Battle Heat

OVERVIEW: 

 

Battle Heat is a game with simple mechanics which relies mainly on the appeal of the animated scenes. Commands are input and pre-recorded sequences showing the characters performing their moves/etc. are played as a result; these attacks can be dodged, blocked, or countered. There are solutions to most actions, I.E. block breakers, counter-counters (which lead to long strings of countering) etc. The CPU is extremely difficult to defeat. A variety of characters are selectable, each with their own theme songs and actions; there are also two unplayable (by default, anyway) boss characters. The first player controller defaults to the hero's side while the second player's controller defaults to the villain's side, although the first player gets to pick who's who! 
   
CONTROLS: There are a number of universal functions that apply to all characters. 
 
The controller's buttons perform the following functions:  
 I = taunt
II = guard, parry, dodge, duck, etc. direction presses are also necessary depending on the enemy's actions.
III = light attack
IV= heavy attack
V = jump 
VI = Special   
 
 Double tapping up or down will make you close in on or build space between you and your opponent, respectively.  

 UNIVERSAL TECHNIQUES
    

Proximity	Move Name	Command
close or far	Strong high attack	Up,   heavy attack
close or far	Light high attack	Up,   light attack
close or far	Strong low attack	Down,   heavy attack
close or far	Light low attack	Down,   light attack
far	Jumping attack	Jump, down,   heavy attack
close or far	Persuit	While opponent is down, jump,   heavy attack
close	Upper attack (Kliph side only)	diagonal up-right,   heavy attack
far	bullet attack (Kliph side only)	Left,  light attack
far	bullet attack (Empire side only)	Right,   light attack
far	burning assault (Kliph side only)	Half circle back,   special (special conditions required?)

 
 

DESPERATION MOVES: These can only be performed if you have 1/4 or less of your life bar remaining. Some are unblockable!
 
REPUBLIC OF KLIPH 
 

Proximity	Move Name	Command
Close or far	Tricky combo (light)	Down, left, down, right, special
Close or far	Superfast attack (light)	Right, right, special
Close or Far	Tricky Combo (heavy)	Up, left, up, right, special
Close or Far	Superfast attack (heavy)	Left, left, right, special

 
 
HOLY DARK EMPIRE 
 

Proximity	Move Name	Command
Close or far	Tricky combo (light)	Down, right, down, left, special
Close or far	Superfast attack (light)	Left, left, special
Close or far	Tricky Combo (heavy)	Up, right, up,, left, special
Close or far	Superfast attack (heavy)	right, right, left, special

 

STORY

Our protagonist, Kai, is the prince of  one of the countries in the Republic of Kliph. Recently his father has disappeared, and the longtime enemies of the Kliph, calling themselves the "Holy Dark Empire" have staged a coup and taken control of all the countries in Kliph; Led by the ruthless Emperor Götz von Dark they have quickly suppressed most resistance. However, due to an old martial tradition, the Holy Dark Empire holds an annual martial arts competition and this year the Emperor himself is participating. Kai and his friends will defeat him and re-establish peace in their homelands!
  

THE REPUBLIC OF KLIPH

 Our heroes, the good guys! They're fighting for freedom from the Holy Dark Empire and to restore peace to their homelands. 
 
 
 

  
 
 
 
Kai 
 
  
 
 
 

 
 
 Yuki
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Han 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Grand Gray
 
 
 

HOLY DARK EMPIRE

 Nobody who willingly refers to themselves as a "dark empire" can be up to anything good! 
 
 

 
 
 
Alamis 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Cassiopeia 
 
 
  
 

 
 
 
Shyu 
 
 
 
 
 
  

 
 
 
Götz von Dark 
 
 
 
 
UNPLAYABLE BOSSES (apparently usable via a code, though) 
 

 
 
 
Zero 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
True Götz von Dark