2 Spicy (sometimes written as Too Spicy) is a head to head shoot out arcade game developed by Sega AM1 and released in 2007.
Plot[]
"Early in the 21st century, August, the death of one man sent tremors through the entire underworld. The Boss left everything in the hands of a man in black, a.k.a. Shadow. A worldwide battle for his inheritance has begun!"
With the death of The Boss, one of the criminal underworld's most prominent kingpins, throughout the world, a global crime war has begun in attempts to seize his enormous inheritance. At the crux of this affair, six of the toughest and wildest criminal outlaw gunfighters are at the lead to find Shadow, the man left in charge of The Boss's legacy, and seek to claim it for their own desires. However, the truth of what brings them all together is out of this world and beyond anyone could believe. With all leads at their advantage, will word on the street prove to sate their appetites, or as some would say, prove to be "too spicy" for their own good?
Characters[]
- Tetsuya: A yanki street thug yakuza who controls the RD-01, an advanced android drone. Made in his exact likeness, Tetsuya controls his unit from behind bars as he serves a life sentence of imprisonment. He fights for his Oyabun of the mafia to whom he owes his life. Wields a Colt XSE 9mm handgun and has balanced stats across the board. He is fought at an out of the way restaurant in Japan.
- Alexander: An amnesiac ex-military soldier, the organization he now works for has ordered him to go after the Boss's inheritance. Wields a Glock 17 with a scope. Has best zoom stat in the game and solid defence, but below average speed. He is fought aboard a cargo ship used to smuggle contraband.
- Ming-Hua: A female RD-01 type robot taking the image of a Triad assassin with a short battery life. She became a thief allowing herself to continue affording the batteries she requires to live. Dual wields two Beretta 9000S handguns. Has high attack and speed, average zoom and below average defence. She is fought atop the rooftops of Hong Kong.
- Charlie:: A Le Milieu French Connection styled spy who infiltrated the Boss's gang. His identity was revealed by Shadow, putting him in a dangerous position. Wields a Heckler and Koch MP71A1 submachine gun. Highest speed in the game but below average stats in every other area.
- Laurence: GRI's experimental Robot taking the form of a bulking obese American outlaw biker. He escapes with his dog Washington, but Washington is killed by Shadow. Laurence is now a fugitive who wants to avenge his beloved dog. Wields a Benelli M3 Super 90 Shorty pump action shotgun and has the highest attack and defence but lowest speed, ammo hold, and zoom of any character. He is fought at a gas station out in the North American Southwest desert.
- Sicks: A slick and twisted personality taking on the image of a street punk, feared for his reputation as the "Gourmet assassin." Hired by the boss to do all their dirty works. Currently under new orders from Shadow, but he has ulterior motives. Wields a Taurus Raging Bull magnum revolver and has the ability to become invisible whilst moving. Has high stats in speed and zoom, average in attack and very low defence. He is fought in a subway terminal.
- Cindy: Shadow's right hand man and granddaughter, taking on the image of a woman mobster from the American West Coast 1970s New Wave of Crime. Wields a M79 grenade launcher. Has the highest and most devastating attack in the game, but has average speed, very low defense and zoom.
- Shadow: An enigmatic figure whose existence was only made recently known. The Boss's right hand man that not even his closest subordinates know about, he is chased throughout the world by the cast for being the keeper of The Boss's inheritance. In the end, Shadow is infact The Boss's son, being a younger replica aiding the Boss's true agenda. He initially wields a Beretta 93R, allowing him three round rapid fire bursts, and shares Sicks' ability to become invisible.
- The Boss: Having faked his death in order to lure in the rest of the RD-01s to fight to the death and gain their battle experience, The Boss seeks to become the new ruler of the world by "mayhem". As a final boss, he gains robot drones that allow him to fire missiles and laser beams.
Gameplay[]
The arcade controls consist of a light gun and a floor pad with arrows both left and right. These pads are used to run between cover options around the map.
Aiming the lightgun at the screen will bring the player's character out of cover and allow them to shoot, whilst pulling the trigger will, of course, shoot.
When pointing the lightgun away from the screen, the characters will automatically take cover and reload their bullets but be unable to fire back.
Cover can be blown up, and doing so will cause damage to the person behind them.
The Arcade mode consists of several rounds with a timelimit in which the player must take down their opponent in order to progress. Each round will grant a player a different unique skill, including a zoom in scope ability if the crosshairs are kept still long enough, rapid fire skill and a snipe ability.
These duel levels are interspliced with minigame stages that involve the player having to dodge barrels, avoid being hit by a car whilst taking the driver out or survive a barrage of grenades being thrown at them by shooting them midair.
Each of the playable characters have their own unique guns, magazines and stats that vastly alters how the character plays.
Trivia[]
- Every single member of the playable cast are incredibly realistic looking robots known. Each character has a unique weak point that when shot reveals their true metal robotic body underneath the fake skin.
- For an arcade title, 2 Spicy has a surprisingly long run time with some playthroughs for the arcade mode, lasting at least 25 minutes for an average play through.
- On top of the six main playable characters there are two additional secret characters that can be used for versus mode; Cindy and Shadow. Cindy uses a grenade launcher, whilst Shadow's official weapon is described as ??? as it changes each round.
- To unlock these characters players must input the following on the arcade cabinet: L-R-S-L-S-R-R-L-S-S (L:Press left pedal. R:Press right pedal. S:Shooting at the screen.)[1]