	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
