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Fighting Beauty Wulong + Bonus Figure
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NCS
Bonus Items
All orders for Fighting Beauty Wulong will include a bonus Mao
Ran figure and a set of three trading cards.
NCS
Game Synopsis
«©NCSX»
The first season of Fighting Beauty Wulong concluded on
March 25, 2006 and Bandai rushes a fighting game
based on the animation to market this week. The
storyline revolves around a girl named Mao Ran who is the reluctant keeper of her family's
fighting discipline which adapts well to women's
professional wrestling. The PS2 game features 3D
grappling action where Ran faces off against other
she-devils in the ring as well as training exercises
where she rousts groups of Yakuza, a bear, and
assorted street goons who materialize out of thin
air.
As the girls battle on stage, their bosoms seem to shudder with
every blow and animated clothing as well as swishy
hair add to the kinetic motion of the visuals.
Purists will enjoy the Story Mode which faithfully
follows the events of the animation and starts off
with gramps tricking Ran into a wrestling tournament. Before she
battles however, Ran has to punch and kick her way
through rain-soaked streets brimming with thugs. Two players may bout in
the VS Mode and a Collection Mode allows peepers to
check the fighting amazons out as they punch,
kick, and otherwise perform according to the options
selected on screen.
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NCS Game Notes
» The title screen shows Mao Ran in a short tank
top which covers only her breasts and neck. A
circular cut-out is strategically placed in the
bosom area to show a glimmer of cleavage.
» Game options are as follows:
STORY MODE / Select from EASY/NORMAL/HARD
levels and live the life of Mao Ran
VS MODE / Bout against a second player; at
the outset only 2 versions of Ran (t-shirt color
distinguishes between them) are available to play -
the other girls are unlocked after defeating them in
STORY MODE. The ground is littered with bonus items
to be picked up.
GALLERY MODE / View Mao as she performs
various moves on top of a 4x4 wireframe grid. Twelve
other girls may be unlocked by meeting certain
conditions. A second version of Mao in a yellow
t-shirt and red shorts is the first unlockable.
LOAD/SAVE DATA / Store or retrieve data to
and from memory card
OPTIONS / Set BGM and SE volume levels
NONSTOP MODE / Enter a room and battle goon
after goon followed by bosses without having to run
around in STORY MODE. The default difficulty level
is HARD for this mode.
» In the Now Loading screen, an SD anime version of
Mao is yelling and appears to be readying for a run.
The yin/yang symbols spin beside the "NOW LOADING"
text.
» Controls are surprisingly smooth and Namco appears
to have lent their fighting game expertise to the
title. The button commands are as follows:
Δ / High punch - hit four times for a bone rattling
attack sequence
□ / Low punch
O / Pirouette kick attack
X / Low kick
L1 / Jump
R1 / Guard [R1 + DOWN will make her crouch]
L1 + R1 / Special electricity spin attack
» Press L1 for jump and any face button will send
Ran leaping in the air in a somersault where she
crashes down on an opponent with flailing legs. To
perform a dashing kick attack where Ran slides
across the ground, move the L-analog in any
direction and press X. This is particularly useful
to make an enemy kneel, raise his arms, and cower on
the ground. Also useful when trying to evade a
pursuer.
» After starting a STORY MODE game, Ran emerges from
a steamy shower in a flimsy pink negligee-towel and
walks across the wooden floor with stomping noises.
She stops and the camera moves up from her feet to
the top of her body. Before it reaches her face, the
camera cuts away as she performs a kung-fu move and
gesticulates in the middle of the room to the
viewer. She raises her hand as if performing
crane-style before making a claw which turns into
the "index + middle finger held up while the other
fingers are bent down" position. She moves quickly
around the room in her towel for some gratuitous eye
candy while her hair billows around her shoulders.
After a few more seconds of fast and funky kung-fu
moves and hair flailing action, she ends her
practice run with a back flip. Grandpa greets her
from above and she screams at his lechery. The next
screen that appears offers three tutorials on
playing the game and a fourth option to start the
game proper.
» In the first level of the game, Ran runs around
the streets while rain pours from overhead. Beat
down goons and break open creates. Follow the
neon-lit arrows to reach new areas. There's one
point where three thugs will gang up on her which
presents a somewhat challenging scenario. Guard
against their blows and then use fleet footed
tactics to beat each one down instead of being
caught in the center of a smash fest.
» In the EASY difficulty of STORY mode, there are no
rewards or bonuses when destroying crates or vending
machines. No life bonus or special powers are given
up. Items are not dropped in EASY mode but they are
dropped in NORMAL and HARD mode. Ran's life bar and
Chi bar is shorter in NORMAL and HARD mode. To pick
up items that are dropped by goons, hold the R1
trigger and press down on the L-analog while
standing over the item. Only five items may be
carried at any time.
» When Ran is defeated, she just lies there and
laments before the game ends and the player is
booted back to the title screen. There are no
continues or second chances...
» Ran may use items during the course of a level by
selecting them with the D-pad. To activate a
highlighted item, press up on the D-pad. Cheese and
energy drinks revive chi points while items that
look like spinning blocks unleash special attacks.
Fruit and items that look like grey stones recover
health.
» When attacking a thug who's blocking your high
punches, simply switch to low punches or low kicks
to beat him. Switch it up when he's guarding low.
» After defeating the goons, Ran runs up an
escalator to greet her first wrestling opponent - a
blonde girl in a yellow body suit with large
breasts, brown feathered hair, a brutish face, and a
silver cross necklace. She wears red gloves and a
green armband on her right arm. Her specialty is
kick attacks and she'll knock a femme fatale out in a few
seconds if not guarding properly.
» Items are not dropped in EASY mode but they are
dropped in NORMAL and HARD mode. Ran's life bar and
Chi bar is shorter in NORMAL and HARD mode. To pick
up items that are dropped by goons, hold the R1
trigger and press down on the L-analog while
standing over the item. Only five items may be
carried at any time.
» The difficulty of the game is fairly high. The
main reason is that the thugs don't hold back at
all. If they're surrounding you, they'll attack all
at once with a flurry of punches and kicks in a
gangland beatdown. Although Ran has the ability to
guard and perform special attacks, she can't defend
or fend off four attackers all at once as they rain
blows down from all directions. Unlike the SSM
games, facing away from an enemy and then guarding
won't protect her from an attack and she'll get
hurt. The difficulty may be offputting but we liked
it. The nuances of guarding high or low to fend off
blows and attacking high or low to pierce goon
defenses took a little practice but overall, the
game is a satisfying 3D punch 'n kick beater with
tough enemies.
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This document and photos are ©NCSX 2006. All rights reserved. No
reproduction in whole or in part of this document
may be made without express written consent of
National Console Support, Inc.
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