Rumble Roses

Rumble Roses
Developer(s) Yuke's
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Publisher(s) Konami
Director(s) Hiromi Furuta
Mugio Awano
Producer(s) Akari Uchida[1]
Norifumi Hara
Designer(s) Shiki Emiya
Hidekazu Tanaka
Programmer(s) Toshiyuki Mori
Artist(s) Makio Yamanaka
Tatsuya Watanabe
Composer(s) Akira Yamaoka
Mutsuhiko Izumi
Michiru Yamane
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release date(s)
  • NA November 9, 2004
  • JP February 17, 2005
  • EU February 18, 2005
Genre(s) Fighting
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Rumble Roses (ランブルローズ) is a professional wrestling fighting game that was developed by Yuke's and Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2004. The game uses the same engine as Yuke's 2003 release Exciting Pro Wrestling 5. Rumble Roses was followed by Rumble Roses XX released for the Xbox 360 in 2006.

The Rumble Roses game featured only female wrestling characters, each character with both a good (Face) and bad (Heel) persona for players to choose, the only limitation was that the good and bad version of the same character could not fight each other. The game featured 11 playable characters, each with two versions of the same character. The game received only lukewarm reviews, with most commending it for it's graphics but being less favorable of the audio quality, game play and storyline.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

Rumble Roses features an all female cast. There are regular matches and mud wrestling matches. There is also a story mode and an option to allow two computer controlled girls to "duke it out while you watch." Each character is claimed to contain 10,000 polygons, a record number for the PlayStation 2.[3]

Rumble Roses boasts a heel/face system. Each character has an alternate side, bringing the total character count up to 22. Most characters start as a face, or good side. Three of them, however (Bloody Shadow, Candy Cane, and Evil Rose), start as the heel or evil side. Alternate forms of each character are unlocked through the Vow System. Vows are specific things the player must complete during matches, such as not using weapons, using a Killer Move, or winning the match within a certain time limit.

The game's unique unlock system allows only one version of each character (either heel or face) to be unlocked for exhibition matches at any time. The characters can still change back and forth, and unlocked characters remain open for story mode and gallery mode. This effectively cuts the roster in half for exhibition mode.[4][5]

Plot

Story

A mad scientist disguised as a nurse holds an international women's wrestling tournament, and brainwashes and takes DNA samples from the participants to create super soldiers.[3][4]

Characters

Each character has two versions, and each version has a unique sub-plot within Story Mode. The versions, dubbed "Good" or "Evil", have unique attires, names and move sets. It is not possible to use both Good and Bad variations of the same character in the same match. Most "Evil" characters have a matching tattoo on their body, which implies that they have been brain-washed by Anesthesia. The alternate characters have a much shorter story-mode.

In the online mode included with the Subsistence re-release of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, a game setting allowed the highest scoring player on each team to play as either Reiko Hinomoto for red team or Rowdy Reiko for blue after the first round was over and points were totaled. These players had modified CQC attacks in which Reiko would perform her signature "Sunrise Suplex" move on their opponent.

Rumors that Sebastian the Clown, the Bear and Aicha's dancers can be unlocked as playable characters are incorrect. While they do have full models on the game disc they were never made to used in matches. It is possible with hacking to replace preset characters with them, but they will retain all of the attributes, moves, etc. of the character they replaced.

Music

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings67%[6]
Metacritic66/100[7]
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM6.83/10[8]
Famitsu29/40[9]
Game Informer7.75/10[10]
GamePro[11]
GameSpot6.2/10[12]
GameSpy[13]
GameZone8/10[14]
IGN7.8/10[3]
OPM (US)[15]
X-Play[16]

The game received "average" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[7]

Critics generally disliked the audio quality and plot but praised the graphics.[16] J.M. Vargas's review for PSX Nation said, "Like too many Konami projects localized in English the voices in this game are utter and complete garbage."[17] Jeremy Dunham reviewed the game for IGN, giving it 7.8 out of 10 overall: 9 in both Presentation and Graphics, 6.5 in Sound, 7.5 in Gameplay, and 7 in Lasting Appeal. Dunham found the storyline to be lackluster but enjoyed the game, commenting that "It's one of those rare games that manages to capitalize on the whole sex appeal thing without sacrificing the gameplay along with it."[3] In an article for GamerFeed, Chris Buffa said that the "gorgeous women and environments will get your blood pumping" and the "corny dialogue only adds to the game's hilarity".[5] In 2012, FHM included Benikage among the nine "sexiest ninja babes in games" and compared her to Jade Lopez.[18]

Sequel

Main article: Rumble Roses XX

References

  1. Konami: The Rumble Roses Interview - Video Games Daily - Kikizo
  2. "Rumble Roses Release Information for PlayStation 2". GameFAQs. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dunham, Jeremy (November 8, 2004). "Rumble Roses". IGN. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Lee, Garnett (November 13, 2004). "Rumble Roses". 1UP.com. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Buffa, Chris (November 16, 2004). "Rumble Roses". GamerFeed. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  6. "Rumble Roses for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Rumble Roses for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  8. EGM staff (January 2005). "Rumble Roses". Electronic Gaming Monthly (187): 132.
  9. "ランブルローズ". Famitsu 845. February 25, 2005.
  10. Zoss, Jeremy (January 2005). "Rumble Roses". Game Informer (141): 125. Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  11. Esquire (November 10, 2004). "Rumble Roses Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". Archived from the original on February 9, 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  12. Navarro, Alex (November 12, 2004). "Rumble Roses Review". GameSpot. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  13. Leeper, Justin (November 9, 2004). "GameSpy: Rumble Roses". GameSpy. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  14. Valentino, Nick (November 16, 2004). "Rumble Roses - PS2 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  15. "Rumble Roses". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. January 2005. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  16. 1 2 Villoria, Gerald (December 15, 2004). "Rumble Roses Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on December 20, 2004. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  17. Vargas, J.M. (December 20, 2004). "Rumble Roses". PSX Nation. Archived from the original on September 16, 2005. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  18. Gonzales, Gelo (March 29, 2012). "9 Sexiest Ninja Babes in Games". FHM.

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