Otherwise, each mode has a points-per-hit basis, i.e. The player chooses their fighter and opponent from this selection screen.Īll modes of play have the same basic point mechanics, except for the tournament mode, which includes a special bonus round (see here for details).
With twenty-one rounds in all (that is, twenty-one characters to defeat), it is considerably more challenging than the other modes in terms of strategy. The opponents in survival mode are slightly stronger than they are in the other modes, making it more difficult for the player to keep a high health from one round to the next. About a quarter of the player character's health is restored for every opponent he or she manages to defeat. When the first opposing character is defeated, another one falls onto the stage to take the previous character's place. Once the player has chosen the character he or she wants to control, the first match begins. In order to win, either side must deplete the health of the opponent tag team members.
The player as well as the COM may switch to the other tag team member at any time, the player doing so with the space-bar. When the match begins, the characters of the respective teams who were chosen first are the ones who by default are first in the ring. The player chooses the two characters for his or her tag team before picking out the two for his or her opponent's tag team. The alternative health and super bars are under those of the currently brawling characters. Winning the tournament ten times allows the player to brawl with the "hardest challenger yet". When the bonus round is completed, the tournament proceeds.Īs the tournament progresses from the first to the fifth match, the player's opponents gradually rise in competence and fighting intensity until the fifth match, during which the difficulty is highest. Each smashed bottle awards the player a few points that go toward his or her point total. Instead, the player must attempt to shatter as many of these bottles as possible. Bottles fly at the player's character, but they do not have any damaging capabilities. The same rules apply for subsequent rounds and matches.Ī bonus round will begin upon completion of the tournament's third match. Winning two rounds of a match incurs victory for whoever won twice, and the game progresses to the next match. The player has won two matches and is entering the third.Įach round of one match is eighty seconds long, and if that time runs out, whichever combatant has the most health left is the winner. The player only has one bar of health, so he or she must be wary to conserve it and survive for as long as possible.