exA-Arcadia will present a substantial selection of arcade software at IAAPA 2025, including two newly revealed titles alongside games already released for its multi-game arcade platform. The company can showcase a broad roster because several games can operate through the same cabinet hardware.
Before the trade-show preview, two recent fighting-game releases are worth highlighting: Chaos Code NEXT and Axel City 2: The Final Storm.
Chaos Code NEXT and Axel City 2 Are Shipping
Both games are exA platform exclusives, with no console versions currently available or announced for the near future. Chaos Code: Nemesis Experiment is a sequel, while Axel City 2: The Final Storm is a substantial update that could reasonably be viewed as Axel City 2.5.
For more arcade industry coverage, visit the RETROCADE Arcade Blog.
exA-Arcadia’s IAAPA 2025 Booth
At IAAPA 2025, exA-Arcadia will be located at Booth #102A in the lower-left, or southwest, section of the Games & Arcade Pavilion. The booth is across from the Tecway and Really Big Crane Company booths. exA selected the position because it is closer to the entrance and should benefit from strong foot traffic.
The planned cabinet arrangement is as follows:
ARC-32 4P Joysticks
- Jitsu Squad
- Toxic Crusaders
ARC-32 2P
- Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact
ARC-32 1P
- Baki Hanma Blood Arena
ARC-32 2P Fighters
- Chaos Code NEXT
- Vanguard Princess R
- Asuka 120%
- Axel City 2: The Final Storm
- Daemon Bride exAGAIN
- Rumble Fish 2 Nexus
- Blazing Strike AC
ARC-32 2P Shooters
- Cambria Sword: Another Cry
- Earthion EXA
- Jamjam’n Jelly Exalente
ARC-32 2P Trackball
- Cyberblocker R
The line-up includes two previously unannounced games: Baki Hanma Blood Arena and Toxic Crusaders.
Baki Hanma Blood Arena
Following Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact, exA-Arcadia is adding another anime-based fighter to its catalogue. Baki Hanma follows a teenager who becomes a champion in the world of underground illegal fighting. In the United States, the anime is available on Netflix.
For the game, the closest broad comparison is a more violent take on Punch-Out!!.
Toxic Crusaders
Toxic Crusaders takes a different approach to fighting games. It is a one-to-four-player beat ’em up based on the short-lived 1990s cartoon and the Troma film series of the same name.
The arcade release will include additional content, although those additions are being held back for now. The IAAPA build is expected to play similarly to the upcoming console version and will feature seven characters. It will also use exA-Arcadia’s low-input-lag technology.
Its presentation and gameplay flow have similarities to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, with members of that game’s development team having worked on Toxic Crusaders to an unspecified extent.
No release dates have been announced for Baki Hanma Blood Arena or Toxic Crusaders, although an early-2026 arrival appears likely.
For readers comparing arcade formats, RETROCADE’s arcade machine buying guide covers the key considerations, while the upright arcade range and bartop arcade options show two popular cabinet approaches.
What are your impressions of the new games and exA-Arcadia’s IAAPA 2025 line-up?
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