PlayStation Mania
PlayStation Mania
PlayStation Mania is a 3-D fighting game developed by AKI Corporation (developers of Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam: Fight for NY) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is a crossover fighting game featuring franchises owned by Sony, now coming together to fight against each other for the first time. However, unlike OTL's PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, PlayStation Mania has less in common with Super Smash Bros. and more in common with various 3-D fighting and wrestling video games. While comparison to Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. are still abound ITTL, there are also a number of comparisons with Sega's long-forgotten Fighters Megamix for the Sega Saturn.
In terms of gameplay, PlayStation Mania plays like a cross of Tekken and the WWF games produced by AKI Corporation, with the button layout consisting of:
Up to four players can play in one match, through the game's various modes. There is Duel Mode (1v1), Battle Royale (four players fight each other simultaneously), tag team (2v2), Horde Battle (one player battling thirteen CPU opponents in succession), Survival Marathon (endless fighting until the player drops out), Deathmatch (tie-breaker only mode, where whoever lands the first hit wins), and Online Mode (Duel Mode but online). In all of these mods barring survival, the main way to win is just like any other fighting game or wrestling game, which is by draining the opponents' health, unlike OTL's PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, which determined winners by how many super moves they struck their enemies with, thus creating for a more traditional fighting experience than the latter title.
The roster for this game consists of thirty fighters, and like the WWF games, as well as similarly to OTL's PlayStation All-Stars, each character has a rivalry with another character, which results in special interactions. The game's roster is:
Launch date, price, and launch lineup for Apple iArcade fully revealed
"With Apple iArcade set to release next month, gamers eager to buy Apple's foray into the console market received an announcement that many have been waiting for, that being the price and launch date of the Apple iArcade. Last Friday, Apple announced that the iArcade will be launching on November 19th of this year, one week before Black Friday, for a retail price of $499.99 USD. While more expensive than any of Nintendo or Sony's offerings so far, the console was already expected to be significantly more expensive than prior consoles, due to its status as the first fully HD console on the market, and representing a new generational leap in console technology.
"The launch lineup for the Apple iArcade was also fully revealed, with Tomb Raider Arisen, Veloce, ESPN NBA 2k6, Soulcalibur III, Call of Duty 2, Far Cry, Civilization IV (already available on Windows and macOS), Def Jam: Fight for NY (already available on the PlayStation 2), Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (already available on Nintendo X and PlayStation 2), Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (already available on Nintendo X and PlayStation 2), and Crash Tag Team Racing (set to be released on the Nintendo X and PlayStation 2 later this month) consisting of the games that will be available at launch for the Apple iArcade, with the first six games all being console exclusives."
PlayStation Mania is a 3-D fighting game developed by AKI Corporation (developers of Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam: Fight for NY) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is a crossover fighting game featuring franchises owned by Sony, now coming together to fight against each other for the first time. However, unlike OTL's PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, PlayStation Mania has less in common with Super Smash Bros. and more in common with various 3-D fighting and wrestling video games. While comparison to Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. are still abound ITTL, there are also a number of comparisons with Sega's long-forgotten Fighters Megamix for the Sega Saturn.
In terms of gameplay, PlayStation Mania plays like a cross of Tekken and the WWF games produced by AKI Corporation, with the button layout consisting of:
- Cross - Jump
- Circle - Attack
- Triangle - Strike
- Square - Special
- L1 - Grapple
- L2 - Block
- Left analogue stick - Move
- R1 - Throw
- R2 - Activate "Champion Gauge"
- Right analogue stick - Control camera
Up to four players can play in one match, through the game's various modes. There is Duel Mode (1v1), Battle Royale (four players fight each other simultaneously), tag team (2v2), Horde Battle (one player battling thirteen CPU opponents in succession), Survival Marathon (endless fighting until the player drops out), Deathmatch (tie-breaker only mode, where whoever lands the first hit wins), and Online Mode (Duel Mode but online). In all of these mods barring survival, the main way to win is just like any other fighting game or wrestling game, which is by draining the opponents' health, unlike OTL's PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, which determined winners by how many super moves they struck their enemies with, thus creating for a more traditional fighting experience than the latter title.
