Honestly yes. I think that's why Defenders of the core dissapoints me so much. As a kid I expected a sequel to this one, and it's not in any way what we got.
@@ShadyPst If they kept the core game of defenders of the core and inserted our character and Leonidas into that would have been so much better we could have unlocked new abilities and maybe evolved Leonidas again they already threw canon out the window with the first game so I dont see a reason not to
@@aidenwalker1198 My only issue personally with that is I don't like the gameplay as it is now (story was fine), so idk how much throwing our character and Leonidas in just cause with no important fixes to the gameplay would've changed my opinion.
I also really like Bakugan and thought it was better than Pokémon. Bakugan being creatures from another world and can communicate with humans has always been a cool concept to me. The universe of the Bakugan anime (both original and reboot) is very interesting to me.
This game is also unique to me for showing that the silent custom protagonist isn’t necessary. Like the purpose of that cliche is to have a character represent you the player making it your story but this game refutes that by having a fully voiced protagonist but is still a completely blank slate having the best of both worlds a player character unique to them along side character development and character interaction.
The Bakugan Battle Brawlers video game for the Wii is one of my favorite video games of all time. It takes the admittedly pretty mediocre card game and makes it an absolute blast.
@@bailujen8052 True. I even have it on DS as well. I just specify the Wii version because the Wii motion controls make it even more fun. The feeling of throwing your Bakugan like in the show is SO satisfying.
When I was a kid, I knew about Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh but I could never really get into it but then I started watching Bakugan and I fell in love with it and I watched season one and half of season two. I also play the Bakugan video game and I still have it for my DS, and it is a blast. The reboot would never compare to the OG Bakugan Bakugan brawl !
Same here, I knew of Pokemon and Yugio too because of my friends in school but I never played them till I was about 12 years old. Also honestly glad I'm not the only one😅, because I didn't think the reboot was that good from the few episodes I've seen but figured I just missed something.
@@ShadyPst yea , the reboot is trash . I can’t tell you how fire 🔥 the soundtrack is in this game especially for kids tie in game to a show . I would like to see your opinion on the horrible sequel to this game called Bakugan defenders of the core , well it’s not really a sequel because you don’t play as the same protagonist in that game and Leonidas is not in defense of the core , him, the player from the first game or Marduk or vladtor are not even mention which really sucks . But I was still want to know your opinion on the game if you ever played it or get a chance please I would like for you to make review on it .
For sure. I played it like 10 years ago and it's not nearly as good, I'll definitely make a video on it. Probably not the next one cause I already have most of the stuff done for Sonic Colors, but there's a good chance it'll be the one after that.
this was one of my all-time favorite games as a kid you really hit home with this video I really enjoyed going back in time and appreciating it with you
The problem of later seasons was cutting most of the original characters and bakugan for completly new ones who would last only for a season so you couldn't get attached to them. Than there's the whole mechanization thing: battle gear, mechtogan, mechtogan titans, they cheaped out on ability cards in my opinion too, also all the original bakugan, not just the 6 fighting ones, they all...dissapeared...where? And Drago is supposed to be the most powerful Bakugan in existence yet he struggles every season deafeating regular bakugan?
@@adrianc2463 Vestals use a slightly different ruleset with an entirely new set of cards that prioritize boosting power over everything, and Drago isn't able to use Haos Bomb tactics or the [Perfect Core] so he is forced to try to compete within that system. Gundalia and Neathia had bakugan that are descendant of the "Immediate power at the cost of evolution" Ancestor so Drago starts at a disadvantage out of the gate do to low starting power. Mechtanium surge turns Drago's constant evolutions against him for the plot, though not much actually changes in power scaling for the game.
I remember playing this as a kid and i could never get past the battle royale with runo marucho and julie cause julie would destroy everything in her path 😂
What happened to me too but eventually I got past it the one that really messed me up was the final boss fight because the AI was just too good in my opinion and I can never maneuver the Bakugan with the Wii remote to get out of extra G power plus I'm going to get up one mini game that was a shaking one
Bakugan Battle Brwalers and New Vestroia are 100% better than early pokemon. Later the series jumped the shark to sell product, but the first 2 Arcs still hold up to this day in my humble opinion.
God, I remember the original Bakugan being one of the first shows that I genuinely loved as a kid. The reveal of Masquerade’s identity was the first time I ever experienced a plot twist in a show, and I cannot describe the amount of mental whiplash that moment gave me as a child.
Honestly same. Kid shows didn't really try anything new till this one for me. I didn't watch much else other than Ben 10 and Spider-Man cartoons at the time, but the point still stands 😅.
