I give Bloody Roar credit for trying to be innovative... but the
characters just never appealed to me (and I don't think I'm the only one). And
the gameplay isn't quite good enough to save it from the kooky characters either.
Also worth mentioning, there was some stiff competition going on in the fighting
genre in late 1997. Fighting games I was playing? Tekken 3, MSH VS
Street Fighter, Soul Blade, Mortal Kombat 4, Rival Schools,
and Street
Fighter III... to name a few. Bloody Roar would've have to
have been really good to take me away from the games I just mentioned,
which is why I quickly passed on Bloody Roar. Even so, Bloody Roar
is at least worth a try. ~TFG
Webmaster
REVIEW:
Originally called Beastorizer,
the Playstation fighting game, more commonly known as Bloody
Roar, is a 3D fighter featuring a cast of characters that can transform into "animalistic" alter-egos. The arcade
version has slightly better graphics but the Playstation version adds some new
options & features.
Awemaweh... Awemaweh...
The general gameplay of Bloody Roar is
pretty simple, one button is used for punch & one for kick. Combining the two
buttons creates different attacks as well as a throw attack. The main draw and
most interesting feature of the gameplay engine is the "Beast" button, which can be used
when the Beast Gauge is filled up, and transforms the character into their more
powerful, more agile animal form. Attacks during beast form deduct from
the Beast Gauge, though still do some damage to the life bar on a
decreased level. Within beast form, the Rave Button becomes available, which
eliminates recovery time between combos & gives characters ten times the
speed... when it runs out, one hit can break the beast transformation.
Not a bad looking PS1
game, but not the best either..
Technically,
Bloody Roar isn't half bad. Both the animation and control is fairly smooth, and the
3D elements in the gameplay is decent considering the time period.
The combo system is on the simple side, but there's something fun about
it. The character designs are definitely a mixed
bag in Bloody Roar, ranging from some cool-looking fighters to some rather
ugly and weird ones... a conventional recipe for a fighting game when you think
about it. However, In my opinion, the character roster overall is a bit stale and
and most characters lack true personality. The characters are probably the biggest downside of
the game, which happens to be a really important aspect when it comes to
fighting games.
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