(LAST UPDATE: 7/10/09)
Developer(s): Capcom
Publisher(s): Capcom
Platform(s): Arcade,
Dreamcast
Release: 1999 (Arcade), 2000 (DC)
Characters:
Hayato,
B.
Hayato, Prince,
June,
Bilstein,
Rain,
Blood,
Byakko,
Gamof,
Gerelt,
Gore,
G.
Bilstein, Zelkin,
Vector,
Saturn,
Omega,
Luca,
Ele,
Shaker,
Gantetsu,
Claire
Related Games: Star
Gladiator, Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi
Story: The fall
of the Fourth Empire and death of Bilstein
were momentous occasions when they happened last year, but still not all
is well in the galaxy. Rumors have begun to circulate about the appearance
of Bilstein's ghost haunting the planet Zeta, and that's extremely inconvenient
for the citizens
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Review: Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein (known as Star Gladiator 2 in Japan) was the sequel to Star Gladiator, Capcom's 1996 first foray into the 3D fighting game arena. While the original was released on Namco's System 11 Arcade Board and then ported over to the Sony Playstation, Plasma Sword was released on Namco's improved System 12 Arcade board and then ported over to the Sega Dreamcast, offering better graphics but still failed to impress considering other fighting games on the system.
Plasma Sword
features a 4-button layout, 2 buttons for weapon attack, one for kick, and one
for guard. Unique to the series, characters can perform a damaging skill called
a Plasma Field. With the use of one super meter, the character who activated it
will emit a sphere of energy. If the opposing character is hit by it, the
playing field will be temporarily boxed with four invisible walls, making escape
from the Plasma Field effects difficult. The effects of the skill vary with each
character, ranging to infinite Plasma Strikes, growing to gigantic sizes, and
even stopping time. The returning characters from the original Star Gladiator
also have alternative-egos of their incarnations that are selectable from the
slot directly underneath them. These newer characters share the same manner of
weaponry yet very slightly differ in their movesets, but at least they
have their own story in the game.
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5.5 / 10 |
Closing Comment:
The gameplay is sub-par at best, and is really only fun at all if you
like the characters... The
character designs themselves aren't bad (and neither is the artwork for
the game). Comparably to most other Capcom fighters at the time, Plasma Sword
was a disappointment, but offered some decent traditional gameplay. ~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG