UNLEASH THE BEAST - Bloody Roar 2 :The PLAYSTATION LEGACY (Pt. 5)

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[@mypal1990]

I wish the bloody roar franchise would hit next gen. Or even a remaster. This is one of the most underrated fighting franchises ever.

[@mappybc6097]

Konami holds the rights.

[@topshotta2000]

Yup

[@gishathosaurus6828]

Konami? It's fucked then...

[@phoenixlich]

like Max says at the end, it's Konami now. You'll NEVER SEE any of these games, remastered or rebooted, EVER AGAIN.

[@BlkVenom]

I been saying this for the longest

[@FranBattery95]

THIS FRANCHISE This one needs a revival, just plz

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

Konami: You got it, buddy! *Bloody Roar Panchiko exists

[@Mecha82]

Too bad Konami owns rights to this game series because I would also love to see new game in Bloody Roar series. Same with Suikoden and many other IPs that they have.

[@riemaennchen]

@@Mecha82 For Suikoden we are atleast getting Eiyuden Chronicle (which looks amazing so far) made by some of its original developers. Maybe the same thing will happen to Bloody Roar at some point.

[@dangkhoado7428]

Good luck with konami ,even VF,darkstalker has more chance than BR

[@unlimited971]

@@riemaennchen i'm so mad i didn't know abotu eiyuden chronicle until right after the donation were close. i would love to help them in making it.

[@RuinaLux]

Man, I really wish they’d bring this series back. Such a cool concept. Games where you get to play as or transform into beasts and whatnot aren’t terribly common anymore.

[@DANCERcow]

Wonder when he'll do rate the supers for this series? Because some characters have different variations of their beast supers!

[@protodevilin]

@@DANCERcow I second this motion. Gado's has always been my favorite. He's so cool, he doesn't even need to watch your skull explode against the stage wall.

[@kongchho]

Good luck with that. Konami owns it right now and they hate video games.

[@phoenixlich]

like Max says at the end, it's Konami now. You'll NEVER SEE any of these games, remastered or rebooted, EVER AGAIN.

[@conradojavier7547]

Characters like Kazuya would make a Befitting Guest Star.

[@Garomasta]

On a purely conceptual level this is still one of the coolest fighting game series ever. Hopefully we'll see a new entry one day.

[@logandunlap9156]

it’s okay. honestly you could have the same thing by making a game where every character has an install

[@Vexal50]

"It's unfortunate that Konami owns the rights to this property and series now. So it'll never exist ever again." I felt that.

[@novembermann4854]

It was Owned by Hudson Soft and Eighting before it merged with Konami

[@Vexal50]

@@novembermann4854 I'm well aware of that, been playing the series since the second game

[@novembermann4854]

@@Vexal50 the game can exist but I'm not sure I trust Konami

[@aaron_aj_knight_95]

Why not just give it to Activision, they seem to own everything.

[@christianruffin1342]

@@aaron_aj_knight_95 No that’s even worse. Give it to Namco or Capcom. They will probably take better care of it.

[@platty3690]

Bloody roar, an underrated gem that never got to see the light of day after konami ran it to the ground. Im calling for a remaster

[@platty3690]

At the time of making bloody roar 4 hudson and konami were merging as a company and yes there was some direct involvement with the production. Bloody roar 4 was an attempt to appeal to the competitive scene so they tried to overhaul the game by trying new things such as side stepping, the new beast system and esc. Due to production issues, bad translation problems, and time constraints, the game sold poorly Ultimately leading up to konami buying them out. While konami wasn't directly involved with their downfall the massive risk they took to appeal to pro scene didn't pay off. While bloody roar wasn't a staple fighting game series like the mainline entries, the game still had a unique spin in the 3d genre. You could argue it was extremely unbalanced and it might have never been a competitor with evo but there was still a good amount of potential the game carried. This game would need the same amount of passion like DBFZ if it were ever to resurface in this modern era of gaming.

[@Wazzen563]

@Trump4Prison2021 Just... calm down, dude. Yeesh.

[@Shephchan]

Bleeding Howl. Completely new original iP.

[@Flokker]

Bloody roar: Primal Fury was my gateway into the series. Only to see it die a cold and lonely death. For shame!!! I miss this series so much!

[@uselesslysexy]

The best game in the franchise.

