Battle Arena Nitoshinden
| Battle Arena NiToshinden | |
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| Developer(s) | Japan Vistec |
| Publisher(s) | Takara |
| Producer(s) | Akihiko Kimura, Takayoshi Tanigawa |
| Programmer(s) | Junichi Ohno, Yūichirō Tanaka, Michiharu Nishihashi |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Battle Arena NiToshinden is a 1996 fighting game and a spin-off from the Battle Arena Toshinden series. Developed by Japan Vistec,[3] the game was only released in Japan;[4] 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
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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
[edit]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
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References
[edit]- ^ "News". 1997-06-05. Archived from the original on 1997-06-05. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Toshinden Kids Hit the Street". 1997-06-06. Archived from the original on 1997-06-06. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "BATTLE ARENA NITOSHINDEN - (NTSC-J)". psxdatacenter.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Ettleman, Tristan (2022-01-24). "The Battle Arena Toshinden Series Ranked". Medium. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ にとうしんでん―パーフェクトガイド (The PlayStation BOOKS). ISBN 9784797301083.
- ^ "にとうしんでん BATTLE ARENA". kakuge.info. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
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