Battle Arena Toshinden port on Game Boy, 3D fighter as 2D. Decent 8-bit animations and reduced roster. A curiosity for series fans, dated.
Your verdict
Category
Fighting1 player12+
Description
Game Boy take on the Battle Arena Toshinden fighter. Published by Takara, released February 1996 in Europe with Super Game Boy support. Pixel fighters, special meters, SGB palette and Link cable duels. PAL distribution.
Battle Arena Toshinden review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,28 MB📅01/02/1996
Published by Takara
Battle Arena Toshinden (Game Boy) price, value & rarity
Takara's Game Boy port of the 3D fighter Battle Arena Toshinden, scaled down to 2D on the monochrome handheld. This Europe SGB Enhanced edition supports the Super Game Boy for colour and a border, which concretely sets the PAL version apart. The appeal lies in the technical curiosity of squeezing a PlayStation fighter onto Game Boy and in the relatively uncommon SGB support, more than in the game, sought chiefly by Toshinden fans and lovers of unlikely conversions.
