01 Dec 2000
01 Dec 2000 - Arcade
01 Mar 2001 - PlayStation 2
25 Jun 2001 - PlayStation 2
24 Aug 2001 - PlayStation 2
Bloody Roar 3 pits 12 outlandish combatants against each other in one of the most ambitious 3D fighting games to grace the PlayStation 2. Returning from Hudson's widely acclaimed PS1 titles are Stun, Long and Jenny, each of who brings a unique fighting skill to the arena. During each bout, players build an energy bar based on the number of successful kicks and punches they land on their opponent. As the bar fills, players can then morph their combatant into terrifying manimals from beasts such as lions and tigers to moles. The morph, in turn, unlocks a secondary control system specifically designed with each creature's combat moves and appearance in mind. In effect, this offers players two distinct combat types within one game.
To this day this is still one of the cleanest looking ps2 games graphics wise. While yes it does lack Story you can't deny it looks gorgeous. The combat mechanics are smooth. It is easy to learn. Even the ultimate Attacks themselves felt smooth, creative and narutal. I like the concept of the more damage you take the more you lose the ability to shift into an animal. And it can get a bit unfair that if you are in human form and the opponent is in Beast form, you will receive a ton more damage than you would if you were both humans or Beasts.
The stages are pretty although I do wish there was more variety to it. The roster too isn't as big as I wished there would be. I would have appreciated if we got more animals like a panda...or idk a hippo. Something creative. RHINO EVEN! Whatever you get 12 main characters in the roster along with 2 unlockable characters later on making it a whooping 14 characters. Again wish there was more but we get what we get. I like that each character gets 3 costumes each and that also changes the skin colour of the beast forms too very good eye to detail. My main characters were of cohrse Jenny the bat and Alice the bunny. They were the more versatile ones. Although Long that is a tough motherfucker to beat!!!!! Overall fantastic game. I do wish for this franchise to come back Someday.