The roster for this game consists of thirty fighters, and like the WWF games, as well as similarly to OTL's PlayStation All-Stars, each character has a rivalry with another character, which results in special interactions. The game's roster is:
- First-Party
- Auron [Final Fantasy X]
- Aya Brea [Parasite Eve]
- Ayame [Tenchu]
- Cloud Strife [Final Fantasy VII]
- Dr. Nefarious [Ratchet & Clank]
- Fei Fong Wong [Xenogears]
- Gabe Logan [Syphon Filter]
- Jak & Daxter [Jak & Daxter]
- Kain [Legacy of Kain]
- Kyoya Suda [Siren]
- Parappa [Parappa the Rapper]
- Ratchet & Clank [Ratchet & Clank]
- Raziel [Legacy of Kain]
- Rikimaru [Tenchu]
- Sephiroth [Final Fantasy VII]
- Sly Cooper [Sly Cooper]
- Specter [Ape Escape]
- Spike [Ape Escape]
- Sora [Kingdom Hearts]
- Sweet Tooth [Twisted Metal]
- Toan [Dark Cloud]
- Toro [Doko Demo Issyo]
- Tifa Lockhart [Final Fantasy VII]
- Vincent Kessler [Snowblight]
- Virginia Maxwell [Wild Arms]
- Third-Party
- Heihachi Mishima [Tekken] (SNK Namco)
- Jimmy Patterson [Medal of Honor] (Electronic Arts)
- Nina Williams [Tekken] (SNK Namco)
- Pyramid Head [Silent Hill 2] (Konami)
- Tommy Vercetti [Grand Theft Auto: Vice City] (Rockstar)
- Auron vs. Rikimaru
- Aya Brea vs. Vincent Kessler
- Ayame vs. Tifa Lockhart
- Cloud Strife vs. Jimmy Patterson
- Dr. Nefarious vs. Specter
- Fei Fong Wong vs. Raziel
- Gabe Logan vs. Nina Williams
- Heihachi Mishima vs. Sweet Tooth
- Jak & Daxter vs. Ratchet & Clank
- Kain vs. Sephiroth
- Kyoya Suda vs. Pyramid Head
- Parappa vs. Toro
- Sly Cooper vs. Tommy Vercetti
- Sora vs. Toan
- Spike vs. Virginia Maxwell
- Apostles' Territory - Snowblight
- Baskar Colony - Wild Arms 3
- Clockwerk's Lair - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
- Dream Zanarkand - Final Fantasy X
- Gohda's Castle - Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
- Hollow Bastion - Kingdom Hearts
- Laboratory Courtyard - Tekken 3
- Midgar - Final Fantasy VII
- Metropolis - Ratchet & Clank
- Ninth Circle - Twisted Metal: World Tour
- Norune Village - Dark Cloud
- Pagoda Temple - Tekken 2
- PharCom Warehouse - Syphon Filter
- Pillars of Nosgoth - Legacy of Kain
- Sandover Village - Jak: The Precursor Legacy
- Silent Hill - Silent Hill
- Specter's Factory - Ape Escape
- Vice City - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Launch date, price, and launch lineup for Apple iArcade fully revealed
"With Apple iArcade set to release next month, gamers eager to buy Apple's foray into the console market received an announcement that many have been waiting for, that being the price and launch date of the Apple iArcade. Last Friday, Apple announced that the iArcade will be launching on November 19th of this year, one week before Black Friday, for a retail price of $499.99 USD. While more expensive than any of Nintendo or Sony's offerings so far, the console was already expected to be significantly more expensive than prior consoles, due to its status as the first fully HD console on the market, and representing a new generational leap in console technology.
"The launch lineup for the Apple iArcade was also fully revealed, with Tomb Raider Arisen, Veloce, ESPN NBA 2k6, Soulcalibur III, Call of Duty 2, Far Cry, Civilization IV (already available on Windows and macOS), Def Jam: Fight for NY (already available on the PlayStation 2), Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (already available on Nintendo X and PlayStation 2), Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (already available on Nintendo X and PlayStation 2), and Crash Tag Team Racing (set to be released on the Nintendo X and PlayStation 2 later this month) consisting of the games that will be available at launch for the Apple iArcade, with the first six games all being console exclusives."
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