@@ShadyPst Funny enough, Bakugan and Ben 10 were the first two franchises that I fell in love with as a kid. Like I said before, the plot twist with Masquerade blew my child brain for the first time and I was speechless for at least 30 minutes. And eventually when Dan teamed up with Masquerade, I thought that was the most amazing tag team moment in a show ever. Good times
I always respected Bakugan highly but seeing this game run through got me interested in playing it. I love a game with a storyline and content based on the actual anime. This one goes off into its own original scenario.🤔💭
You forgot to mention this, if you perform a Sphere Attack on a bakugan, and that knocks the bakugan off the card, that counts as a critical KO, and you win the card instantly.
This game is incredible man. I've loved it since I was a kid, and it's incredibly underrated. As for the anime, I've only ever watched the first season but it's honestly excellent! It has a serious story with stakes, but is still a ton of fun to watch. I loved it as a kid, and I can still enjoy it now.
One small detail I noticed a while back is that all of the players who worked for Masquerade are carrying their Bakugan shooter in-game (which, oddly enough, they don't use since they throw their Bakugan by hand) Masquerade himself doesn't carry or use it
Bakugan was my childhood. Dan was way better than Gen 1 Ash, Shun was way better than Gen 1 Gary, Masquerade was way better than Gen 1 Team Rocket/Giovanni, etc
Season 1 was goated. Season 2 was decent but lacked a overall cohesive plot with the latter arcs and felt underwhelming. Later seasons were a mess. The show became formulaic and gimmicky and most characters didnt matter anymore with half of them constantly being replaced. The characters don't grow much beyond season 1 and the interesting ones were sidelined and replaced. The sound design and music also got old as they always reused the same osts. The stakes and challenges they had to overcome in seasons 1 and early season 2 are not really present in later seasons. Gundalian Invaders was okay, but new characters like Ren and Fabia should been given more spotlight as main characters. Ren's arc was basically done when he became a good guy. Mechtanium Surge part 1 was a mess. Characters arguing and fighting over the dumb stuff only for it to be resolved in like one episode. I understand why they might have changed the cast, but removing all the original female members never sat right with me. Runo's is delegated to just being Dan's female friend/cheerleader same with Julie. Alice is more understandable as she always had a more passive role, but it would been nice to see more of her. Retiring half the old cast would been fine if they actually replaced them with characters that stuck, even the partner bakugan got replaced except Drago so there's no attachment. I stopped caring about Shun and Marucho's bakugan after a while cuz i knew they were just gonna replace them again. The game was kinda fun when it first came out, but most people just collected the toys and later no one cared about the game. Season 1 had twists and turns where you legitimately weren't sure what was gonna happen.
I've had a love for this game ever since it came out. I've played all the versions (Wii, non-Wii console, and DS) and I love the Nintendo versions the best, despite the lower graphic quality. The motion controls felt intuitive ( if a bit clunky ), but being able to shoot at the opponent using the motion controls just feels right. And the DS version has touch controls that feel perfect for the game itself.
I agree. I think the beginning of New Vestroya was also pretty great, but over time that show started declining fast. But you know what they both have in common? If it's a new series, don't hope to be a mc.
Growing Up, I was _obsessed_ with Bakugan for like 4 years, I watched the first 3 seasons (ofc the first is the best), I bought the Wii game, I had 3 official bakugan cases full of the little orbs... I remember the Drago that connected all together with the others to make a larger the size of an action figure! Ah man, misprints, alternates, old vs. new sizes... The Bakugan Game for the PS2 is something I unironically use in my software testing because it has an interesting history in emulation... This show used to be so cool, and I could keep over explaining everything I remember, but I wish it got more popular and didnt fizzle out after the initial season, it holds a big spot in my memories from childhood...
@TsubasaAmsel2120 okay, _soo_ , i could go on for hours but I wont, admin for nihce ps2 emulator group, _but_ the short answer is a specific setting is needed to fix PS2 bakugan textures that _all these yt'ers ignore_ but is easily fixable. Its 1 setting in the emu settings and they just refuse and record their gameplay with it broken, which is really funny to me. The side thing is that since its 1 setting, you can easily tell who does and doesnt care about accuracy based on that. Its one of the monotonous settings like aliasing or double renders, but its easily searchable to find the fix. Most just ignore it completely.
If I went back and watched it again I know it would look worse, but Bakguan still feels a lot less cheesy than the other childhood shows in my memory, even Yugioh! It was gritty, had good animation and fights, CHARACTER DEATHS, and Masquerade's identity reveal was just epic.
