Product Description

The world of Bakugan comes alive! The 6 unique arenas burst with incredible action, and new play mechanics take the Bakugan experience beyond cartoons and board games to a whole new level!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #478 in Video Games
• Brand: ACTIVISION
• Model: 75991
• Published on: 2009-10
• Released on: 2009-10-20
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Number of discs: 1
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .66" h x 4.93" w x 5.74" l, .19 pounds

Features

• Over 200 player cards, including 12 never seen before.
• Create-a-Brawler: Create and customize your own Bakugan Battle Brawler with unique attributes and features that will separate your Brawler from all others on the planet.
• Epic storyline of good vs. evil: take your side in a brand new adventure and fight with Dan to defeat evil, save Vestroia and rescue Earth from total destruction.
• Play with 16 characters and 40 Bakugans across 24 action packed levels, plus play with friends via WiFi on you Nintendo DS.
• Includes 4 unique characters and 2 unique Bakugans only available in the video game.

Amazon.com Product Description

Based on the wildly popular card game and television show, Bakugan: Battle Brawlers, is a video game experience requiring skill, strategy and imagination. Featuring a fierce assortment monsters, uncanny powers and amazing environments in an alternate dimension called Vestroia, the game lets you and your own unique Bakugan join forces with Dan and his fellow Brawlers as they battle to save Vestroia and ultimately, Earth from destruction. Story The story of Bakugan: Battle Brawlers revolves around a set of metallic cards that mysteriously fall from space. On finding them, kids from around the planet discover that the cards also provide access to a variety of monsters that can be pitted against each other and so develop a game based on the cards and monsters and set up tournaments. One group of these kids, who name themselves the "Bakugan Battle Brawlers" and who are led by Dan, find that the cards also serve as a link to a parallel dimension known as Vestroia. Here they discover that the game and its monsters that they are dedicated to mastering is tied to an imbalance of positive and negative energy in Vestroia. This imbalance must be corrected to avoid unspeakable consequences for Vestroia, and since a link has been made to the Earth, eventually the kids' home as well. Roll with the Battle Brawlers. View larger. Gameplay Those who have played the popular Bakugan card game might already have an idea of how gameplay works in Bakugan: Battle Brawlers, but the video game adds several new elements. The game is something of a cross between marbles and a live action card game. To get started you'll first need to enter your name, select an attribute and create your character. Then you'll be ready to explore the world of Bakugan. If you can't wait to start battling your friends, then head straight to the Battle Arena, but if you want to be the best you have to learn the rules. The goal of Bakugan: Battle Brawlers is to win the game by collecting three "gate cards." Gate cards are collected by winning battles against opponents. As a starting move each player sets down one metallic gate card. Then you're ready to roll your Bakugan, which is in the form of a ball. After throwing you can steer your Bakugan around the environment so that it lands on the perfect card and collects powerups. The aim is to get your Bakugan to stand on a card, and that happens when they roll over it slowly. Once the Bakugan stands, it will transform into Battle Mode. Now you're ready to battle. A battle begins when two Bakugan from different players stand on the same gate card. The gate card then opens and both bakugan transform into Monster Mode, and are ready to fight. The gate card can add "G-Power" to a Bakugan according to its world attribute (color) and can also change the rules of the battle. Players can also boost their G-power by doing well in battle. The Bakugan with the highest G-power at the end of the battle wins. After battling, you can also use the points you have won to upgrade your Bakugan, acquire new in-game items, engage in Tag Team or Battle Royale action, or hone your skills by practicing your moves and strategy with Dan. Additional Screenshots: Hybrid gameplay. View larger. Collectable Bakugan. View larger. Multiplayer action. View larger. Rich environments. View larger.

Customer Reviews

Meh... it's only "Okay"
Luckily I rented this title from Gamefly and didn't buy it. My son is really into Bakugan so I know how the rules of the card/toy game go. This game has a big departure from the standard rules. Your Bakugan's G-Power really doesn't come into play much because victory is determined on how quickly and accurately you can use the stylus. The G-Power will give you an edge but you can't win a battle without doing the "mini-game" with the stylus (rubbing it back and forth quickly, tapping icons, or following an icon around a track). This eliminates some of the strategy from this game that is present in the card/toy game. Still... I found it mildly addictive but I can see that I'd get tired of it quickly. Kids who are fans of the TV show will probably love it because it has their favorite characters and their Bakugan. However, kids who play the card game will probably be dissatisfied because of the way the game departs from the rules they know.

I like it
Bakugan Battle Brawlers for the Nintendo DS is interesting, the outcome of the battle is in the hands of the DS stylus. G-Power does play somewhat of a factor, though. The part that makes the Story Mode interesting is you get to be thrown in the rankings with the brawlers from Bakugan: Season 1. Great game!

This game stinks.
I am so glad I rented this piece of junk and never brought it for my 7 year old. My 7 year old boy loves Bakugan, but hated this game from the start. First off he couldn't figure out how to battle, then the game is nothing like the show or regular game. Unless you like games that rely on how fast you move the stylus pen, and are REALLY HARD AVOID THIS DON'T BUY!!!!