Battle Arena Nitoshinden

Battle Arena NiToshinden
Developer(s)Japan Vistec
Publisher(s)Takara
Producer(s)Akihiko Kimura, Takayoshi Tanigawa
Programmer(s)Junichi Ohno, Yūichirō Tanaka, Michiharu Nishihashi
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Battle Arena NiToshinden is a 1996 fighting game developed by Japan Vistec and published by Takara for the PlayStation. It is a spin-off from the Battle Arena Toshinden series. It was only released in Japan;[3] it was planned for the US under the name of Toshinden Kids but was canceled. [citation needed] Nitoshinden features super deformed characters, similar to those in Virtua Fighter Kids. The title Nitōshinden (にとうしんでん) is a combination of the franchise's name Toshinden (闘神伝) with the Japanese term nitōshin (二頭身).

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot of Ellis vs. Rika who appears as a guest in the game

The gameplay of Nitoshinden is different from the main series. Each characters' move list has been reduced to 6 attacks; 4 standard attacks, a special attack and a desperation attack.

The normal attacks roughly correspond to standard Toshinden attacks. There is a hard attack, light attack, low attack and either a medium or 360 degree attack (depending on the character). There is no real combo ability but some attacks can be chained together.

The game features a different defense system to standard Toshinden games. The side step moves still exist, however blocking of other attacks is now done with a parry button that repels an opponent's attack, stunning them for a short time.

Areas in Nitoshinden are all school-based locations and feature walled-in arenas, similar to Battle Arena Toshinden 3.

Characters

Existing characters from the Toshinden series in this game are:

  • Eiji
  • Ellis
  • Sho
  • Sofia
  • Tracy
  • Vermilion

Unique characters that only appear in this game are:

Reception

References

  1. ^ "News". June 5, 1997. Archived from the original on June 5, 1997. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Toshinden Kids Hit the Street". June 6, 1997. Archived from the original on June 6, 1997. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Ettleman, Tristan (January 24, 2022). "The Battle Arena Toshinden Series Ranked". Medium. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ にとうしんでん―パーフェクトガイド (The PlayStation BOOKS). 1996. ISBN 9784797301083.
  5. ^ "にとうしんでん BATTLE ARENA". kakuge.info. Retrieved September 3, 2024.