The character animation is surprisingly smooth and battles are filled with Digimon and tamer voices. One stage revolves every now and then, putting both combatants in danger of falling on a mine, while another has giant boulders thundering into the battle arena.ĭigimon Rumble Arena does a decent job of recreating the world of the TV show, especially considering how long in the tooth the PlayStation is these days. Other aids come in the form of cards you can grab for extra attacks and energy, as well as the assorted features each arena has. Once Digivolved, you can unleash a ãspecial finish techniqueä that can take about a third of your opponentâs energy away if it connects. You have three attack buttons (one for the bog-standard punch and two for special moves), a jump button, and the ability to transform into a Mega Level Digimon once your charge gauge is maxed out. The battle system lies somewhere between the Nintendo 64 Smash Brothers and the more recent GameCube one.

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In one-player mode you go through a series of matches against computer opponents and face off against Reapermon in the end two-player mode lets players choose whatever Digimon and arena they desire. Choosing from a total of 24 Digimon fighters (nine basic ones, nine Digivolved counterparts, and four hidden characters), you fight one-on-one battles in seven large, themed arenas.

Digimon Rumble Arena uses the exact same fighting system as Nintendoâs Super Smash Brothers series.

There is no question where the inspiration for this game came from. If all of this is just too intellectual for you, Bandai has come back with the answer÷Digimon Rumble Arena for the PS one. Digimon World 1 and 2 were extensions of the basic Tamagotchi concept where you raise creatures and take them on adventures, and Digimon Card Battle allowed gamers with a tactical bent to build up a deck and battle computer and human opponents in a card-game deathmatch. (IDG) - The Digimon TV series has spawned three games in the U.S.

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