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| High-Octane
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|  "Review by ME!"
, posted Sat 17 Aug 09:39
Well... it's out already here in Singapore...
Anyway... here is a short review by me...
Prepare to use lots of close range combos! There are very few characters with projectiles... The characters with projectiles are... Jimmy, Sonia, Alice, Elias, Annie. Even though this characters do have projectiles, they seem more useful in finishing a combo. Too easy to avoid them from far. Well... except for Elias... His "Holy Flare" is like KOF's Heidern's "Cross Cutter" Huge coverage!
This game seems to combine some KOF elements. For example, when you hit A+B, you evade... with the control at neutral, you will do a side step like in KOF 95. Holding on to a direction and hitting A+B will make you roll like in the later KOF editions.
Ok... now for some character info... So far, I have been experimenting with Alice, Elias, Oni and Cassandra.
Alice: Quite a fast pace character. Has a few multiple hitting normal attacks which can easily be combined with other moves. Her "Twinkle Twinkle" is a power wave moving on the floor. Light shoots a single wave, heavy shoots two.
"Rising Hell" is actually a small fire head thingy poking out from the ground... Light makes it appear near you, heavy is about 3/4 screen away... Seems to be a useful move to confuse your opponent.
Elias: One heck of a good character if you know how to use properly. His "Holy Flare" is able to protect him from most air attacks. His combos are superb! He may seem slow at first, but when you actually execute a combo, he moves real fast!
Oni: Real fast fella... Main tactic is to get real close and rip your opponent to pieces. His light punches and cold steel can easily claw people to bits! But don't use him to play distance... you lose... FAST!
Cassendra: Intresting character. She has a counter attack "Innocence" when the opponent hits you, you will grab him/her and do some weird slam. Still trying to find some combos for her... Found that you can use "Illusion" to confuse the enemy, slap them around a bit, then suddenly use "Innocence". Most prob they will hit you, and you will end up counter-attacking.
Sonia: Well... seems many people like her or are interested tp use her... well, she is not a disappointment! Seen a few devastating combos from her. Don't bother to use the knife throw move. It's too slow. Use it to force people to jump.
Seen some people actually using Kang! Don't under-estimate this fat guy! He is GOOD! He looks like those usual close range slammers/grabbers, but that is not his REAL power! His "Kang Screw" is a high damage move used in most of his combos.
That's it for now... will return with more info!
Cold Steel!!!
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| RugalBernstein 2275th Post
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|  "Re(10):Warning for Rage of The Dragons player"
, posted Sun 18 Aug 12:37
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I really want to play this game. I dont care what the reviews say.
Well, the way I see it, a lot of people had unrealistic expectations for it. I'd imagine their logic was something like " It's for Neo Geo.. Neo Geo is made by SNK, so it has something to do with SNK, so it has to be amazing! " They didn't take in to account it's the first fighter, nay, the first GAME from Evoga ( No, wait, didn't they make crystal kings and some soccer game, too? Okay, make that " one of the first " )
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| High-Octane
12th Post
New Customer
| "Re(2):Re(10):Warning for Rage of The Dragons " , posted Mon 19 Aug 00:19
quote:
I really want to play this game. I dont care what the reviews say.
Well, the way I see it, a lot of people had unrealistic expectations for it. I'd imagine their logic was something like " It's for Neo Geo.. Neo Geo is made by SNK, so it has something to do with SNK, so it has to be amazing! " They didn't take in to account it's the first fighter, nay, the first GAME from Evoga ( No, wait, didn't they make crystal kings and some soccer game, too? Okay, make that " one of the first " )
Well said! Personally, I feel ROTD rocks!
Heads Off!!!
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| High-Octane
17th Post
New Customer
| "New Review! New Info!" , posted Wed 21 Aug 05:06
Hi Guys! I just came back after a few more rounds of ROTD. Time for some updated review!
I was wrong about the limited number of players with projectiles. In fact, almost all of the characters have projectiles! The thing is, the game relies more on close range combat and combos to win, which is the reason why I didn't really get to see all of the character's projectiles till today. In total, 8 characters have projectiles.
It is not stated in the official webpage how to execute the "Duplex" attacks. To do so, simply do     .
If your timing is good, hit before the opponent hits the floor to continue with a very very nice looking team combo. For best effects, use two members of the same team.
While standing still, hitting  will do a side step like in KOF 95. If you   or  and hit , you will do a rolling evade like in KOF 200X.
New players, please react fast when you see the opponent hitting the temporary sidewall of each stage. They will bounce off and you should quick dash forward and do a FIRST IMPACT.
It was noticed that after doing a FIRST IMPACT, you can do a follow up using close range specials, for example: MAGNUS (Elias), RISING HELL (Alice), KO RYU KYAKU (Billy) or even DESPERATIONS like BLOODY MESS (Oni).
Note: If you have only one special meter, you may ONLY use the DESPERATION in the or version. Using or  for DESPERATION will use up two special meters, making it a SUPER DESPERATION, which is very different from KOF whereby the light and heavy versions of the DESPERATION affects the speed or distance.
Sonia: Seems to be a very popular character here. She has an attack whereby she throws a knife. The thing is, somehow, the knife will simply stop in the middle and can go in different directions. Really confusing. Her attacks seems to confuse the enemy, for example, her SERPENT SLASH will make her do a quick back evade followed by a slide forward. Great to avoid attacks and give you the upper-hand.
Pepe: He reminds me of a combination of Joe, Kim and Benimaru from KOF. Has superb combo abilities which is why people often use him in compeitions. His attacks seem to make the opponent bounce around giving you time to execute another combo before the opponent hits the floor.
Pupa: She can do a normal 10++ hit combo! She carries a wrench! She throws it at people! LOL! She is very quick! People whom has been using May Lee from KOF would find it easy to use her! Almost the same!
Annie: Well... a little ninja girl with psycho powers. Has an attack where she jumps on the opponent and scratches him around like a cat. Able to shoot psycho stars from the air. Nothing much I can find, not much people uses her.
Radel: Behaves more or last like normal Yashiro in KOF, with added speed and long for kicks. This fella has one of the most devastating combos I have seen! Still researching...
Well... I have come up with some simple combos. Simple they may be, but at least they will give you a fighting chance against the CPU as I have noticed that the CPU will throw in all the combos they got to whip you ass. So here they are.
Elias:
Jump in with a or , (one hit), (one-hit), followed by MAGNUS (Light) or SINFUL or HELL OR HEAVEN (Light) or MAXIMUM DESIDERIUM (Desperation).
Alice:
Jump in with a or , , (By now you should have about 4-5 hits), followed by EAT IT or RISING HELL (Light) or TWINKLE TWINKLE or RED ROSE(Desperation).
Oni:
Jump in with a or , , , COLD STEEL x 3 or AIR CUT (Light) or BLOODY MESS (Desperation).
Hope this was useful!! If you want to learn any combos for certain characters, send a message to my ICQ 82520549
I'll look around for you and send you the combo when I do see it in the arcades.
Heads Off!!!
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