I would say it had potential of becoming as popular as Pokemon. I was in 5th grade when I found Bakugan from my little sister and loved the toy. It had some problems but so did Pokemon when it came out so I was gonna give it a pass and hoped its sequel got better. But then most ignored its original gameplay and went to fighting games and other types of games while barely having any stories. It such a shamed caused I'd still believed Bakugan could've been more popular if they fixed the game mechanic and strategized more in the gameplay but sadly they went a different route. Bakugan will always have a special place in my heart and I will always say it had a missed opportunity to becoming more popular.
I still wish they added more to the story because the story was good but it made me feel like it was still incomplete. We never got to resolve the conflict with Hal G ourselves compared to the anime and left little after play and no epilogue after we got back Leonidas. It would have been cool to at least try and get Vladitor back since we got the silent core and tried to revive all those who have fallen into the doom dimension and Hal G constantly attacking us and eventually succeeds in taking back the core or holding a grand tournament where he steals it back or something. I mean they literally modeled Hal G and Naga so why not add them to the roster of the games playable characters along with Alice instead of her just being stuck in the shop make her able to fight too. And I wished there was a hard mode to the game where it opened more minigames than the timing, shooting, and button battles and made it to where it had more of the anime rules such as if your bakugan lost the battle you cannot use it again for the remainder of that battle. P.S. Who else got confused when Jenny and Jewels talked and their voices were swapped compared to the anime?
In all honesty, Id says the one issue Bakugan had that even Pokemon had anime-wise is music change, script change, and even censorship. So as much as someone could say Bakugan was a more mature show than Pokemon, that only works if you have seen the unaltered Japanese version. I have to say, after finally getting around to watching the show in its original form, we got robbed of some good content, both music-wise and even character-wise.
Would you please tell me how you did that? I've had interest in seeing it for a while, but I struggle to find the Japanese version anywhere, and even when I do, it's very few episodes, and they're all in really poor quality.
@@oyoo3323 Were you referring to DoriitoFish Subs/Ponta Penwins translation of the Japanese Bakugan Battle Brawlers or are you referring to other channels
Man, I bought this game on a whim when I saw it at a dollar store and I was not disappointed. For a game you would think is a throwaway brand tie-in shovelware title it is actually a good game. Engaging gameplay and meaningful progressing made for a tight experience. Would not have been mad to have paid a good bit more for it.
You know what's better than both? The Persona series. Persona to me feels like a direct upgrade to Pokemon which is funny to say since they're not made by the same company. I went in depth about this in my Top 10 games not worth playing video where Pokemon took the number 6 spot.
Ngl, the videogame concept kinda slaps. I can get behind a kid with their edgy Darkus Bakugan partner barreling their way into becoming a main protag acknowledged by the cast DANG, the 2nd tournament ends with 3 antags teaming up? Yeah, this videogame is heat Love the AstroidManiaVideos cameo!
Really good video, suprised you have so few subscribers. It has the exact same structure that many RUclipsrs use for retrospective videos that I watch and it works perfectly Hope to see more from you, and may your channel keep growing
This game was THE BEST bakugan game ever and sold really well that I don't get why they never did a similar one again later and instead changed the formula a million times! Hope they remake it with multiplayer since the computer was always easy to beat and I am sure it would do well like the new megaman remakes with multiplayer :D
I don't think the game was too short honestly, I just think they screwed up by not continuing the style into the later games. Like Defenders of the core's story with this type of gameplay would've been really cool.
Dont even need to watch the video: I am someone who played the video games and watched the animes, and I can confirm this. Bakugan Battle Brawlers and Bakugan New Vestroia was definitely on par, if not better than, Pokemon. Granted, this is when Diamond and Pearl was out, so it was definitely hard competition during that time, but still.
I really liked Battle Brawlers, but never could dig the cartoon. Which is incredibly ironic because I didn't like the Pokemon games, but did the anime. I now like them all. Something just seemed off about Dan as a kid(I don't know why or what), and who wants to grind their Pokemon as a kid. The Pokemon anime is better imo, but to be fair I have seen more of Pokemon. For the games though, I prefer Bakugan: Battle Brawlers got hooked and Defenders of the Core was unlike other Wii games(take that as you will). Bakugan really just seems cooler as games imo.
That's fair, I saw Dan the same way as a kid (idk why either). I'm actually the complete opposite though. I haven't seen any of the seasons of the pokemon anime the whole way through, but I've played every game along with the first season of the Bakugan anime a couple times and played both games.
what killed og BG was oversimplicity on the toy/game side, the overstated anime,and Also choosing to be over-experimental (a bloody tower defense game, really?!) with the games instead of improving off this ones systems.
