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EX Battlers (EXバトラーズ) is a 2.5D fighting game developed by Burst Arts and published by Namco. It was designed out of Namco's desire to see them make a 3D fighting game similar to the likes of their Tekken and Soul Calibur franchises, as well as a remake of the first game. Instead the team opted to do a polygonal 2.5D fighting game that acts as the continuation of the Power Battlers story. Released in 1999, it was available in the Arcades before being ported to the Dreamcast.

Gameplay
As a 2.5D fighting game, EX Battlers retains the gameplay and mechanics from the previous 2D counterparts, where the aim of the game is to use attacks and anthropomorphic spirits nown as "Powers" to knock out the opponent, or possess more life than him/her at the end of the round, but now adds new features. A new addition to the gameplay are Supreme Arts, which act as instant kill moves that will end the fight in one round, regardless of how many rounds there originally are. Because of this, the Combo gauge is increased up to five levels, with the fifth level as the new HI level. Characters can now perform "Strike Counters," where they can attack the opponent after a quick guard. Strike Counters cost two levels of the Combo gauge.

Story
Some time after the events of Power Battlers Drei, Roy Armand, Benson Greenley, and Gina Aoshi learn that a mysterious Power is responsible for abducting Benjamin and Gina's parents. They then learn that P.R.O returns to capture that Power for themselves. In order to fight them, the three Power users are sent to the Nanaven Islands to be trained by a Power master named Oume. Meanwhile Sullivan plans on searching for his family with the help of Yashi. Little did the heroes know that an unfortunate fate will fall upon them...

Returning

 * Roy Armand (w/ Redlock EX & Kizumi)
 * Benson Greenly (w/ Greensprout EX & Eletsune)
 * Gina Aoshi (w/ Skyblue EX & Starla)
 * Yashi (w/ Nekimi & Secto)
 * Sullivan (w/ Ligato & Snatcher)
 * George Showell (w/ Terrain & Quaker (Rhino spirit, Secondary))

Newcomers
Oume: An elderly woman who is a wise Power master. She trains the heroes in order to fight the mysterious Power that almost attacked them. She is also responsible for upgrading the heroes' Powers into EX Powers. Enn: The ultimate Power that once belonged to George. But after regaining its own free will, it abandoned George and found its own group of Powers to follow it. Chakra: A minute-sized man who is one of the members of P.R.O. He and two other members are sent to capture the mysterious Power. Okre: A large and brutish man who is one of the members of P.R.O. He took two others to find the mysterious Power that is hiding in the Nanaven Islands. Saque: A threatening woman who works for the P.R.O. Along with Chakra and Okre, she was hired to find the mysterious Power and claim it for themselves. Dual Nature Antibiotic: The sub-boss of the game. The Dual Nature Antibiotic is the name given to the Power that has kidnapped Benjamin and Gina's family. It was being chased by P.R.O so that they could have it join them, thus leading it to attack the Nanaven Islands. Whereas Enn is a Power that can use other Powers, the Dual Nature Antibiotic is the only character that cannot do so.
 * Powers: Ryuto (EX spirit, Primary) & Highwake (EX spirit, Secondary)
 * Powers: Shima (Shrine spirit, Primary) & Crasher (Explosive spirit, Secondary)
 * Powers: Spindam (Wheel spirit, Primary) & Steelblade (Samurai spirit, Secondary)
 * Powers: Crackle (Worm spirit, Primary) & Dadeli (Fluff spirit, Secondary)
 * Powers: Panthy (Panther spirit, Primary) & Comer (Comet spirit, Secondary)

Stages

 * Arena
 * Beach
 * Port
 * City
 * Temple
 * Jungle
 * Cavern
 * Tundra
 * Ruined Village
 * Mountain
 * Sky Pit
 * Oume's Dojo
 * EX Power Room
 * P.R.O's Blimp