[@rainofkhandaq6678]

@@uselesslysexy Facts, I still have a copy.

[@OverlordGab]

He didn't punch anyone out of the ring. That's one of the most satisfying ways to win in this game...

[@pongangelo2048]

Especially Uriko in max difficulty. Damn! Blasting that little bastard off the ring is the most satisfying. Moves so fast and cannot be hit so easily.

[@HejC8xmRICWgUCj1dhPvhTFX]

Agreed! Brother and I used to beat the living shit out of each other in this game, mostly running Tatami because that was the only stage that had that water effect when punching them outside the ring.

[@Hedoro_Latoureux]

God yeah while you might think turning into a deadly furry is the interesting gimmick of the game, it's not, it's the ring outs, those made me fall in love with the series.

[@Geion]

@@pongangelo2048 Thats how i became good at this game having to get past her made me learn her and started a rampage. My brother and I had some epic matches with me a Uriko and him as bakuryuj.

[@3adoool814]

Bruhh and then the 3x replay shows u how u yeeted the shit outta ur opponent across the mappppp. It NEVER gets old 😭

[@KabroSaavedra]

Max: Half beast?! Ugh... Uriko: I'll remember this

[@nathanalexandre9043]

He doesn't understand what happened at the first one.

[@derrickdavis3888]

I think we better not underestimate her every again people, she doesn't like that. The only thing that she did the disrespect to him by meow and gets baited by her!

[@VandalCabbage]

Konami's really just holding all of their cool shit hostage.

[@KuroNoTenno]

They aren't even holding it hostage. They just hoarding everything like a kleptomaniac dragon.

[@battlion507]

@@KuroNoTenno And not a cool Dragon, more like an annoying wyvern who acts like a gremlin and doesn't give you your keys of the shed back!

[@KuroNoTenno]

@@battlion507 And makes annoying facial expressions just to piss you off.

[@FIRE-LOTUS]

I hope some other game company buys the property and Konami be like . . . Okay. Like Capcom buying the rights, but Konami be like - "Hmm we'll buy it but only 3 times the amount you offered."

[@KuroNoTenno]

@@FIRE-LOTUS Capcom isn't doing very well in terms of fighting games either.

[@galbo.a]

I literally searched for some videos of max playing bloody roar a few days ago, but ended dissapointed because there is not even an old one. And now this... I love you man

[@rainofkhandaq6678]

There's one I saw with him and his friends teash talking Primal Fury

[@vlon3lyboiii666]

Imagine Bloody Roar with Tekken 7 graphics I’d shed a tear 😢

[@digitaltennisshoes]

with the 3d graphic today and character design and hair and fur simulation.

[@janbry_932]

Imagine Jenny the Bat 🦇👄🦇

[@blanketmobbypants]

Or Fighting Viper

[@carltasticdrew9633]

Mods would like to say hi! Edit: i would prefer Virtua Fighter graphics over Tekken, although it would be nice too.

[@hendradarmawan9698]

Or if Bandai Namco bought Bloody Roar franchise from Konami; that would make fans happy as well as saving the franchise.

[@TheNightofWalpurgis666]

Shenlong the tiger was the shit here. I love doing his "red" combos as it's really cool as hell and satisfying to do

[@tigerlegend87sf4]

One of the craziest top tier characters in fighting game history. Sick backstory too.

[@VamWolfViper]

Yeah it's very hard to beat him or to even unlock the fight with him at the beginning of playing

[@visionaeon]

As a kid, Shenlong never clicked in my brain. Damn, he's a beast! Sorry for the pun. But the tiger brothers in BR3 was insane! Shion main here.

[@TheNightofWalpurgis666]

@@tigerlegend87sf4 If we're talking about the craziest top tier, then BR3 Uranus is much more crazier. BR2 Shenlong has one defining weakness, and that his human form has shitty damage. He only is very strong on beast mode. But I agree, his backstory is badass.

[@Hell_Soll]

@@visionaeon interestingly, ShenLong became my main once I unlcked him and was ever since, once I had the chance to play BR1 years later I used Long since Shenlong does have Long's BR1 fighting style, so I was in familiar territory

[@ClaudioLuiz120195]

I can only imagine how Dood would react to the Shenlong fight in Arcade Mode. Bloody Roar II Boss Rage? I would love!

