From the too cool for school biker to the class president, or members of the baseball team, photography club or music program, fighters use their unique skills to dish out damage. Students represent basically every club and stereotype you can imagine. The only way to settle these disputes is battle, leading to one of the most interesting cast of characters to ever grace a fighter. Students from various schools around Japan are being kidnapped and, while investigating the disappearances, students from *ahem* rival schools keep getting in each others way. Bloody Roar got several sequels throughout its run, but I think it's been more than long enough to warrant a new gen reboot.Įasily one of my favorite fighting series of all time, Rival Schools offers a premise so crazy that it actually works. And did I mention that they had the ability to turn into a freaking animal midway through the fight, allowing you to dish out extra damage or unleash unique moves? If you ever wanted to pulverize a goofy iguana in a Hawaiian shirt as a high-jumping rabbit or combo-heavy tiger, this is the game for you. Some characters were fast and furious while others were slow and methodical. A 3D fighter, Bloody Roar packed in all of the essentials, including a colorful cast of characters, memorable arenas, a silly story and a fighting engine that accommodated many styles. Of course that's going to grab the attention of a teen who grew up surrounded by Street Fighter and Animorphs. It's a fighting game in which the combatants can transform into animals mid-battle. It's easy to see why I first got into the Bloody Roar series way back in the era of the original PlayStation.

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