Bloody Roar 5 is the sixth installment in the Bloody Roar series.
Modes[]
Story Mode[]
Arcade Mode[]
the player chooses a character and goes through 10 stages in which the player goes through the chosen character's story. the 1st 4, 6th and 7th stages are against random opponents, the 5th and 8th are against the chosen character's rivals, the 9th is against Sergei and the 10th is against Genome.
Score Attack Mode[]
the player chooses a character and goes through 10 stages in which the player needs to get the highest score possible. the 1st 8 stages are against random opponents, the 9th is against Sergei and the 10th is against Genome.
Time Attack Mode[]
the player chooses a character and goes through 10 stages that the player needs to finish in the shortest time possible. the 1st 8 stages are against random opponents, the 9th is against Sergei and the 10th is against Genome.
Survival Mode[]
the player chooses a character and goes through 30 stages in which the player fights every character in the game. the 1st 28 stages are against random opponents, the 29th is against Sergei and the 30th is against Genome.
Team Battle Mode[]
Career Mode[]
Online Mode[]
Versus Mode[]
the players choose 2 characters and fight each other.
Training Mode[]
Customzation Mode[]
Gallery Mode[]
Options Mode[]
Gameplay[]
The gameplay is vastly different from different installments in the Bloody Roar Series, and rather similar to the Virtua Fighter Series but:
- Button Layout
- Square/X/Y - Guard
- Triangle/Y/X - Punch
- Circle/B/A - Kick
- X/A/B - Beast Mode
- Beast Drives - each character has 2 normal beast drives and 1 hyper beast drive. each of the beast drives can be pulled off by a combination of buttons(like Power Blows in Dead or Alive 5) but only if the player's health is low enough.
Plot[]
The game takes place in 2012, eight years after the events of Bloody Roar 4(2004).
Prologue[]
Eight years ago.
Current Events[]
Eight years later, Zoanthropes achieved more rights in the international law, even more than Non-Zoanthropes. this is thanks to "Pure"'s strict Zoanthrope-Superiority agenda and the fear of the syndicate within on the global stage. now "Pure" has announced the 5th Hyper Beast Duel Tournament in order to eliminate the remaining resistance against the syndicate. a former member of "Pure" called Aileen Brody seeks to destroy the organization for good. and two young Zoanthropes called Takuya Inoue and Akane Yamada seek to help their fathers who 8 years ago worked in the "W.O.C"("Pure"'s main resistance).
Characters[]
New Characters[]
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Dimitris the SharkGreece
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Returning Characters[]
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Time Release Characters[]
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Bosses[]
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Genome the HybridPanama/
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Important NPC's[]
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Stages[]
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Daylight Rooftop
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Aquarium
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Forest
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Reconstructed Warehouse
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Research Facility
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Mall
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Desert
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Asian Temple
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European Castle
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Airport
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Fields
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Sewers
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Mountains
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Beach
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Hideout
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Underground Laboratory 1(Unlockable Stage)
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Underground Laboratory 2(Unlockable Stage)
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Soundtrack[]
Cheats[]
- Unlock Sergei (Arcade and PC Versions) - On the title screen, press: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Punch, Kick, Start. note that this only works since 42 days after arcade launch day.
- Unlock Genome (Arcade and PC Versions) - On the title screen, press: Down, Down, Up, Up, Right, Left, Right, Left, Kick, Punch, Start. note that this only works since 42 days after arcade launch day.
- Time Release for Characters/Stages (Arcade and PC Versions):
- Mitsuko - first sighted after 14 days, playable after 21 days
- Hans - first sighted after 21 days, playable after 28 days
- Greg - first sighted after 28 days, playable after 35 days
- Mana - first sighted after 35 days, playable after 42 days
- Underground Laboratory 1 - coming soon after 42 days, playable after 49 days
- Gado - first sighted after 49 days, selectable after 56 days
- Kohryu - first sighted after 56 days, playable after 63 days
- Shenlong - first sighted after 70 days, selectable after 77 days
- Xion - first sighted after 70 days, playable after 84 days
- Underground Laboratory 2 - coming soon after 77 days, playable after 84 days
- Sergei - coming soon after 91 days, selectable after 98 days
- Genome - coming soon after 98 days, playable after 105 days
- Unlock Mitsuko (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode once with any character.
- Unlock Hans (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode twice with different characters.
- Unlock Greg (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode thrice with different characters.
- Unlock Mana (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode 4 times with different characters.
- Unlock Gado (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode 5 times with different characters.
- Unlock Kohryu (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode 6 times with different characters.
- Unlock Shenlong (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode 7 times with different characters.
- Unlock Xion (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode 8 times with different characters.
- Unlock Sergei (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode 9 times with different characters.
- Unlock Genome (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Complete Story Mode.
- Unlock 4th Costumes - Beat Arcade Mode once with any character to unlock said character's 4th Costume.
Reception and Reactions[]
- By The Majority of the Fans: The game met with critical acclaim by the majority of the fans, saying its better than Bloody Roar 2 and 3. the game was praised for its new characters, darker plot, more technical gameplay and the ability to play the arcade versions of the 1st game.
- By The Minority of the Fans: The game met with severe backlash by the minority of the fans, saying its worse than Bloody Roar 4. the game was criticized for its new characters, darker and edgier plot and complicated gameplay.
- By Critics: The game met with critical acclaim by critics, saying its better than Bloody Roar: Primal Fury.
Success[]
The game later got the sequel Bloody Roar 6.
Trivia[]
- This is the first game in the series to be released on a handheld console.