[@busterwolf3]

That would be an awesome boss rage

[@carltasticdrew9633]

Uriko is now a Boss Rage material if ya ask me.

[@CB-pf5lb]

Max should pick this game again someday and beat Shen Long.

[@DFloyd84]

You must defeat Shen Long to stand a chance!

[@Rain593]

I did it asa kid, he should be able to as an adult... right?

[@pongangelo2048]

If he can defeat Uriko in 8 difficulty, Shen Long would be an easy match.

[@PAINNN666]

@@Rain593 only if he truly dedicated

[@orlanzo2621]

Aww man, Bloody Roar is so underrated. This was the first game i played in the series and i instantly loved it. It was so fresh and unique compared to other fighting games at the time. It definitely need a revival.

[@belakthrillby]

I miss this franchise so much! Such a cool concept! Gado was my boy. Him and Shenlong

[@protodevilin]

As a kid, Shenlong's combo tree system was super difficult for me to pick up. I practiced it for hundreds of hours, probably. Was super satisfying when I was finally able to pull off his crazier strings.

[@visionaeon]

@protodevelin Yeah! I just commented this on another thread. I was a Shion main because Shenlong's combos never clicked with my young brain.

[@laurachan-movilechannel8387]

My boys was Long and Bakuryu And my girls was Alice and Uriko😍☺️💖💖💖🙏🏻

[@Emelenzia]

Uriko ring combo is by far the most fun I ever had in a fighting game.

[@mr.knobody7077]

Ok, now we’re talking!! This series needs another installment.

[@Joseph-lb5wu]

I was severely addicted to this game as a kid lmao 🤣 😂

[@irajr.1325]

me too. love this series still, even to this day. forever bloody roar :)

[@hassantv100]

I was more addicted to "Watch" mode. Matter of fact, how come ALL the fighting games don't have a "Watch" mode? Think of all the potential "CPU vs CPU" Tournaments that could have been made.

[@irajr.1325]

@@hassantv100 agreed

[@hassantv100]

@@irajr.1325 And all the various bets that would have been place.

[@ReisSns]

Same!

[@superbn0va]

This needs to be revived. Beast mode, stage interactions, bloody, characters, mechanics it all has potential still today! MAX give this series more exposure, you can make it happen!

[@LUNERdivider]

That Shenlong hidden boss really wanted me to break my controller back in the day

[@davidoverton1496]

Omg man. I absolutely loved this game. A friend of mine and I were just talking about this yesterday.

[@melvinshine9841]

Now here's a series I'd love to see come back, especially if they had characters that turn into dinosaurs. Played the hell out of Primal Fury back in the day. You could make that game so busted with permanent Hyper Mode and double speed turned on, like one move infinites busted. Bloody Roar's unique gimmick would still stand out today, but this will probably be one of those franchises that will never see the light of day again.

[@blueclaws9894]

Loved this series. Jenny the Bat was my character of choice. Her combos were so much fun.

[@spilleraaron4748]

Please bring this back Bloody roar was my shit!!!!

[@sinisterknows6178]

It was amazing man so much fun the nostalgia is real

[@phoenixlich]

like Max says at the end, it's Konami now. You'll NEVER SEE any of these games, remastered or rebooted, EVER AGAIN.

[@deco7217]

@@phoenixlich You don't gotta say that on EVERY comment asking for a franchise revival of Bloody Roar.

[@phoenixlich]

@@deco7217 only you and me be reading all the other comments. these peeps only read replies to their own comment. i'm doing them a service.

[@JunDageki]

not only it runs well but also the animations are surprisingly incredibly good considering it's a PS1 game, they could legit remake this and use these animations and just add other needed modern details like face animations, fingers, physics on the hair and clothes etc, because as far as the body movement goes it's very serviceable, the attacks looks really cool as if the game was made today by developers that used these graphics for nostalgic purposes

[@charlierose7153]

Legit holds up incredibly

[@TommyAngelo1337]

Just emulate it and up the resolution to 1080p or more. The game has nice aesthetic and characters design, it looks good with more details.

[@MrBjnelson]

Back in 1999, me and my best friend played the shit out of this game after school. Nostalgia.

[@Goataku777]

This was the first fighting game I played when I was like 4 or 5 this needs to comeback in some way.

