Bloody Roar - Hyper Beast Duel (Japan) ISO
Description :
Get ready to stake your ground and confront your destiny because you're
in for a fast and fierce, one on one blood match. Ferocious 3D. Savage
combos. Unforgettable characters. More ways to maim, crush and devour
your enemies than ever! And as if that weren't enough, in the heat of
battle, fighters transform into half-human beasts, unlocking all new
brutal attacks!
Bloody Roar is the game that really got me into fighting games. Mortal
Kombat was the first one I really enjoyed, but BR is the one that got me
into 3D fighting. And I must say BR is one incredible 3D fighting game.
The premise of the game is the characters were somehow altered and have
the ability to morph into humanoid animals. The characters range from
gorillas to moles. All also have a human counter part. But the use of
seamlessly alternating the two forms on the fly is pure genius.
GRAPHICS: The graphics of BR are fairly impressive. The action is very fast paced, but there is no slowdown. The characters move with incredible speed, which is what makes this game so cool. The character models are very impressive in their own right. Although they have a little bit of an anime look to them, it helps pull off the original feel of the game. All of the characters are well detailed too, Gado and Bakurya are my favorites. The animations are exceptional too. The morphing sequences and the special attacks are all very involving. Special attacks themselves are very cool especially.
Score 9
SOUND: This is the one part of the game that I do not like, mainly because of the music. Your choices of music are either fast paced acid tripping Japanese techno, or silence. I chose silence. Really the music is THAT bad, it truly will drive you insane. The sound effects are not too bad but they are clearly anime inspired, which I am not a fan of. But they do fit the game appropriately here.
Score 6
CONTROLS: BR does handle very fluidly, which is another reason why it so is fun. For this paced pace of a fighter to be pulled off, you need very responsive controls. And BR performs as well as can be expected here. It won't take that long to master the controls but that doesn't mean it is an easy game. Some combos are very long but with the excellent practice mode they can be perfected in no time.
Score 10
STORY: Being your typical fighting game BR doesn't get to involving with the story. The characters are somehow selected and genetically altered for various reasons. Like any other fighting game, the only to time you get an story is in the instruction manual and upon completion of arcade mode with any certain character. There are some cool ideas but it definitely could have expanded upon.
Score 5
REPLAY: The unlockables are lacking but the gameplay is so fun you will want to play with every character!
Score 7
GAMPEPLAY: BR at it's heart is a 3D fighting game that emphasizing fast paced combo systems. This alone by itself is a gameplay feature that could hold its own. But there is also a Beast Gauge. The Beast gauge below your health gauge fills up as you make better offensives on your opponent. Once filled up a push of a button turns you into an alter ego animal form. In this form you are faster, stronger, and heavier. This does change the gameplay considerably. With another push of a button you go into Rave mode. In this mode there is practically no lapse in your attacks, but it drains your beast mode and puts you back in human mode. If you take enough damage in beast mode then you will revert back to human form. Another mechanic that can be used is ring out wins. Some arenas have breakable walls that add damage. Once broken, a player can be thrown out of the ring for an instant death.
Score 10
BOTTOM LINE: If like 3D fighting games then Bloody Roar will certainly make a good addition to your collection. But either BR should at least be given a rental.
GRAPHICS: The graphics of BR are fairly impressive. The action is very fast paced, but there is no slowdown. The characters move with incredible speed, which is what makes this game so cool. The character models are very impressive in their own right. Although they have a little bit of an anime look to them, it helps pull off the original feel of the game. All of the characters are well detailed too, Gado and Bakurya are my favorites. The animations are exceptional too. The morphing sequences and the special attacks are all very involving. Special attacks themselves are very cool especially.
Score 9
SOUND: This is the one part of the game that I do not like, mainly because of the music. Your choices of music are either fast paced acid tripping Japanese techno, or silence. I chose silence. Really the music is THAT bad, it truly will drive you insane. The sound effects are not too bad but they are clearly anime inspired, which I am not a fan of. But they do fit the game appropriately here.
Score 6
CONTROLS: BR does handle very fluidly, which is another reason why it so is fun. For this paced pace of a fighter to be pulled off, you need very responsive controls. And BR performs as well as can be expected here. It won't take that long to master the controls but that doesn't mean it is an easy game. Some combos are very long but with the excellent practice mode they can be perfected in no time.
Score 10
STORY: Being your typical fighting game BR doesn't get to involving with the story. The characters are somehow selected and genetically altered for various reasons. Like any other fighting game, the only to time you get an story is in the instruction manual and upon completion of arcade mode with any certain character. There are some cool ideas but it definitely could have expanded upon.
Score 5
REPLAY: The unlockables are lacking but the gameplay is so fun you will want to play with every character!
Score 7
GAMPEPLAY: BR at it's heart is a 3D fighting game that emphasizing fast paced combo systems. This alone by itself is a gameplay feature that could hold its own. But there is also a Beast Gauge. The Beast gauge below your health gauge fills up as you make better offensives on your opponent. Once filled up a push of a button turns you into an alter ego animal form. In this form you are faster, stronger, and heavier. This does change the gameplay considerably. With another push of a button you go into Rave mode. In this mode there is practically no lapse in your attacks, but it drains your beast mode and puts you back in human mode. If you take enough damage in beast mode then you will revert back to human form. Another mechanic that can be used is ring out wins. Some arenas have breakable walls that add damage. Once broken, a player can be thrown out of the ring for an instant death.
Score 10
BOTTOM LINE: If like 3D fighting games then Bloody Roar will certainly make a good addition to your collection. But either BR should at least be given a rental.
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