Beyblade: Metal Masters (video game)

Template:Infobox CVG Beyblade: Metal Masters, known as "Metal Fight Beyblade: Choujou Kessen! Big Bang Bladers (メタルファイト ベイブレード 頂上決戦!ビッグバン・ブレーダーズ)" in Japan, is the fourth installment in the Beyblade: Metal saga video game series for the Nintendo DS. Originally entitled "Beyblade: Metal Masters - Nightmare Rex", this video game adapts the characters and Beyblades from the TV series, Beyblade: Metal Masters. It was released on December 2, 2010 in Japan and came with the exclusive Nightmare Rex SW145SD. It would later be released internationally on November 15, 2011 and came in five different versions; four of them included with a different Beyblade. The Beyblades were Nightmare Rex SW145SD, Bakushin Susanow 90WF, Vulcan Horuseus 145D, and Ultimate Gravity Destroyer GB145S Stamina Ver.

The game takes place after the "Beyblade World Championship" tournament that occurred in the anime and follows a new tournament of the same name where each Blader in the game receives a letter from a mysterious person named Agito to enter, in order to determine the best Blader at a place called "Dyna Cemetery". Players select a Blader to battle as and fight in four rounds with two matches each to win the tournament.

Gameplay

"Beyblade: Metal Masters" is a fighting game for up to two players in which characters from the "Beyblade: Metal Masters" franchise deploy their Beys and use a variety of attacks and special abilities to knock out their opponent. This is the first game in the franchise history to adopt the fighting game format, placing competing Beyblades on a 2D plane where they are allowed to move left and right, as well as other movements such as jumping and moving between the background and foreground using side-stepping. Basic operations such as attack, guard, jump, and throw, as well as face and special moves can be performed with simple button operations. The mode is equipped with "Arcade Mode" where you select three characters to advance a bay battle and "Battle Mode" where you challenge a battle with a customized bay. Each time you clear the arcade mode, you can use more characters, and there are more than 30 playable characters! In addition, the battle mode has a variety of ways to play, such as "communication play" with friends, giving You can play "Mission" to clear the problems that have been given, and "Survival" to beat all characters.

The game features a special attack gauge, which fills as the player lands attacks and can be used to perform their Bey's special attack known as "Special Moves".

This entry of the Beyblade video games has a similar format. Players duke it out while Beyblading on the Nintendo DS. It features over 30 characters to play as, 37 characters to battle, and 2-player versus mode via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players can utilize Special Moves from the anime in-game via voice commands as well as having the ability to enter codes found on Hasbro Beyblades that will allow players to use its parts in the game.

Official Summary

You stand in an imposing arena, face-to-face with your competitor, Bey in hand. You know his reputation. He's never lost a battle; he always crushes his opponents with pure brutality; there is not a trace of fear in his eye. Though beads of sweat roll down your face from exertion, you are equally fearless. You have a secret weapon that no one could expect — a game-changing combo attack that could blow the reigning champ right out of the arena. Could you become the next Master of Beyblade?

Throw down the gauntlet and prepare for an all-new battle in Beyblade: Metal Masters. This time, the action is more intense than ever before as you fight to prove your mettle when it comes to Metal. All the action from the addictive Beyblade TV series bursts into life as you find yourself in fierce competition against some of the most infamous characters from the arena. Assume the role of one of 36 different Beyblade fighters and step up to the challenge, utilizing combos and special moves to devastate your opponents. Pick off your rivals one by one as you climb through various Battle modes, then throw in some fresh challenges by changing the settings. Settle the score and find out which of your friends truly is the Metal Master by dueling it out in a 2-player Battle Mode via wireless. Ready to really bring the Bey action to life?

• Become a part of the intense, pulse-pounding action of the Beyblade animated TV series as it comes to life on your DS
• Play as any of 37 different characters from the first and second seasons of the animated series
• Take on fierce rivals and fight until you're the last man standing in the arena
• Prove that you have the skills to win any competition, as you wrest your way through multiple battle modes
• Customize battle settings to experience a unique challenge every time
• Unleash devastating combos and special moves to crush your friends in 2-player wireless Battle mode
• For 1 player; 1 to 2 players wirelessly with one game card.

Characters

The game features a total of 36 original playable characters, and 46 playable Beyblades. The roster also includes 6 non-playable characters and Beyblades that are reserved for special event battles in the game's story mode.

Playable Characters

Gingka Hagane Kenta Yumiya Madoka Amano Benkei Hanawa Kyoya Tategami Yu Tendo Tsubasa Otori Masamune Kadoya Tobio Oike Ryutaro Fukami Teru Saotome Dan Sodo Kartea Zidanea

Reiki Sodo Sora Akatsuki Ryuga Reiji Mizuchi Helios Dashan Wang Mei Mei Julian Konzern Hikaru Hasama Ryo Hagane Doji Hyoma Salhana Aniela

Takeru Tetsuya Watarigani Wales Klaus Sophie Nile Chao Xin Gasur Aleksei Chi-yun Li Busujima Kumasuke Kumade Vridicka Bakina

^a Non-playable character

Energy Rings

Attack Types Aquario Aquario α Anubius B Anubius G Anubius S L-Drago L-Drago K L-Drago II L-Drago II α Capricorn Capricorn S Chimera Chimera α Gil Gil α Cyber Pegasus Cyber Pegasus α Susanow Susanow α Pegasus Pegasus GR Pegasus SD Pegasus II Pegasus II B Herculeo Herculeo α Poseidon Poseidon α Striker Striker α