[@Saiyanryu]

14:47 Man got his back broken by Ganondorf's Warlock Punch.

[@ironyman6385]

One of the best fighting game on PS1, top three actually. hope we see it agai.... Konami? NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Used to play this one so much as a kid! My boi Long was the most badass character in there. You can't help being badass when you're a handsome ponytailed bespectacled anime Kungfu master who turns into a tiger.

[@maxi287]

"He looks like Benny" I don't want to disappoint you, buuut

[@auron491]

The first game that ever got me into fighting games ever. Really wish they would bring this back someday.

[@okaminm30]

Max Extra fact, if you reach the final stage without dying, you unlock an extra battle vs shenlong and another ending.

[@gokusondbz]

But you only unlock shenlong and the special ending if you can defeat shenlong. Also it's special stage 👌.

[@sonjeh14]

Yeah and the combo sequence is different in which they ended the combo with a super, it's actually pretty sick.

[@AkunoKen]

@@sonjeh14 yeah... It was but did you know its not that hard to perform

[@brianpbillingsley3687]

So basically you must defeat Shin Long to stand a chance.😎

[@mbekmbek7214]

I remember Jenny's beast form grossed me out when I was a kid, and now... well...

[@gokusondbz]

Let's be honest this game created a lot of furries lol.

[@TheBrianJ]

Bloody Roar is the ultimate "Hmmmm, this better not awaken anything in me" franchise.

[@CorruptedMainframe]

Yugo really be lookin' like a Walmart Great Value™ Terry Bogard with Wolf and all.

[@silverfoenix]

Its really funny your remark at 1:35 "Uriko... Half beast EWWW", later on she massacred you!

[@derrickdavis3888]

Yeah the half beast she can't beform her full power as the cat or else she'll go to that thing again since Bloody Roar. As he reaches to Stage 5! Uriko taught him a lesson! By putting some mittens on him! Or even getting skippity pat-pat!

[@JackMeyHoffer562]

Wow, I never thought anyone would give the respect this game deserves.

[@justinl8791]

Yep. One of the most underrated franchises ever & one of the best fighting games on the PS1. PERIOD. We REALLY need a remaster for the entire series(maybe minus BR4) but since it's now owned by Konami, that chance is slim as all hell.

[@saulodoamordivino]

If he doesn't play that weird Jurassic Park fighting game I'll be very disappointed.

[@SouthernAssault]

He did! He liked it

[@blackmanta2527]

When will he play Fighting Layer ? :(

[@blackmercury2796]

Bruh, such a thing exists? Now I know I'm still young comparatively

[@emanuelefieni5761]

It was called Warpath Jurassic Park IIRC

[@mandarinduck5507]

Primal rage?

[@JDKT002]

I absolutely loved this franchise. Outside of Tekken it was probably my most played fighting game at the time. This game desperately needs to be revived, so much awesome stuff they could do with it on modern hardware.

[@fritzadonisperez4550]

I will never forget Jenny's "You're sexy when your in pain."

[@mendozamarco96]

Wow max you unlocked a memory i had no idea existed. One of my earliest video gaming memories was firing this game up and not knowing wth I was doing but also having the best time. Gosh I miss being a kid.Thank you so much Max for the awesome content,Shine on DOOD!!!!

[@Gwadlike]

THIS GAME IS WHAT GOT ME INTO FIGHTING GAMES. I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE A NEW ONE

[@arabesquewhyisthistakennow]

i had a very fun time playing this game back in highschool..i couldnt pull off those end credit combos per say, but creating your own combos is very satisfying, finding that you could trigger your beast mode during the combos and end it with the beast special is sooo...gooood..maaan.. oh, and Long got his nemesis as a hidden boss in this game..a frustrating fight that was..but unlocking him and using his combos is very fun!

[@powerpanda6446]

Bloody Roar was my childhood!! Missed this series!!

[@OhMercyMe]

out of all the old weird shit Max has played this has to be my favorite. some of the characters look great, id love to see them in current year gud grephics

[@ultrawillpower2737]

Let’s bring Bloody Roar back for next-gen! Join _Jerimiahisaiah,_ HyperbeastTV, and so many others, and let’s *REVIVE THE ROAR!*

[@Thollis1987]

Konami owns it. It will never happen.

[@xWagnerPlaguesx]

It's not up to us.

