<s>
Kizuna	B-Application
Encounter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	B-Application
weapon-based	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
and	O
home	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Savage	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Neo-Geo	B-Application
home	O
cartridge	O
PAL	B-Language
release	O
was	O
rare	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
five	O
known	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
sought-after	O
item	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
collecting	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
AES	O
version	O
is	O
not	O
rare	O
and	O
is	O
identical	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
packaging	O
and	O
inserts	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
compilation	O
was	O
re-released	B-Device
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kizuna	B-Application
Encounter	I-Application
fighting	O
system	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Real	B-Application
Bout	I-Application
Fatal	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
fighting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
roll	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
is	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
Kizuna	B-Application
Encounter	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nine	O
fighters	O
had	O
entered	O
the	O
tournament	O
upon	O
sight	O
and	O
that	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
had	O
battled	O
against	O
one	O
another	O
from	O
within	O
a	O
strong	O
and	O
relentless	O
manner	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Sho	B-Application
Hayate	I-Application
had	O
proven	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
strongest	O
warrior	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
won	O
the	O
tournament	O
while	O
defeating	O
both	O
King	O
Leo	O
and	O
his	O
fake	O
impersonator	O
King	B-Application
Lion	I-Application
from	O
within	O
the	O
finals	O
of	O
the	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
seek	O
revenge	O
against	O
Hayate	B-Application
and	O
those	O
who	O
caused	O
his	O
humiliating	O
downfall	O
,	O
King	O
Leo	O
has	O
organized	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Beast	O
God	O
tournament	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
new	O
rule	O
:	O
teams	O
of	O
two	O
people	O
must	O
work	O
together	O
from	O
within	O
this	O
new	O
tournament	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
either	O
ensure	O
victory	O
or	O
face	O
defeat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Carol	B-Application
Stanzack	I-Application
(	O
who	O
decides	O
to	O
skip	O
the	O
tournament	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
continue	O
her	O
gymnastics	O
training	O
)	O
and	O
Nicola	O
Zaza	O
(	O
who	O
's	O
too	O
busy	O
in	O
having	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
his	O
latest	O
scientific	O
project	O
)	O
,	O
Hayate	B-Application
and	O
the	O
fighters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
tournament	O
have	O
returned	O
for	O
combat	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
're	O
ready	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
latest	O
challenge	O
that	O
's	O
presented	O
to	O
them	O
by	O
King	O
Leo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosa	B-Application
-	O
A	O
young	O
woman	O
who	O
wields	O
a	O
sword	O
in	O
combat	O
and	O
leads	O
a	O
strong	O
resistance	O
force	O
against	O
King	O
Leo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
her	O
young	O
brother	O
and	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
her	O
friends	O
are	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
King	O
Leo	O
,	O
Rosa	B-Application
heads	O
to	O
the	O
tournament	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
defeating	O
King	O
Leo	O
and	O
saving	O
her	O
comrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	B-Application
Sue	I-Application
Il	I-Application
-	O
A	O
young	O
Korean	O
police	O
detective	O
who	O
uses	O
taekwondo	B-Application
and	O
wields	O
a	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
heavily	O
implied	O
that	O
Sue	O
Il	O
is	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
Kim	O
Kaphwan	O
from	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
series	O
(	O
sharing	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
ancestor	O
's	O
traits	O
,	O
specifically	O
a	O
strong	O
sense	O
of	O
justice	O
,	O
similar	O
appearance	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
fighting	O
skills	O
and	O
techniques	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jyazu	B-Application
(	O
Final	O
Boss	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
mysterious	O
fighter	O
with	O
a	O
golden	O
crow	O
helmet	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
cruelty	O
and	O
sadism	O
,	O
he	O
dresses	O
in	O
a	O
black	O
variant	O
of	O
Gozu	O
and	O
Mezu	O
's	O
attire	O
and	O
fights	O
using	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
golden	O
claws	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
Gozu	O
and	O
Mezu	O
's	O
own	O
moves	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
terrorist	O
organization	O
,	O
The	O
Jaguar	O
,	O
Jyazu	B-Application
's	O
background	O
is	O
shrouded	O
in	O
mystery	O
and	O
his	O
intentions	O
are	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
