![]() ![]() While the PlayStation 2 version of Bakugan is practically identical to the other console releases, it's easily the worst as the graphics can be a hindrance. There aren't even multiple rounds where they trade blows - it's like early Mike Tyson is in the ring every time. Instead, the build-up to the battle is way longer than the actual fight and the skirmish is over in seconds. It seems to me like the game would have been more exciting if you threw your Bakugan, used an Ability card and then played a mini-game while your Bakugan were fighting, where your actions directly impacted their battle. After all of that, whichever Bakugan has more G-Power hits the other Bakugan once and the round is over. These three mini-games include a lite DDR-esque timing/rhythm game, a "shooting" game where you shoot your Bakugan's Attribute symbol to gain power, and a third one where you shake the analog sticks as quickly as possible to build up G-Power. After that, you can use any of the three Ability cards you've pre-selected to boost your Bakugan's G-Power, and then you play one of three mini-games to further raise your little guy's G-Power. After throwing your Bakugan into the playing field, other players can try to knock it off-course while you try to steer your creature into pick-ups on the field to make your Bakugan stronger for the current match. Play-wise, a few liberties were taken with the rules of the game in order to make it more exciting, but really all that happens is that you do all of this stuff to build up to a showdown between two Bakugan, and then one just runs into the other and quickly wins. Instead, I just pumped money into the ones I had in order to upgrade them and dealt with the situations as they came up rather than buying a whole new slew of creatures for a new tournament. Depending upon what cards are played and what battlefield you're on, one type may provide better bonuses than another, but it seemed hard to justify having to buy what is pretty much the exact same creature six different times in order to really take advantage of this. This setup works well enough, though there's a limited number of Bakugan for purchase, largely because they essentially repeat across the six different types of Bakugan (also known as Attributes). ![]() Between matches (which include both tournaments and one-off battles at a park, akin to an arcade mode), you can buy new Bakugan, upgrade them, purchase G-Power cards and manage your decks for your next fight. The videogame take on the franchise, Bakugan: Battle Brawlers, puts players in control of a customized character that they attempt to take to the Ultimate Battle Tournament. ![]()
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