Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle

Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle (風雲スーパータッグバトル, Fūun Super Tag Battle?)​ is a fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platform. It is the sequel to Savage Reign. The European Neo Geo homecart PAL release was rare, with only five known copies, making it a sought-after item in video game collecting (the Japanese AES version is not rare and is identical except for the packaging and inserts).

Like its predecessor, it was ported to PlayStation 2 on the Fu'un Super Combo, this compilation was re-released in the PlayStation Network for PlayStation 4 in December 2016. The Neo Geo version was released for the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on June 28, 2011.

Gameplay
The Kizuna Encounter system is similar to Real Bout system. Notable additions include the tag system. Players have the ability to switch characters in game by pressing a special button while standing in a special zone. If a player is to lose one character, regardless of their other character's hit point, he or she loses the match. A roll system similar to the one used in The King of Fighters is also present in Kizuna Encounter.

Story
Taking place one year after the first game, Sho Hayate won the tournament while defeating King Leo and his fake impersonator King Lion. To seek revenge against Hayate and those who caused his humiliating downfall, King Leo has organized a second version of the Battle of the Beast God tournament, but this time there's a new rule. Teams of two people must work together so that they can either ensure victory or face defeat. With the exception of Carol Stanzack (who decides to skip the tournament to continue her gymnastics training) and Nicola Zaza (who's too busy in having to work on his latest scientific project), the competitors from last year's tournament decide to join forces on either friendly or temporary terms; two new challengers enter the fray. The gathered fighters must be ready and prepared to not only fight against each other and King Leo from within this tournament, but also, they must deal with a possible unknown threat that lies directly from within the shadows of this competition as well.

Characters

 * Sho Hayate
 * Max Eagle
 * Gozu
 * Mezu
 * Carol Stanzack
 * Joker
 * Gordon Bowman
 * Chung Paifu
 * Nicola Zaza
 * King Lion
 * King Leo

New Characters

 * Rosa
 * Kim Sue Il
 * Jyazu