Distant Constructs

published: 2015-03-04, updated: 2015-03-04

Are You Asking for a Challenge?

Little Fighter 2 (LF2) is a solid fighting game. Created by a team of two, the game is a beat-em-up fighting game. It features vibrant original artwork, a host of fighters with unique special moves, and a challenging stage mode. In addition to this, it is readily moddable. Custom characters and stages can be found on community sites (although I prefer to play the regular game).

The game is very easy to pick up. Unlike some other fighting games, special moves in LF2 are easy to perform. Another feature that I like is the support for up to 4 local players, although fitting everyone on the same keyboard can be difficult.

My favorite character is Dennis. I also like to play as Mark when I want to feel like I'm a tough thug from the movies.

Guide

In addition to the README included with the installation of the game, the character guide is a great tool for learning how to play the game.

Installation Tips

Although the latest version is v2.0a, I normally play v1.9c, which can be found at the LF Empire Downloads site. I've noticed that the newer versions have more prevalent advertising and are loaded with an unnecessary toolbar installation.

Linux Installation

Although it is freeware, LF2 is not open source, and the binary is only available for Windows. I was able to successfully install and run the game on Linux by using wine, which is a Windows compatibility layer. I followed the instructions on the appdb page, which consisted of the following:

  1. Install wine and winetricks
  2. Install vcrun2005 using winetricks: winetricks vcrun2005
  3. Open the regedit in wine: wine regedit. Add the folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\Direct3D if it is not already present. Add a new string value in this folder and set to 512. Although the AppDB page instructs to set the value to the amount of VRAM, I was still encountering issues when I did so (my VRAM was 256MB)
  4. Run the lf2 executable using wine: wine lf2_v19c.exe
  5. After it installs, look for the executable under ~/.wine/dosdevices/c:. Call wine on the executable to play the game

Further Reading