Little Fighter 2

Little Fighter 2 (LF2; ) is a Hong Kong freeware PC fighting game for Windows and is the sequel to the game "Little Fighter". "Little Fighter 2" was created by Marti Wong and Starsky Wong in 1999, and received a long series of updates.
The game supports up to 4 human players on one computer and a total of 8 characters using online play or computer-controlled opponents. Characters are controlled using the keyboard or a gamepad. All keys can be custom set via a configuration menu.
The game has a commercially released sequel, "Little Fighter Online". In 2008, in celebration of "Little Fighter 2"'s tenth anniversary, version 2.0 was released. The update fixed minor bugs and added a gameplay recording feature, a new stage called 'Survival', a browser toolbar and ads being displayed while the game is being loaded. Version 2.0a was released in late 2009, with only a bug fix.
Characters.
There are a total of 24 playable characters, 11 of whom are initially playable:
By typing a secret code which can be revealed by beating the 'Stage Mode' on 'Difficult' difficulty, the remaining 13 characters are unlocked, 4 of whom are the boss characters:
The remaining 9 characters are the common minions who are fought throughout the stage:
Third party characters are also available for download.
Gameplay.
Little Fighter 2 is a fighting game. Each player chooses a character that comes with unique abilities. Attacking another character causes the attacked player to lose HP (health points), represented by a red bar on the heads-up display. Each character also has special attacks that can be activated by pressing a certain combination of keys. Most of these special attacks use up MP (mana points), represented by a blue bar on the heads-up display.
Occasionally, items may fall from above into the screen to assist players. Items range from a bottle of beer/milk, restores mana/health to a variety of weapons that can be used in combat. These include knives, baseballs, boulders, boxes, and baseball bats. All weapons take damage in combat and will eventually break.
Game modes.
Difficulty can be set to Easy, Normal, Difficult or CRAZY! for all modes except demo. The code can be used in VS and Stage Mode. There is also a small online game feature which enables you to connect and experience any of the modes listed above with another person.
Version 2.0 added Playback Recording, a new mode that allows for playback of recorded gameplay. It also added Survival Stage, a new independent stage in Stage Mode, in which players fight their way through as many waves of opponents as they can before they die.
Reception.
CNET Download.com rated "Little Fighter 2" four stars out of five. The November 2007 edition of PC World magazine described the game as addictive and easy to play.
Legacy.
Hero Fighter & Hero Fighter X.
"Hero Fighter" is a free web-based beat 'em up created by Marti Wong. This game is still under development but an alpha version was released in the end of July 2009. This game is created solely by Marti Wong. The game has seven characters: Drew, a boxer good at close range; Lucas, a swordsman who is a balanced all-rounder; Shawn, an archer; Jenny, a defensive spear-wielding fighter (introduced in Version 1.04); Gordon, a mid ranged axe-fighter (introduced in Version 1.05); Jason, a boomerang and dagger thrower; and Taylor, a magician specialises in healing and creating clones.
Little Fighter Online.
Developers Oscar Chu and Marti Wong developed this MMORPG game in U1 Technology, is based on "Little Fighter 2" the content and production. On 22 October 2004 issued in Hong Kong, and Taiwan to be released on 15 June 2006. This game have over 100 controllable characters and over 500 skills for players to collect.