[@dangkhoado7428]

Good luck with that, if this were sega or capcom ,there would still be a chance to comeback

[@Sandland113]

@@Thollis1987 we can sign a petition to have them bring bloody roar back!

[@unlimited971]

@@Sandland113 that won't change nothing. the actual ceo of konami, the son of the ancient one, HATES video games.

[@LandofBrickForests]

Yugo always cracked me up back then with that "Upperrr!" Kat sounds like fred from scooby doo. 😂😂😂

[@an3582]

The only Bloody Roar I ever played and it was so much fun.

[@BenXC]

Awesome Max! I recently watched your Battle Arena Toshinden Video and was searching for a Bloody Roar one. But there was none! I only stumpled upon a video of you about 8 years ago speculating about a reboot. And I think we'll see one soon (they refreshed the trademark last year).

[@sheldonfredericks8034]

Why didn't he start with Bloody Roar 1?

[@KrimsonKreamer]

This was the first fighting game I owned. I’ve played SSF2 and MK on my dads old stuff but the PS1 was my first console and this was my first fighting game. I need to play this again.

[@Gamesta100]

The first fighting game I ever owned was actually given to me for free.

[@ProfKisuto]

I cannot believe how well this holds up. I freaking LOVED this game!

[@fordesponja]

Never played back in the day and now I wish I did. It's such a cool and polished game.

[@nekochan1692]

The character design, the artworks, the gameplay, and the soundtrack 😍😍 I never understood why nobody talked about this game 😔 I remember it got mixed reviews back in the day, but it was reĺeased at the same time of a lot of future classics 🤔

[@Jay16998]

Are we going to ignore the fact that when max typed ASS it changed to HUD

[@deco7217]

The devs knew what people would do

[@PAINNN666]

@@deco7217 more like localization team..

[@deco7217]

@@PAINNN666 Tru

[@alsween218]

@@deco7217 What if my name was Adrian Seymore Smith? Would I not get to input my initials?🤨

[@deco7217]

@@alsween218 Yes, you would not.

[@Infinitiver17]

Bloody Roar (the first one) was my absolute favorite fighting game growing up. I only played a bit of 2 and didn't have the platforms to play any of the sequels on. But man, it still holds up so well even today if you ask me. Really want to see this series revived.

[@Wilskun]

I remember discovering this game in my uncles house while he was catching up with my dad , i snuck into his room and played this gem one of the best times of my life 😁

[@dopelord162]

back in the day here in my town, theres only 1 arcade machine and one game and thats bloody roar 2 lots of memory. everyone wants to play with you. greetings from polomolok south cotabato

[@Nhikxter]

*Max types ASS* Game: "Did you mean HUD?"

[@alvernonjunior1701]

HUD? As in Homeowner's Urban Development? LMAO!!

[@PAINNN666]

@@alvernonjunior1701 HUDson soft

[@Yous0147]

The characters The movement The combat The music Just all of it so freaking cool

[@StrawHatLaw13]

Oh man, I remember playing this game and doing long combos w/ Long.

[@sonicanvaspost6867]

Ahaha, good one

[@jcastro99777]

This game is great. Remember being 7 and going over to visit my cousins and playing this and mvc2 for hours

[@KamisamanoOtaku]

Need a full series on Bloody Roar. First game had some features worth looking at, IMO. Oh, and since the first game was skipped, does that mean it is one game per franchise for _this_ retrospective? I ask because Battle Arena Toshinden 2 was, IIRC, a better fame overall than the original (which Max already looked at).

[@GrimmBones]

