Eiji progresses through the tournament and ultimately comes face-to-face with the tournament's sponsor, the mysterious Gaia and even though Eiji manages to hold his own against Gaia from within their final battle against each other, the tournament is unexpectedly halted when it is soon discovered that Gaia is holding the competition without the Secret Society's permission, with the intention of acquiring fighters in order to help him overthrow the organization as a part of his personal vendetta against them. According to Next Generation, the Saturn release had "disappointing sales" in Japan, which they attributed to the strong association of the game with the PlayStation (due to the use of the character Ellis in Japanese ads for the PlayStation) and its weak use of the Saturn hardware when compared to Virtua Fighter 2. It is a 2D weapons based fighter & supports the Super Game Boy cartridge peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom to allow the game to be played on a TV with colour palettes & borders. For a while, Duke forgot about Eiji, and went on with his own life, eventually finding a girlfriend, but Duke turned b… Gaia is forced to flee into hiding while leaving Eiji no closer to finding his long-lost older brother. The four reviewers of Electronic Gaming Monthly complained of the fact that the graphics were not improved from the PlayStation version, and felt that the game was overshadowed by the recent release of Battle Arena Toshinden 2. Players move using the directional pad. Description (by MrFlibble). Battle Arina Toshinden US FAQ Version 1.5 Edited by Mike0010@aol.com Eight travelling fighters brought together by a common destiny now meet at the techno-rage! Eiji had easily bested the arrogant Frenchman, and Duke vowed revenge. There are also three new bosses and hidden characters raising the total number of fighters to 15 (up from 10). A young Japanese swordsman/adventurer named Eiji Shinjo, who has spent the past few years searching for his long-lost older brother, Sho, enters the legendary Battle Arena Toshinden tournament hosted by a mysterious organization known only as the Secret Society, along with seven other traveling fighters, the fighters themselves being Eiji's best friend/rival, Kayin Amoh, a Scottish bounty hunter who seeks revenge against the previous tournament champion of last year for the death of his foster father; Sofia, an amnesiac Russian private detective who is seeking her long-lost past memories; Rungo Iron, an American miner who is determined to rescue his kidnapped family from the Secret Society; Fo Fai, a Chinese magician/serial killer who enters the tournament in order to satisfy his personal bloodlust; Mondo, a Japanese ninja who is undertaking an infiltration mission for a rival group of the Secret Society; Duke B. Rambert, a French knight seeking revenge against Eiji for a past defeat; and Ellis, a cheerful and kind-hearted orphaned dancer who is seeking personal answers regarding her long-lost missing father. [6] On release, Famicom Tsūshin scored the PlayStation version of the game a 30 out of 40,[10][24] and gave it first a 9 out of 10[11] and later a 10 out of 10 in their Reader Cross Review. Portrayed by Takehito Koyasu Unlocked by beating game on any difficulty. A young Japanese traveling swordsman/adventurer who seeks to find his long-lost older brother, Sho. "[13] Their review of the later U.S. release was also generally positive; they praised the graphics, stage design, playability, and dynamic camera, but criticized the game for being simplistic and easy, remarking that "This game relies more on flash than fighting." The game was announced as a PlayStation exclusive,[2] with Sony initially promoting it as a "Saturn killer" (against Sega's Virtua Fighter),[3] but it was ported to the Saturn with additional features less than a year later. The game was originally promoted as a PlayStation exclusive, with Sony initially promoting it as a "Saturn killer" (against Sega's Virtua Fighter), but it was ported to the Saturn with additional features less than a year later. However, they remarked that the poor quality directional pad on the original PlayStation controller "just isn't built for taking diagonals and quarter circle rolls", making it irritatingly difficult to pull off special moves. She seeks to find and recover her long-lost memories. Battle Arena Toshinden (バトルアリーナ闘神伝, Batoru Arīna Tōshinden) is a weapons-based fighting game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara and Sony Computer Entertainment in 1995-1996 for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy, and MS-DOS. They remarked that the game is very impressive, and superior to Virtua Fighter in some aspects, but also flawed in several respects. + Battle Arena Toshinden 2 manual for the PSX. It also supports resolutions up to 640x480. Battle Arena Toshinden is a Japanese versus fighting game. It also supports resolutions up to 640x480. Electric Playground gave the game a perfect score of 10 out of 10 in 1995. Along wi… Developed by Digital Dialect, the DOS port added an exclusive new character, Earthworm Jim, complete with his own unique arena music, but he only uses the moves of Rungo Iron. Developer(s) There are also three new bosses and hidden characters raising the total number of fighters to 15 (up from 10). Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2014. He held the additional character and the PAL conversion's lack of borders to be its only advantages over the PlayStation version.[19]. "[27], The Sega Saturn version was not as well-received as the PlayStation original. The game was also ported to the Game Boy by Takara in 1996, titled Nettou Toshinden in Japan. It was developed by DreamFactory[34] for the Wii and has no connection to the previous games' storyline. As with other games of the genre, the player wins by depleting the opposing players health, having more health than their opponent if the time runs out, or knocking their opponent out of the non-walled arena. In Japan, Battle Arena Toshinden sold 696,851 units for the PlayStation. Holding the backwards directional button allows the player to block basic attacks and reduces most of the damage from opponents' special moves. [23] However, during their 200th issue leadup in 2005, they ranked Battle Arena Toshinden as their single most overrated game. You can use your special moves which help, but don't do much damage. Players move using the directional pad. In the past, Duke was considered the strongest knight in France and a nobleman many people say was unstoppable, but all of that had changed one day when a young Japanese world-travelling adventurer named Eiji Shinjowas challenged to a duel by him. While previous Toshinden installments