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Tylon now seeks to kidnap, breed, and brainwash these Zoanthropes into an indestructible land-army to reach their goals. However, things don't go all to Tylon's plan - a few brave Zoanthropes decide to stand up and fight against Tylon.
Alice the Rabbit.
Gado the Lion.
Long the Tiger.
Bakuryu (I) the Mole.
Fox the Fox.
Mitsuko the Boar.
Greg the Gorilla.
Uriko the Chimera. Only available by cheating.
The beast-gage had two stages; the blue stage and the flashing multicoloured stage. The player could only transform when the multicoloured gage was active. To get to the multicoloured stage the blue gage first had to be filled. When the blue beast-gage was full it'd then be replaced by the multicoloured beast-gage and the player could then transform any time, no matter how full the multicoloured gage was. Filling the multicoloured gage did have its advantages, though:
Rave mode, mentioned earlier, was a boost on top of the Zoanthrope form that would increased the player's speed. The player's speed increase was an all-round speed increase - meaning not only did the player move faster, but also their animations and recovery times between attack-combos were faster. Rave mode drew its power from the beast-gage and would deplete the gage over-time. After it is fully emptied the player would remain a Zoanthrope but would be one hit away from reverting to human form.
Versus
In Versus mode you can play one on one with a human player using a second controller. Versus mode is the only mode where the arena is player-defined and not randomized.
Practice
In practice the player could fight against a computer controlled enemy who's AI can be altered to preform different way of defending, to attack, and even to stand completely still. While practising the button presses are displayed on the screen to help a player see where they may be messing up in attempting certain moves.
Bloody Roar is fighting game best known for its "beastorize" system, where the player has the ability to transform into a half-human, half-animal creature known as a Zoanthrope.
Overview
Bloody Roar, a Playstation fighting game developed by both Hudson Soft and Eighting/Raizing, started its life in 1997 as a Japanese arcade game called 'Beastorizer'. After making its way onto the Playsation the game's name was changed to Bloody Roar and has kept to that name through-out the franchise.Story
Tylon Inc., a multinational company, bent on conquering the world discover the extordinary powers of the Zoanthropes, which their scientists have been studying.Tylon now seeks to kidnap, breed, and brainwash these Zoanthropes into an indestructible land-army to reach their goals. However, things don't go all to Tylon's plan - a few brave Zoanthropes decide to stand up and fight against Tylon.
Playable Characters
Yugo the Wolf.Alice the Rabbit.
Gado the Lion.
Long the Tiger.
Bakuryu (I) the Mole.
Fox the Fox.
Mitsuko the Boar.
Greg the Gorilla.
Uriko the Chimera. Only available by cheating.
Gameplay
The main attraction of Bloody Roar was the ability to turn into a Zoanthrope - a half-human, half-animal creature. To transform into the Zoanthrope the player had to fill up their beast-gage, located underneath the health bar. The beast-gage would fill up slowly over time, however, it could be filled faster by successfully damaging the opponent. Taking damage from an opponent or hitting a guarded opponent would also increase the beast-gage, only less so than hitting and damaging the opponent.The beast-gage had two stages; the blue stage and the flashing multicoloured stage. The player could only transform when the multicoloured gage was active. To get to the multicoloured stage the blue gage first had to be filled. When the blue beast-gage was full it'd then be replaced by the multicoloured beast-gage and the player could then transform any time, no matter how full the multicoloured gage was. Filling the multicoloured gage did have its advantages, though:
- The player could remain a Zoanthrope for longer as the Beast-gage is depleted through received damage, and once fully depleted the player would revert to human form.
- Some of the damage that would be taken out of the health is instead taken out of the beast-gage, so having a fuller beast-gage would effectively increase the player's health.
- Rave mode [a mode accessible after transforming] and its duration were directly linked to how full the beast-gage was.
Rave mode, mentioned earlier, was a boost on top of the Zoanthrope form that would increased the player's speed. The player's speed increase was an all-round speed increase - meaning not only did the player move faster, but also their animations and recovery times between attack-combos were faster. Rave mode drew its power from the beast-gage and would deplete the gage over-time. After it is fully emptied the player would remain a Zoanthrope but would be one hit away from reverting to human form.
Game Modes
Arcade mode
In arcade the player takes control of a character of their choosing and fights against all 8 playable character, including the one you choose. The 9th round is a boss-fight with Uriko the Chimera, who is a young girl who Tylon kidnapped, and experimented on. Upon defeating the boss the player's character's story would be revealed. If you are at any point defeated in arcade mode you may switch to another character on choosing to continue.Time Attack
In Time attack the player takes one character, who can't be switched on a continue, through a battle with all the character a number of times. After which, the player's cumulative time will be posted and checked against the game's high scoreboard to see if it ranked.Survival
In survival mode the player will choose their character and fight through as many rounds as they can on just one health bar. To help the player, each round they would recover a little bit of health.Versus
In Versus mode you can play one on one with a human player using a second controller. Versus mode is the only mode where the arena is player-defined and not randomized.Practice
In practice the player could fight against a computer controlled enemy who's AI can be altered to preform different way of defending, to attack, and even to stand completely still. While practising the button presses are displayed on the screen to help a player see where they may be messing up in attempting certain moves.Trivia
- Within the options there's a gallery containing concept art for the game.
- This is the only game in the franchise that the characters would threw up when hit by a hard attack, in the stomach.
- Alice had a secret nurse costume, which could be obtained by beating the game on difficulty level 6 without losing a battle.
- This was the only game that featured Bakuryu (I), Greg, Mitsuko, and Fox as playable characters.
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