So, for anyone curious about Stun, The Insect, here's some info: He was a regular human (not a Zoanthrope, as is the name of people who turn into beasts) by the name of Steven Goldberg, who worked alongside Busuzima in a company called Tylon. He was a good man, with a kind heart, who just wanted to help people across the world. Eventually, Steven found out that the company he's been working for has been kidnapping innocent Zoanthropes, and subjecting them to experiments. However, by then, it was too late. Tylon, with the help of Busuzima, restrained Steven, in order to do experiments on him. More specifically, to turn him into a man-made Zoanthrope (Zoanthropes aren't genetic experiments, but have the ability to become beasts, because Gaia, spirit of the Earth, gave humans the ability to do so in order to survive the Natural Selection order, albeit only few can successfully do this, plus Zoanthropes only became a known thing in the world after the events of the first game, when Gado and Yugo helped destroy Tylon, and uncover the whole thing to the world), and, even more specifically, into an insect Zoanthrope. As you'll notice, every other Zoanthrope is a mammal. That's because Insects aren't compatible with mammals for this, so Steven's body barely accepted this, which is why he looks so blue in his "human" form, on the verge between an insect and a man, requiring him to drink blood to sustain himself, or his body will deteriorate. However, after Tylon is defeated after the events of Bloody Roar 1, Steven (now going by the name of "Stun") decides to do something with his life, instead of waiting for his body to die off somewhere in a ditch, and basically goes around, protecting the city from thugs and criminals, while feasting on their blood. (he refuses to drink the blood of good people) I only found out this now, since I only ever played Bloody Roar 2. Two things I can say after going through the game's story (solely by reading it online, either through Wiki or character's description) that I did NOT expect: 1. Stun is a good guy, with a really sad story; 2. Gado is a good guy, and also a fucking gigachad. Seriously, the two always looked like they were evil to me. Stun looking obviously evil, while Gado looking like a kingpin, not to mention the place you fight him first. But Gado is, apparently, one of the nicer characters, who just wants to create piece between humans and Zoanthropes, and is a good friend of Yugo's father, who died fighting Tylon, and as such was happy that he could help his friend's son.

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

Most of these legacy games are just nostalgia, but this looks like it's still fun today. Has slicker movement than some modern titles.

[@onilao]

wish i could watch you live more max but cheers for uploading these, gotta say my bro and me loved bloody roar back in the day! so its like going down memory lane for us...also...this franchise needs to come back! :O

[@zatransis]

I truly loved this game. Even all the weird shit.

[@shinobixa4]

Long has always been my favorite character. I love his different combos.

[@omegadragoon1544]

The game's intro should start at the 3rd or 4th opponent and that's where shit hits the bat. To fight shenlong, you must make it through all stages including gado without a continue. You have one shot at him, I repeat ONE SHOT!

[@bobbybravo123]

Had to best this with every character. I absolutely love this franchise and has always been one of my favorite concepts ever.

[@Bajansilva]

There has been no franchise I’d like to be reborn more than this one...give it the arc system treatment

[@crashyjumex7925]

Seeing this pop up in my recommended just made my day cause of all the memories that just came back into my head😖

[@ReeceHoward06]

This game...Man, i'd take an hd remake if they never made a new one from ground up. Love this game and the music(arcade and home ost)

[@Cthulhusdreams]

One of my favorite fighting games ever next to battle arena toshindin. I know ba wasnt great but man I loved that series.

[@41tinman41]

I'm really bummed that this series never gained traction like others did. Imagine a remaster of this with enhanced graphics and better detailed character models. Konami killing off good series like they're the plague. EDIT: Do you guys think there's a way to circumvent having Konami claim a game if you build it upon a concept of fighters that turn into animal counterparts of some fashion?

[@Zerovin]

If you make it your own style thats different from the actual game, even if they try to claim something its never going to stick. Having people transform in a game isn't something that Konami owns

[@ateliertohka7327]

Scenes a faire is a thing. Generic elements are something that can't be claimed under copyright.

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

so many memories with this one. I remember i would play this just because it was so epic to kick the opponents so hard they break the fence of the stage and be sent flying out of bonds

[@gameland2music262]

I never got tired of hearing "LONG; THE TIGER"

[@gokusondbz]

Shenlong the Tiger 🔥🔥🔥

[@adrianhendricks772]

Even though Long means "Dragon" in Mandarin Chinese... 🐉

[@laurachan-movilechannel8387]

Me too😍😍😍

[@sumgai848]

Man.. I remember gravitating towards Long the Tiger immediately when Bloody roar first came out, and couldn't put him down ever since. In 2 you get Shen-Long the clone who is a carbon copy of Long from the first game, then becomes his own personality in 3 and onwards... But what cracked me up was that he canonically hated being a clone SO much, that he dedicated himself to be Long's polar opposite in everything: Hair, proclivities, lifestyle, clothing, even his signature moves. Long would always do speed punches and Northern Shaolin, but now Shen Long bicycle kicks you into the sky a-la Sonya Blade and uses a Southern Kung Fu Snake style. It's little things like this that make each character really become their own entity. I fuggin' love Bloody Roar, man.

