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Game entry

Bloody Roar

1997 · Fighting, Arcade · PlayStation, PSP, PlayStation 3, Arcade · Hudson Soft

After 101 duels settled by the community, Bloody Roar stands no. 4,439 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,381 ELO points and 36% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Mafia: 4 duels settled, 1 to 3. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 65 out of 78 (1997).

World rank

no. 4,439

ELO score

1,381

Wins

36%

Duels played

101

About Bloody Roar

Bloody Roar, known as Bloody Roar: Hyper Beast Duel in Europe and Japan, is a fighting video game originally developed by Raizing (now Eighting) as an arcade game. It was later adapted for the PlayStation by Hudson Soft and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. The arcade version was released on July 7, 1997 and was titled Beastorizer in North America. The PlayStation version was released in Japan on November 6, 1997, in North America (under the title Bloody Roar) on October 31, 1997 and in Europe on March 1998.

Bloody Roar is the first game in the Bloody Roar video game series and was followed by four sequels on multiple platforms. The game's story centers on a group of warriors known as "zoanthropes", who have the power to transform into half-human half-animal "Beasts", and the Tylon Corporation, and underground organization that seeks to use zoanthropes as mind-controlled weapons. The game received generally positive reviews from critics for its originality and graphics, while the audio received mixed opinions. The game's success resulted in its re-release for The Best range on October 14, 1999. The game was re-released on the PlayStation Network in North America on August 20, 2009.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,381 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where Bloody Roar ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Bloody Roar stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 65 out of 78 (1997).

Where Bloody Roar ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 4,439 5,110
Fighting 209 257
1990s 588 655
1997 65 78

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