Bloody Roar
Bloody Roar, known as Bloody Roar: Hyper Beast Duel in Europe and Japan, is a fighting video game originally developed by Raizing (now Eighting) as an arcade game. It was later adapted for the PlayStation by…
Bloody Roar is an arcade developed by Eighting/Raizing, released 7 July 1997 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Arcade. The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.
What Bloody Roar is
Bloody Roar is an arcade game developed by Eighting/Raizing and released in 1997. It was published by Hudson Soft. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation and Arcade.
The premise, in the publisher's words
There are people known as Zoanthropes that have the ability to transform themselves into animal hybrids at their will. Tylon, a bio-corporation, experiments on Zoanthropes in an attempt to turn them into military weapons. The multinational organization uses its creations as advanced troops in global military invasions. Yugo, a wolf Zoanthrope, is trying to avenge his father who was previously killed in a war against Tylon. In his journey, he meets Gado, an old comrade in the arms of his father. Together they promise to destroy Tylon, liberate all the hostages, and put an end to Tylon's brutal experiments. However, It's not counting on Uriko, the secret weapon of Tylon. Uriko is a young girl…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Bloody Roar series
Bloody Roar is the first of 4 entries we hold in the Bloody Roar series. The next entry was Bloody Roar 2 in 1998.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 8 hrs, roughly 2 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Bloody Roar launched on 7 July 1997, within three weeks of Disney's Hercules Action Game and Lula: The Sexy Empire.
Released around the same time: Disney's Hercules Action Game, Lula: The Sexy Empire.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 4 videos →
Screenshots
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