[@xxWillxx92]

The mechanics are crispy in this game and I've never heard of this game before. Looks like a better quality than Tekken at the time. Wonder why it isn't remade.

[@zaikohaitsugi]

Konami, that's why.

[@pumkinhead24]

I didn't expect you to touch on this game but I couldn't be happier that you did. Bloody Roar 2 was pure genius that was well beyond its time. Fighting game love at first sight for myself. It looks good, sounds good, and most importantly plays excellently. Regardless of your claims and expectations I will always have hope for a reboot because I can think of few games that deserve it more

[@foxygramps1207]

(Hey this looks like a cool idea. Maybe someone will revive it one day) "Konami has the rights to this property" WELP

[@timwatkins7113]

What does that mean? I heard it was coming back

[@thepassingstatic6268]

@@timwatkins7113 where?

[@ginosantiago2248]

No one will do it

[@TheRogueWolf]

Bloody Roar pachinko machine, then, is what you're telling us.

[@thepassingstatic6268]

@@TheRogueWolf ......please no. Theres enough sadness and misery in the world already

[@frostmourne1986]

Bloody Roar 2 is easily one of my favourite fighting games on the PS1. When I found out my local arcade brought in a machine I would play it at least once a week. Held the top winning streak for Vs wins at 79. Since I had practice at home on such a obscure game in my country, literally no one knew how to handle the Long "infinite" loops.

[@mondetrey8700]

Oh my lawrd, Max I love you, this is my favorite game of all time.

[@KISHIN-RIKI]

Played the demo to death back in the 90's. Learning how to do Long's multiple punch move when I first witnessed it.

[@imarock.7662]

Okay, I've never even heard of this game until now, and even *I* want a remaster for next gen because of how sick this is.

[@dbzlucky7462]

Never heard of bloody roar? What do you live under a rock or something

[@edgeklinge6975]

This was my very first PS1 game as a kid and damn, was very addicted to it.

[@NothingButAshs]

way back in the day when i was doing game music, I pitched on doing the title/intro music to this game

[@DreamyDawnMusic]

This series was amazing. The Soundtrack for the games was unreal at the time especially 2-4 :)

[@jesusfortune]

BLOODY ROAR NEEDS TO COME BACK! Imagine NRS making a Bloody Road game with the old creators of the game! That would be amazing!

[@justinheyward9456]

Long is my favorite fighting game character of all time because of his combo trees and that beautiful Ora punch combo finisher they show off in the credits. Me and a friend spent a session going 130+ matches (yes the game kept count), mostly me as Long and him as Shenlong on the PS3 years after the series was dead and the game was still fun af. Definitely deserves an update of some kind.

[@SabertoothStaz]

If only Konami just sell Bloody Roar's IP to any fighting game company by chance I mean this series had potential really and would be a great addition to what fighting games we had today instead of Konami making this a Pachinco game if they revive this series

[@Dontose28]

Imagine NetherRealm studios getting ahold of this IP? The possibilities.

[@kocun2637]

daaamn, i played a ton bloody roar 2 and 4, i love it and finally max has played it, i wish he could play more, there's hidden characters and crazy combos

[@RandoChrisYT]

*Memories of that kickstarter that shall not be named return.*

[@BluDragoon]

:c

[@snakeorisima]

As I say every time I see people playing Bloody Roar 2. This was the first Fighting game that I really got into. it also got me into heavy metal. This was for sure my favourite of the whole series though. the ones after felt like they were just trying to add more to the story than it ever really needed. I'm glad I got to watch this live and even more glad that a huge Streamer for fighting games was playing it.

[@Mecha82]

I am sure that Jenny is pretty much human form of Rouge the Bat from Sonic games.

[@Matt-vv7fl]

I really loved these games. Wish they made more of them.

[@sonjeh14]

15:04 Oh yeah I remember you can actually cancel a special move(forgot which button) and use it as a fake out. Gado CPU uses that a lot, lmao. 16:24 Wait Max has been using that one button super? Lmao, that is actually a trap and does little damage, you are encourage to manually input that Beast Drive because it will deal the intended damage for a super.

[@Ryskay]

I remember playing the first bloody roar when i was young. This brings back a lot of memories.