<s>
is	O
a	O
2D	O
head-to-head	O
fighting	O
game	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
co-produced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Arika	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1998	B-Application
as	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	O
ZN-2	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
,	O
a	O
3D	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
in	O
arcades	O
as	O
well	O
and	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
retains	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
,	O
including	O
original	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Guard	O
Breaks	O
"	O
(	O
unique	O
moves	O
which	O
cannot	O
be	O
blocked	O
by	O
an	O
opponent	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Super	O
Canceling	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
cancel	O
a	O
Super	O
Combo	O
into	O
another	O
Super	O
Combo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
the	O
"	O
Custom	O
Combos	O
"	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Excel	O
Combos	O
allows	O
player	O
to	O
connect	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
basic	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recurring	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
characters	O
Ryu	O
,	O
Ken	O
,	O
Chun-Li	O
,	O
Zangief	O
,	O
and	O
Guile	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
,	O
return	O
in	O
EX2	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
original	O
characters	O
Hokuto	O
,	O
Doctrine	O
Dark	O
,	O
Skullomania	O
,	O
and	O
Cracker	O
Jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dhalsim	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
Plus	O
α	O
,	O
also	O
returns	O
along	O
with	O
four	O
additional	O
characters	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
EX	O
series	O
:	O
Blanka	O
and	O
Vega	O
from	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
characters	O
Sharon	O
(	O
a	O
redheaded	O
female	O
special	O
agent	O
)	O
and	O
Hayate	O
(	O
a	O
Japanese	O
swordsman	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allen	O
Snider	O
,	O
Blair	O
Dame	O
,	O
Darun	O
Mister	O
,	O
Pullum	O
Purna	O
and	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
were	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
,	O
although	O
Darun	O
,	O
Pullum	O
and	O
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
would	O
later	O
return	O
in	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Allen	O
and	O
Blair	O
would	O
be	O
featured	O
in	O
an	O
unrelated	O
1998	B-Application
Arika-developed	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
game	O
Fighting	B-Application
Layer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
character	O
Sakura	O
Kasugano	O
was	O
omitted	O
from	O
EX2	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
returned	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
M	O
.	O
Bison	O
,	O
Darun	O
,	O
and	O
Pullum	O
Purna	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
all	O
excluded	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
,	O
return	O
in	O
EX2	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1999	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
features	O
arcade	O
,	O
versus	O
,	O
and	O
practice	O
modes	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
all	O
new	O
"	O
Director	O
mode	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
satellite-smashing	O
"	O
bonus	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
includes	O
Hayate	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
EX2	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
by	O
Scitron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
13-track	O
arranged	O
album	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
by	O
Suleputer	O
,	O
with	O
arrangements	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
composers	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
and	O
Toshimichi	O
Isoe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX2	I-Application
on	O
their	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1998	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSX	O
Extreme	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
When	O
I	O
take	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
SNK	O
's	O
cheap	O
and	O
blurry	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Ambition	I-Application
and	O
compare	O
it	O
to	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
EX	I-Application
2	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
I	O
see	O
garbage	O
and	O
then	O
I	O
see	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
polished	O
looking	O
fighting	O
games	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
obviously	O
I	O
am	O
talking	O
about	O
EX2.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
summarize	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
enhanced	O
and	O
entertaining	O
Street	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
