Unlike the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series which is more and more a mess of technical, balance and gameplay issues these days, Brave Soldiers delivers what is a nice, franchise - based fighting
game, at first, i was expecting a simple fighting
game with some button mashing, however, the
game proved me wrong and i fell in love, the combo system, while easy, is a lot more deep than the one in the Naruto
games, with all of the characters having two special attacks, two «burst attacks», a knock - away and a launcher respectively, a throw and an ultimate attack (called a «Big Bang Attack»), every character also has an universal dodge - action that sends them behind their enemies while spending one cosmo bar, making bar management that much precious and shielding you from a half - a-hour combo, unlike in the NUNS series, the fighting and the characters are nicely balanced, with every character being fun to play and viable at the same time, the
game runs smoothly without frame - rate issues and the cell - shaded graphics, character models, arenas and effects alike are nice to the eye, battles are divided into rounds, with all the tiny nice stuff like character introductions and outros being intact (fun fact: the characters will even comment on their score after the battle), the
game also features an awakening system, called the «Seventh Sense» awakening, unlike the NUNS awakening system which became severely unbalanced in the later
game, every character simply gains a damage / defense boost, with the conditions being the same for all characters, eliminating
situations when one character can use awakening at almost any point in the battle, or one awakening being drastically stronger than the other, the
game has a story mode with three story arcs used to
unlock characters, a collection mode, tournament modes, a survival mode, a series of special versus modes and online battle modes.
Loner's Insult Tournament Mode: Battle your way through numerous unique
situations and verbally assault your CPU Real - Life Friends Mode: Belliger your actual friends on a couch, ottoman, or whatever else you like to rest your fanny on Imaginary - Friends Mode: Verbally take down strangers from all over the world online, and bring the witty pain across any device using the
game's Cross-Platform Multiplayer 5 Hilarious Playable Characters: Each with their own unique voices, quirky traits and hilarious «insult bits» Legendary Potty Mouthed Unlockable Heroes: Lay down some verbal carnage and
unlock renowned potty mouthed special guest fighters, including Shadow Warrior's Lo Wang, Serious Sam, the infamous Postal Dude, with more additions to follow soon.
Pros: - Under the hood, the
game has a fun engine and premise - It's neat to have an «arcade mode» style shooter - Genuinely humorous
situations unfold as the story goes on - Bright, colorful maps and fun scenarios are a welcome addition to a dark genre - Plenty of
unlocks will keep you busy for a long time