feature mainly weapons-based combat, War Budokai features hand-to-hand combat alongside the weapons-based battles. The Game Boy version of Battle Arena Toshinden is a 2D versus fighting game, instead of 3D. Because it basically trounced the visually inferior opponent; Sega Saturn’s Virtua Fighter, and provided Sony with all the evidence they needed to sway the gaming public and usher in a new breed of mainstream gamers. Fo Fai enters the tournament to satisfy his bloodlust. is a weapons-based fighting game for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PC. Work on the Saturn port began while the PlayStation original was still in development. Rachael is a character in the third installment of the Battle Arena Toshinden video game series. [9] While Rob Allsetter of Sega Saturn Magazine greatly praised the visuals of the game and judged the button configuration to be superior to that of the PlayStation version, he criticized the "slow" gameplay and the limited variety of moves, concluding that Battle Arena Toshinden is "still decent enough, but ... lacks the speed and depth of its more illustrious successors. Publisher(s) ... 5.0 out of 5 stars Battle Arena Toshinden's first and only Game Boy debut. "[22] A reviewer for Next Generation said that the visuals of the Japanese release were not up to par with those of the PlayStation version, and advised Saturn owners to wait for the U.S. release in hopes that Sega of America would fix the graphical shortcomings. cowboy_hat. Oh God, no. Ellis, after reaching the age of 16, moved to Japan where she would meet and eventually develop an unreturned crush on Eiji, who was bitter at the sudden disappearance of his older brother and mentor, Sho. The original PlayStation version was ported by Nextech/Sega to the Sega Saturn as Toh Shin Den S in Japan and as Battle Arena Toshinden Remix in the United States and Europe. "[25] Next Generation also reviewed the game prior to the PlayStation's U.S. launch. The player is able to move in 3D around the 3D arenas using the L/R shoulder buttons, which can be used to dodge projectile attacks, or get away from a dangerous spot. Rungo Iron - A strong yet kind-hearted miner who seeks to rescue his wife Lila and his son Christopher from the Secret Society. There are numerous misspelled words (i.e. A total of 8 characters were unveiled in official illustrations. Fo Fai - An elderly Chinese magician who is secretly a cold-hearted serial killer. A few new features were added, including an exclusive new character named Cupido and a story mode which enables the player to learn a few details about the characters' story backgrounds and the reasons of why they had entered into the tournament. Battle Arena Toshinden 2 is the first sequel to Battle Arena Toshinden. Added the name "Igoukinai" to Gaia II's move. They explained that it "was 3D, it was flashy--Battle Arena Toshinden was exciting and new. He seeks to avenge the death of his foster father, who was killed by the previous tournament's champion from last year. Each character has his or her own unique set of basic moves, special attacks, and a desperation attack that can only be used when the player has low energy (around 10% or less). Tidied up some of the text. Eiji Shinjo - The main protagonist of the series. After fighting games like Tekken started emerging, Battle Arena Toshinden declined in popularity, but still spawned a series of sequels, starting with Battle Arena Toshinden 2. It was one of the first fighting games to boast polygonal characters in a 3D environment, and features a sidestep maneuver which is credited for taking the genre into "true 3D. Battle Arena Toshinden; Also known as: Nettou Toshinden (JP) Developer: A.I Publisher: Takara Platforms: Game Boy, Super Game Boy Released in JP: March 22, 1996 Released in US: November 1996 Released in EU: 1996 Battle Arena Toshinden is an excellent Game Boy fighter, despite the translation problems. 5.0 out of 5 stars love. She was raised in an orphanage in Turkey, being told that her parents and brother had been killed in a car crash when she was a young child. [citation needed]Nitoshinden features super deformed characters, similar to those in Virtua Fighter Kids.. Gameplay. Battle Arena Toshinden was the first title to be released in Japan, Europe and the US for the PlayStation and at all the trade shows prior to the console's official launch it was used to demonstrate the sound, power and graphical excellence of the new machine. Developed by Digital Dialect, the DOS port of the PlayStation version added an exclusive new character, Earthworm Jim, complete with his unique arena music, but he only uses the moves of Rungo Iron. Every character is always armed with a unique weapon and uses corresponding fighting techniques, but ranged magic-like attacks that are typical for the genre are also present. Holding the backward directional button allows the player to block basic attacks and reduces most of the damage from opponents' special moves. free_move. Battle Arena Toshinden(バトルアリーナ闘神伝,Batoru Arīna Tōshinden?) "[28] Maximum's Rich Leadbetter stated that it fails to recreate the graphical effects of the PlayStation original, which he opined were the only saving grace of an extremely dull game. Ratings Battle Arena Toshinden Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. [18] IGN gave the game a score of 7 out of 10 in 1996, by which time it was seen as slow and "not as impressive" as the more recent Tekken 2, though they praised Toshinden for important innovations to the fighting game genre, such as taking "the fighter into true 3-D" and "one little move" that "changed the fighter forever" with the introduction of sidestep movement. Platform(s) Players move using the directional pad. A Game Boy version was released by Takara in 1996, titled Nettou Toshinden in Japan. Battle Arena Toshinden (simply titled Toshinden in Japan) is the first 3D fighting game franchise where every character toted a weapon of some sort (the first series to do it in 2D was Samurai Shodown).It was considered a killer app when it was released as a PlayStation launch title, and Sony promoted it heavily. [8] Maximum made note of the graphical and gameplay innovations such as gouraud shading, rotational backgrounds, dramatic camera angles, and the sidestep. Known only to those in the underworld, many years have pased since this Tournament was last held. It was an early killer game for the PlayStation, and Sony promoted it eagerly. Trivia Earthworm Jim The DOS version includes Earthworm Jim as a playable character. Players can also run by quickly tapping the forward directional button. Battle Arena Toshinden 2 is the first sequel to Battle Arena Toshinden. 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