Defense Types Aries Aries α Scorpio Scorpio α Orso Orso α Counter Leone Counter Leone α Zurafa Zurafa α Cetus B Cetus W Destroyer Destroyer α Holeseus Holeseus α Leone Leone α

Stamina Types Eagle Eagle α Kerbecs Kerbecs α Sagittario Sagittario α Pisces Pisces α Virgo Virgo P Fireblaze Fireblaze BZ Libra Libra α

Balance Types Wolf Wolf B Gasher Gasher α Crow Crow α Serpent Serpent α Gemios Gemios α Northern Cross Northern Cross α Byxis Byxis α Befall Befall α Bull Bull α Blaze Blaze E Lacerta Lacerta α Rex Rex II

Fusion Wheels

Attack Types Wind Wind α Galaxy Galaxy B Cyber Cyber α Storm Storm GR Storm SD Cyclone Cyclone α Bakushin Bakushin α Mercury B Mercury G Mercury S Meteo Meteo α Lightning Lightning K Ray Ray G

Defense Types Counter Counter α Gravity Gravity α Grand Grand α Clay Clay α Vulcan Vulcan α Rock Rock G

Stamina Types Earth Earth α Thermal Thermal L Burn Burn BZ Flame Flame B Hades Hades α

Balance Types Evil Evil B Nightmare Sol Sol E Dark Dark P Divine Divine α Ancient Poison Poison α Mad Mad α

Spin Tracks

Super Low Types 85-AB 85-AG 85-AS 90-PBZ 90-S 90-SC

Low Types 100-A 100-CP 100-E 100-EK 100-G 105 105-H LW105 LW105-α W105 W105-α

Middle Types CH120 CH120-α 125-C 125-N D125 D125-CL T125 T125-E WA130 WA130-α

High Types 135 135-α 145 145-H 145-L 145-P AD145 AD145-α C145-PGR C145-S DF145 DF145-α ED145 ED145-α GB145-GPB GB145-V H145-α M145 M145-α BD145 BD145-α R145 R145-α SW145 SW145-R SW145-RII TR145 TR145-α UW145 UW145-α V145 V145-E WD145 WD145-α 230 230-α

Performance Tips

Attack Types CS CS-α F F-H HF-CP HF-E HF-EK HF-L HF/S HF/S-α LF LF-α Q Q-α RF RF-PSD R2F R2F-α RSF RSF-α WF-PBZ WF-PGR WF-S XF-AB XF-AG XF-AS MF

Defense Types B B-CL D D-H JB JB-α RS RS-α WB-G WB-L WD WD-B WD-DP WD-GP

Stamina Types BS BS-α DS DS-α ES ES-P MS MS-GPB S S-α

Balance Types AS AS-E EWD EWD-α FB FB-α FS FS-C FS-N SD SD-R SD-R II SF SF-α

Unlockable Beyblades

• Rock Orso D125B
• Rock Scorpio T125JB
• Counter Scorpio 145D
• Thermal Lacerta WA130HF
• Ray Gil 100RSF
• Cyclone Herculeo 105F
• Ray Gasher 125SF
• Ray Gasher M145Q
• Cyber Aquario 105RF
• Hades Kerbecs BD145DS
• Spiral Capricorn 90MF (product code needed but it may not work)
• Flame Byxis 230WD
• Evil Befall UW145EWD (product code needed but it may not work)
• Divine Chimera TR145FB
• Dark Poseidon 145WD

Unplayable Beyblades

• Rock Raven 125FS (Blue)
• Rock Raven 125FS (Yellow)
• Flame Serpent SW145F
• Storm Serpent SW145SF
• Rock Serpent SW145WD
• Thermal Gemios T125S

Gallery

Collectors Edition with Bakushin Susanow 90WF

Toys R Us Collectors Edition with Vulcan Horuseus 145D

Beyblade Ulti.Gravity Destroyer Stamina at Best Buy

With Nightmare Rex at Target

Trivia

• The Japanese title translates to "Metal Fight Beyblade: Showdown at the Summit! Big Bang Bladers" in English.
• Faust, Team Star Breaker, and Team Garcia do not appear in the game.
• Although the game was localized in English, it still includes Light Wheels as well as the Beyblades, Sol Blaze V145AS, Dark Poseidon 145WD, and Divine Chimera TR145FB in the game.
• Helios also appears in the game, despite the film having yet to be dubbed at the time of release.
• The game can be connected to the Beyblade: Metal Fusion ds game to unlock additional parts, depending on your progress in the first game. ie: completed story mode, and how many battles you've won in the battle fortress.
• In the game all Energy Rings come with the beyblade Face Bolts for as Metal Fusion you could pick the face.
• The Gemios Downburst move (forward X in the game) is generally considered to be extremely overpowered, and will almost always result in victory after 1 or 2 shots.
• In accordance to the Gemios Downburst move, Ray Striker's Lightning Sword Flash (forward X) is also extremely overpowered and will almost always result in stadium out if used aggressively.
• The right product codes are: Evil Befall UW145 EWD: 37343/19495 Spiral Capricorn 90MF: 37441/19495
• In this game, Horuseus was spelled 'Holeseus'.
• In the Japanese version, "Ronald Mcdonald" was a character. He uses Big Mac 320YEN.
• This was the last game for a while before Beyblade: Evolution came out.