''Digimon Rumble Arena 2'', known as in Japan, is a 2004 ''

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'' fighting

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, released by

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for the

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, and the

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. It is the sequel to 2001's ''

Digimon Rumble Arena ''Digimon Rumble Arena'' is a 2001 fighting video game developed and published by Bandai. It is part of a video game series connected to the ''Digimon'' franchise and showcases the titular creatures within the context of a fighting video gam ...

'' and has a similar style of

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as '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'', except with a health meter. '' Digimon All-Star Rumble'', a spiritual successor to the ''Rumble Arena'' games, was later released in 2014.

Plot

In ''Digimon Rumble Arena 2'', Digimon use their digivolving techniques while participating in a battle royale to determine the strongest Digimon.

Characters

The game features characters from the first four ''Digimon''

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series: ''Digimon Adventure'', ''Digimon Adventure 02'', ''Digimon Tamers'', and ''Digimon Frontier''. Each one has their own special moves and "digivolution", as well as slightly varying normal attacks and taunts.

Playable characters

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(who can Digivolve to) Greymon & WarGreymon * Gabumon (who can Digivolve to) Garurumon & MetalGarurumon * Biyomon (who can Digivolve to) Birdramon & Garudamon * Tentomon (who can Digivolve to) Kabuterimon &

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* Palmon (who can Digivolve to) Togemon & Lillymon *

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(who can Digivolve to) Ikkakumon & Zudomon * Patamon (who can Digivolve to) Angemon & HolyAngemon * Gatomon (who can Digivolve to) Nefertimon & Angewomon * Veemon (who can Digivolve to) Flamedramon & Imperiadramon Fighter Mode * Guilmon (who can Digivolve to) Growlmon & Gallantmon *Flamemon (who can Digivolve to) Agunimon & BurningGreymon

Hidden characters

*MaloMyotismon *Duskmon *Omnimon *Diaboromon *Neemon *BlackAgumon (who can Digivolve to) BlackGreymon & BlackWarGreymon *BlackGabumon (who can Digivolve to) BlackGarurumon & BlackMetalGarurumon *BlackGuilmon (who can Digivolve to) BlackGrowlmon & ChaosGallantmon

Other characters

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*Phantomon * D-Reaper

Reception

References

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