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General: With Bloody Roar 4, the series definitely "looks" better than it ever did, but the gameplay hasn't really changed much at all over the years. And in this case, yes, that's a bad thing... The repetitive and "sloppy" gameplay is too dependant on getting off your super move, and changing into beast form so you can deal out more damage. I've never seen a series repeat itself so blatantly without offering anything new or exciting.
Each character has 1 big super move, which is way too easy to pull off, and also becomes tiresome after watching the SAME thing over and over again... And trust me, you'll be watching those super moves over and over again if you play this game. Some of the priority moves and special moves look alright, but the animation still cant compete with other 3D fighters these days. The game lacks "oomph," some moves just don't seem to hurt much at all. Characters also appear stiff and robotic during their win poses.
The backgrounds don't look too bad, but a weird magic barrier confines the action to a square box. It's breakable, but it's still unappealing in many ways, and doesn't make much sense at all. One of the stages even has a ridiculous amount of slow-down... which actually makes the game more fun in my opinion! But even then, this game lost my interest in the first 5 minutes.
Manufacturer: Hudson
Soft
Platforms: Playstation
2
Release: 2005
Characters:
Yugo,
Alice,
Long,
Shen
Long, Uriko,
Gado,
Bakuryu,
Busuzima,
Jenny,
Shina,
Stun,
Xion,
Ryoho, Nagi,
Reiji
Related Games:
Bloody
Roar, Bloody Roar 2, Bloody
Roar 3, Bloody Roar: Primal Fury
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Closing Comment:
Some of the new characters and returning characters are "likable" in some
ways, but others are just laughable. Giant bunnies VS bra-wearing
leopards always kinda weirded me out. Look for your fill of 3D fighting
somewhere else... unless you're a weirdo that likes furries. Even then,
can you weirdos get past the horrible gameplay? For one example, you're
forced to get up as soon as you're knocked down, so you can't "play dead,"
which is a trick that animals should be able to do... 
Right? And I'm definitely not a fan of the breakable "magic barriers" that
keep you in a small box within the environment you're fighting in... At
the end of the day, you'd be smart to pass this one up.~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TF