Before reading this, please keep in mind that English is my second language.

Acceleration of Suguri 2 is a fantastic multiplayer bullet hell experience, In my opinion, the gameplay is timeless. While singleplayer content is a bit limited, the game's smooth combat, unique characters, the variety, and the amazing music makes it a fantastic buy.

I played on Normal difficulty, mainly using Kae. I tried using the other characters, some felt harder to master, though they'd probably have insane advantages if used skillfully and spent more time with them, I say this as I only had around 12 hours of gameplay time to experience this myself. That said, a few characters felt a bit underpowered, requiring a lot of thinking to make them viable, but this could be my own issue. There's definitely plenty of variety and you could probably find a character that suits your own gameplay style, I do think some balancing tweaks would be great though.

The gameplay feels smooth, with a good mix of fast reflexes and critical thinking. Honestly, it was a bit overwhelming at first to learn basic combos and controls, given I'm not much of a fighting game player myself, but once I got the hang of it, everything felt engaging. The game is beginner-friendly but becomes even more rewarding once you learn each character's strength and combos. The overall battle system, alongside the music, is probably the best thing about this game.

Most of my playtime came from the multiplayer experience, which was very fun despite occasional server sync issues. These issues sometimes required me and my friend to restart our games, but it was worth it for the intense matches. Disappointingly, there's no option to play more than 2 players. Sometimes I'd love to include a third or a fourth player in our matches, but it's not much of a problem, although I can see why this could be a turn off for some players. The arcade mode and multiplayer are solid, but the replayability value of this game depends mostly on how much you enjoy the multiplayer and the battle experience.

The graphics and animations are really good—clean, and high quality. The thing that I love the most about this game's art are the characters in the character selection screen, and the animations when they fight. Although what I genuinely love about this game the most is the soundtrack. It's unbelievable how much of the game's music is underrated, even if you don't want to buy the game, I'd recommend at least giving the soundtrack a listen, it's just incredible. It's honestly one of the best parts about this game and has earned a spot in my personal Spotify playlist.

Sadly, I can't comment much on the story since I've only played Sora briefly, so if you're planning to buy this game based off story, I can't help you much on this review. Although I do think the game's main focus clearly leans more towards gameplay.

If you love bullet hells or competitive games, definitely pick it up—and grab a copy for a friend to enjoy the multiplayer together.
Would I recommend it? Yes, especially if you've played Sora, SUGURI, or even 100% Orange Juice before, it's how I discovered this game anyway. It's a solid entry point to the series, and it's what made me love these characters more and made me want to see more of this series. If you want story though, I'd suggest trying SUGURI first for the story connection.

Before reading this, please keep in mind that English is my second language. [i]Acceleration of Suguri 2[/i] is a [b]fantastic multiplayer bullet hell experience,[/b] In my opinion, the gameplay is timeless. While singleplayer content is a bit limited, the game's smooth [b]combat, unique characters, the variety, and the amazing music[/b] makes it a fantastic buy. I played on [b]Normal difficulty[/b], mainly using [b]Kae[/b]. I tried using the other characters, some felt harder to master, though they'd probably have insane advantages if used skillfully and spent more time with them, I say this as I only had around 12 hours of gameplay time to experience this myself. That said, a few characters felt a bit [b]underpowered[/b], requiring a lot of thinking to make them viable, but this could be my own issue. There's definitely plenty of variety and you could probably find a character that suits your own gameplay style, I do think some balancing tweaks would be great though. The gameplay feels [b]smooth[/b], with a good mix of fast reflexes and [b]critical thinking[/b]. Honestly, it was a bit overwhelming at first to learn basic combos and controls, given I'm not much of a fighting game player myself, but once I got the hang of it, everything felt [b]engaging[/b]. The game is beginner-friendly but becomes even more rewarding once you learn each character's strength and combos. The overall battle system, alongside the music, is probably the best thing about this game. Most of my playtime came from the [b]multiplayer[/b] experience, which was [b]very fun[/b] despite occasional [b]server sync issues[/b]. These issues sometimes required me and my friend to restart our games, but it was worth it for the intense matches. Disappointingly, [b]there's no option to play more than 2 players.[/b] Sometimes I'd love to include a third or a fourth player in our matches, but it's not much of a problem, although I can see why this could be a turn off for some players. The arcade mode and multiplayer are solid, but the [b]replayability value of this game depends mostly on how much you enjoy the multiplayer and the battle experience.[/b] The [b]graphics and animations[/b] are really good—clean, and [b]high quality[/b]. The thing that I love the most about this game's art are the characters in the character selection screen, and the animations when they fight. Although what I genuinely love about this game the most is the [b]soundtrack[/b]. It's unbelievable how much of the game's music is underrated, even if you don't want to buy the game, I'd recommend at least giving the soundtrack a listen, it's just [b]incredible[/b]. It's honestly one of the best parts about this game and has earned a spot in my personal Spotify playlist. Sadly, I can't comment much on the story since I've only played [i]Sora[/i] briefly, so if you're planning to buy this game based off story, I can't help you much on this review. Although I do think the game's main focus clearly leans more towards gameplay. If you love bullet hells or competitive games, definitely pick it up—and grab a copy for a friend to enjoy the multiplayer together. Would I recommend it? [b]Yes[/b], especially if you've played [i]Sora[/i], [i]SUGURI[/i], or even [i]100% Orange Juice[/i] before, it's how I discovered this game anyway. It's a solid entry point to the series, and it's what made me love these characters more and made me want to see more of this series. If you want story though, I'd suggest trying [i]SUGURI[/i] first for the story connection.