Bloody Roar 5

Bloody Roar 5 is the fourth installment in the Bloody Roar series.

Arcade Mode
the player chooses a character and goes through 9 stages in which the player goes through the chosen character's story. the 1st 6 stages are against random opponents, the 7th is against the chosen character's rival, the 8th is against Sergei and the 9th is against Genome.

Score Attack Mode
the player chooses a character and goes through 9 stages in which the player needs to get the highest score possible. the 1st 7 stages are against random opponents, the 8th is against Sergei and the 9th is against Genome.

Time Attack Mode
the player chooses a character and goes through 9 stages that the player needs to finish in the shortest time possible. the 1st 7 stages are against random opponents, the 8th is against Sergei and the 9th 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.

Versus Mode
the players choose 2 characters and fight each other.

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, Kenji Ogami and Uriko Nonomura where kidnapped by a new Zoanthrope Organization Known as "Pure" that was formed by a extremist Zoanthrope called Sergei Krupin. Kenji and Uriko we're later found and rescued.

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 the international law. 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) and to find out what happened to Kenji and Uriko.

Cheats

 * Unlock Sergei (Arcade and PC Versions) - On the title screen, press: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Start.
 * Time Release for Characters (Arcade and PC Versions) :
 * Gado - first sighted after 5 days, playable after 10 days
 * Kohryu - first sighted after 15 days, playable after 20 days
 * Mitsuko - first sighted after 25 days, playable after 30 days
 * Hans - first sighted after 35 days, playable after 40 days
 * Greg - first sighted after 45 days, playable after 50 days
 * Shenlong - first sighted after 55 days, playable after 60 days
 * Xion - first sighted after 65 days, playable after 70 days
 * Mana - first sighted after 75 days, playable after 80 days
 * Sergei - coming soon after 85 days, playable after 90 days
 * Genome - coming soon after 95 days, playable after 100 days
 * Unlock Gado (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode once with any character.
 * Unlock Mitsuko (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode thrice with different characters.
 * Unlock Hans (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode 4 times with different characters.
 * Unlock Kohryu (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode twice with different characters.
 * Unlock Greg (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode 5 times with different characters.
 * Unlock Shenlong (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode 6 times with different characters.
 * Unlock Xion (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode 7 times with different characters.
 * Unlock Mana (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 the Arcade Version of Bloody Roar 1 (Home Console, PC and Handheld Versions) - Beat Arcade Mode once with any character.

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 critisized for its new characters, darker and edgier plot, complicated gameplay and for removing some of the veteran characters.
 * By Critics: The game met with critical acclaim by critics, saying its better than Bloody Roar: Primal Fury.

Success
The game later got a prequel called Bloody Roar: Revelations/Ultimate and the sequel Bloody Roar 6

Trivia

 * This is the first game in the series to be released on a handheld console.