Battle Arena Toshinden
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| Developer(s) | Tamsoft |
| Publisher(s) | SCEA |
| Release date(s) | 1994 |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation (later ported in various forms to the Sega Saturn and PC, see below for details) |
| Media | CD-ROM |
Battle Arena Toshinden (バトルアリーナ闘神伝 in Japan) is a fighting game for the PlayStation. It was one of the first fighting games to boast polygonal characters in a 3D battle arena, rather than the traditional side-to-side fighting space that had been popular since Street Fighter II. The player could use the L/R trigger buttons to step "toward" or "away from" the camera to dodge attacks or get a better angle for an offensive strike. It was an early killer game for the PlayStation, and Sony promoted it eagerly. However, they soon left the series, which was published by Playmates Interactive. By that time, fighting games like Tekken started emerging and Battle Arena Toshinden quickly lost popularity and was completely forgotten by the public after spawning Battle Arena Toshinden 2, 3, and 4.
Battle Arena Toshinden was the first 3D weapons fighter, and was succeeded in spirit by Soul Edge and other games of the genre.
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[edit] Story
Eight travelling fighters brought together by a common destiny now meet at the Battle Arena Toshinden!
Many years have passed since this tournament, known only to those in the underworld was last held.
Some fighters have come for personal glory.
Others have come to fight for those they love, but all will do their best to be victorious in this tounament that will decide their fortunes...
[edit] Characters
[edit] Intially Playable characters
- Eiji Shinjo
- Kayin Amoh
- Sofia
- Rungo Iron
- Fo Fai
- Mondo
- Duke B. Rambert
- Ellis
[edit] Bosses & Hidden Characters
- Gaia
- Sho Shinjo
- Cupido (Sega Saturn version only)
- Earthworm Jim (PC version only)
[edit] Other versions of Battle Arena Toshinden
Battle Arena Toshinden was also ported to a couple of other systems:
[edit] Toshinden Remix (Sega Saturn)
The original Toshinden PSX game was ported to the Sega Saturn under the name Toshinden S in Japan and Battle Arena Toshinden Remix in the United States. The gameplay is virtually identical to the PlayStation version (it does play a little differently). However the graphics and speed of the game are notably weaker/slower. The voices were also redone with accents that were more over the top than the original.
A couple of new things were added, an exclusive new character called Cupido and a new story mode (which perhaps spoils some of the twists in PSX Toshinden 2).
[edit] Toshinden PC (PC)
This is a direct DOS port of PSX Toshinden with the exception of the addition of a new character, Earthworm Jim, complete with unqiue arena music (however he functions exactly the same as Rungo). The graphics took a considerable hit (i.e much more than the Saturn port (though it does support slightly higher resolutions than the PSX original), but the game speed assuming the computer is up to it is comparable to the PSX original. The game sadly has some notable bugs though including opponents not reacting to multiple hits (though they still take damage).
Interestingly the PC port uses the Japanese PSX versions voices and music in all reigions (unlike the original PSX version), though the sound quality is much inferior to said version.
[edit] The Battle Arena Toshinden Series
[edit] Main Series
- 1. Battle Arena Toshinden (a.k.a To Shin Den): Sony PlayStation, PC
- 2. Battle Arena Toshinden Remix: Sega Saturn
- 3. Battle Arena Toshinden 2: Sony PlayStation, PC
- 4. Battle Arena Toshinden 2 Plus: Sony PlayStation. Japan only
- 5. Battle Arena Toshinden URA - Ultimate Revenge Attack: Sega Saturn
- 6. Battle Arena Toshinden 3: Sony PlayStation
- 7. Battle Arena Toshinden 4 (a.k.a Toshinden Subaru): Sony PlayStation. Japan and Europe only
[edit] Spin Offs
- 8. Battle Arena Nitoshinden (a.k.a Toshinden Kids): Sony PlayStation. Japan only
- 9. Puzzle Arena Toshinden: Sony PlayStation. Japan only
- 10. Toshinden Card Quest: Sony PlayStation. Japan only
- 11. Toshinden: Gameboy
- 12. Toshinden: Tiger Handheld
- 13. Toshinden - The Anime: VHS, DVD
