Bloody Roar Extreme

Pros:
+excellent controls
+excellent graphics
+multiplayer fun
+excellent gameplay
+good sound effects
+cool beasts modes
+cool arenas
+cool secrets
+instant replays
+fast loading game
+music can be turned off

Cons:
-disgusting music
-lacks intensity
-needs more characters
-needs more arenas
-needs more game modes


Bloody Roar Xtreme   July 7, 2003
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Have you played the Cube version of Bloody roar? if so you know not to expect Mortal Combat like grapics or as the other guy said the stunning sound its an average fighting game. one of the many downsides of the game is that there are not as many characters, and may not hold its own with the better layed out budget fighting games. no combos! {Whats up with that?} <-- like street fighter hadoken and such. It lacks intensity and left this gamer wanting more.


Good 3D fighting game   June 13, 2003
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Blood Roar Extreme for the Xbox continue the series started on the Sony PlayStation, and do not disapoint. This game has the traditional Virtua Fighter button layout; there's a punch button, a kick button and a guard button, with the addition of the exclusive beast button, allowing the character to transform into an animal and perform beast attacks. Strangely enouth, you can't combine buttons for alternate attacks, but i think the beast attacks make up for that. The triggers allow the character sidestep left or right in the arena; although it may sound strange, works very well. The fighting engine don't have the depth of games like Virtua Fighter and Soul Calibur, but there's some nice additions; for instance, pressing the guard button in the exact moment of an opponent attack will allow your character to perform an evade move. The graphics are good, expecially for the fighters, same goes for the sound, but don't expect Dead or Alive 3, Soul Calibur 2 quality (speaking of Soul Calibur 2, i have the Xbox japonese edition, and man, it's fantastic). Funny enough, Blood Roar Extreme, an enhanced port of a PlayStation 2 game (Blood Roar 3), is a far away satisfying fighting game than the Xbox exclusive Tao Feng. Like every other fighting game, it's much more fun to play against friends; in fact, the versus mode is where Blood Roar Extreme truly shines. If you're not expecting Soul Calibur 2, you will have fun. In the end, Blood Roar Extreme makes a nice addition to the already strong Xbox fighting game library.