Battle Arena Nitoshinden is a spin-off game from the Battle Arena Toshinden series and was only released in Japan. The game was to be released in the US under the name of Toshinden Kids but was canceled.
Several well-known characters from the Toshinden series make an appearance: the green-haired circus performer, Ellis; Russian whipcrack Sofia; the policewoman Tracy; and Ryu-clone Eiji. Each is given such inexplicable handles as Princess of Slight Fever, Melt Down Lover, Justice of Lightning, and the simply brilliant Flying Lunch Boy.
There are several new additions to the series cast as well, like Dr. Strange-meets-a-drama-major Syu (Marvelous Summoner); Baifu, the man in the iron mask (Ultimate Steel Heart); the blade-wielding Ryuji (Silent Storm); and Rika, a schoolgirl with a mallet (Mystical Heroine). Once the fighters are shown, the guitar-laden intro comes screeching to a halt, only to be replaced by a brightly-colored pastel select screen, backed by an intensely happy little number.
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.
Manufacturer's description:
Features:
Third person perspective
3D graphics
Cartoon graphics
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