AbalaBurn: A Battle Legend of Astterica (Japanese: アバラバーン) is a 3D fighting adventure video game for the PlayStation developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara, the same team behind the Battle Arena Toshinden series. It includes fighting, beat 'em up and platform elements.[1]

AbalaBurn: A Battle Legend of Astterica
Developer(s)Tamsoft
Publisher(s)Takara
Director(s)Hiroaki Furukawa
Miho Furukawa
Producer(s)Hirohisa Sato
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • JP: August 20, 1998
Genre(s)Fighting, action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

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There are two modes in AbalaBurn: the arcade mode consists of regular one-on-one battles against a computer opponent.[2] The second is the story mode, a quest where the player roams around in a fantasy-themed 3D world and fights opponents. It includes items, equipment and boss battles.[2]

Plot and characters

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The story is about the legend of Lemuria who will grant one wish to the fighter who finds eight crystals and defeats their opponents.[3] The playable characters in the game are: Blood, Pooly, Ariel, Kleude, Bian, Rose, Aquila, and Nate.[4]

Reception

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Famitsu gave AbalaBurn 20 out of 40 points. The reviewers commented that "the attempt to fight in a fighting action style from a rear-view perspective is interesting", but were critical of the controls.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Abala Burn International Releases". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  2. ^ a b "アバラバーン/ABALA BURN A Battle Legend of Astterica". kakuge.info. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. ^ "AbalaBurn". Kotaku. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  4. ^ "ABALABURN - (NTSC-J)". psxdatacenter.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  5. ^ "プレイステーション グランドセフトオート メタルギアソリッド オーバーブラッド2". retoro.g-player.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
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