Bloody Roar: Primal Fury

An enhanced update to Bloody Roar 3, Primal Fury features a new side-story, revamped character designs and stages, and gameplay that is updated for easier use with controllers.Its story details a fighting tournament held by a new kingdom of Zoanthropes in the East formed during the ongoing tension between them and humans. Despite the kingdom's quest for peace and security, it is rumored that they conduct cruel experiments to uncover the secret behind the Zoanthropes's transformation abilities.It later received an Xbox conversion by Konami Software Shanghai in North America on May 27, 2003, in Japan on July 17, 2003, and in Europe on November 28, 2003. Unlike the GameCube version, it was released overseas by Hudson Soft as Bloody Roar Extreme, replaces all the hand-drawn anime cutscenes with 3D CG cutscenes, and includes minor gameplay changes.GameplayMuch of the gameplay remains the same from Bloody Roar 3. However, there are some differences (most notably, updated controller-friendly movelists).One of the key differences is its Hyper Beast Transformations, in that it is now a separate button press and no longer requires a full Beast Gauge to perform (but it drains vitality if performed in this way).CharactersNew AdditionsGanesha, the Elephant - Sub-boss, unlockable in the GameCube version and unlocked from the start in the Xbox version. An elderly warrior from the Zoanthrope kingdom and Cronos's bodyguard. He is a very strong, yet very slow character who fights in the style of sumo wrestling.Cronos, the Phoenix - Final boss for most characters, unlockable in the GameCube version and unlocked from the start in the Xbox version. The young prince of the Zoanthrope kingdom who, despite his kind demeanor, finds himself uncontrollable in his true Beast Form. He is unique in that his Beast and Hyper Beast Forms are completely different, with his normal Beast Form being a smaller and very weak crested penguin and his Hyper Beast Form being a larger and very powerful phoenix.Returning CharactersYugo, the Wolf - The most well balanced character. Strong, fast and agile. Has very strong beast drives while in beast Mode. In the Japanese and Xbox versions, he has a third hidden unlockable outfit that changes him into Fang from the spin-off manga Bloody Roar: The Fang.Alice, the Rabbit - In human form, Alice is a relatively weak character with poor range. However, in beast form, she gains incredible strength and jumping ability which makes her difficult to hit.Gado, the Lion - A very strong yet relatively slow character. Can normally take down a player quickly with strong punch and kick combos. Has the ability to transform into a lion.Long, the Tiger - A relatively strong and quick character. Long has the ability too pull of very powerful combos which can easily take down an opponent. Has the ability to change into a tiger.Uriko, the Half-Beast - As with Alice, she is relatively weak in human form. However, in beast form she is incredibly powerful.Shina, the Leopard - The strongest of all the female characters in both beast form and human form. However is relatively slow compared to them. Can change into a leopard.Jenny, the Bat - Very fast and agile and relies on super fast combos. Has the ability to change into a bat which retains speed and agility but with increased strength.Busuzima, the Chameleon - A very slow character who relies on his ability to dodge attacks. In beast form he has the ability to turn invisible which gives him a massive advantage over other players.Stun, the Insect - Very slow yet relatively powerful. Has very strong throwing moves and can change into a insect.Bakuryu, the Mole - One of the fastest characters in the game, although considerably weak out of beast form. Bakuryu has many abilities to avoid his opponent and in beast form he gains very strong strike moves and powerful beast drives.Shenlong, the Tiger - As a clone of Long he plays mostly the same and also changes into a Tiger.Xion, the Unborn - Relatively quick and strong character who relies on fast combos. Has the ability to turn into a strange 'unborn' beast.Kohryu, the Iron Mole - Hidden mid-boss and unlockable character. Has the same basic move structure as Bakuryu but has a more powerful beast form.Uranus, the Chimera - Hidden unlockable. The character with the strongest beat form in the game. Also has very powerful moves in Human form.