Absolutely correct my man I still think it is better but that's my opinion. The reboot did kind of drop the ball but this second reboot looks way better than Battle Planet lol! (also what about the stay mechanic where if all 3 of your Bakugan are on gate cards you can choose one to "Stay" and then if that Bakugan isn't touched your next turn you get the Bakugan back and the gate card) Anyways really cool video this game was my very first video game and I still play it and the physical game to this very day! Bakugan was my childhood man and I love it nice to see there is still Bakugan fans like me out there!
What's funny is I had this game on DS as a kid, so the controls and everything was conpletely different. The story was still the same, but there was no voice acting nor characters that moved a whole lot unless the movement was small or specific. The minigames were also pretty different. From what I remember, from the obes you mentioned, the popping minigame was one of the only ones they had in common. If I'm remembering correctly, one minigame requires you to slide the stylist back and forth on the touch screen as fast as possible. Another one has you following a loop as best as you can using a stylist (the longer you hold, the better the output). Something I noticed that you didn't mention (probably because it was unique to the DS version) is that while rolling the Bakugan, the NPC's can also try to manipulate the Bakugan to either go to one of their Gate Cards or have it stop, which has you wasting said Bakugan. Despite the differences, I remember loving the game A LOT as a kid, choosing 3 Bakugan of different types so I can use the Ability Card that gives a Bakugan 400 G Power I think? Or something like that. I just liked seeing the number get big.
I wish Leonidas was in Defenders of the Core or whatever the season 2 game is called. The setting where it is more about beating up your enemies in a large area is absolutely perfect for Leonidas. The setting also had it that the player was from a different dimension so why wasn’t it the brawler from the first DS game?
i always thought Bakugan was more cooler and badass back then in both of its anime and games more than pokemon. Bakugan had more sick characters and creatures than what was currently airing in the pokemon anime and for me bakugan just clicked. Unfortunately it's not where i would have wanted the franchise to go currently, but the original bakugan stuff was still so cool
My dad first got me this game on wii later ps3 but I was a huge fan of the show so I enjoyed the game later when I was 18 I played it again and used the cheat codes to unlock hidden bakugan and get more money in the game but it was pretty fun to replay the game after years tho...pretty nostalgic watching you video
I wish the game also went over the second part of season 1. It would be a challenge since the hybrid gatekeepers don’t have ball forms or brawlers to use them but if the game could already make unique bakugan and brawlers, why couldn’t it make followers of Naga that use the hybrids? Naga could have found pieces of Vladitor and revived him to try and take his power but he fights back. Vladitor then returns to earth injured to warn the brawlers about Naga’s plans and help them take the fight to him. I think the player being there should change the ending a little by letting Wavern live and Vladitor & Leonidas become the new silent and infinity cores.
I loved this franchise when I was a kid. One aspect I always wished was that the Brawlers would get more partners to where they would get a team of three each, so they could make the story feel more like the game. Unfortunately, to me, each season just made everyone pick exactly one Bakugan that they would constantly use, and the show got further and further from how the game was played.
Bakugan season 1-2 were so good especially in the japanese dub. If we kept up with that type of story although it wouldn't be better than the likes of maybe digimon, I'd say it easily surpassed pokemons best seasons
Where can I find that? I've seen the English dub plenty, but I've had interest in the Japanese dubbing too for quite some time. However, I struggle to find it anywhere. And when I do, it's often only a few episodes, and they're in really poor quality.
@@oyoo3323 tbh after a certain point I just used my limited knowledge of Japanese to watch the series raw but sadly the last like 10 episodes of the first season can’t be found in raw. I’m hoping eventually one day we’ll get a full sub because there’s people who try to but it never works out
@@metis7534 that doesn't really matter to me. I can watch it with no English subtitling with no issues. It's just finding it at all, especially in decent quality, that's the issue.
@@metis7534 nico nico you say... I hadn't thought of that. I suppose I'll check it out. But, that aside, by "here", do you mean RUclips? Because I've already tried checking on RUclips, and have only managed to find the first few episodes, never the whole series; if you remember any channel name, I would greatly appreciate that.
I played the game on the DS when i was a kid and still have the game. If i remember correctly the story is a little different but overall the same premise
I dont know if this point is braught up in the video seein as I am at work and cant watch it yet, but one detail I like is that in Leonidesis field card he is the Haos or the Light element (meaning that if this was a cannonical Bakugan in the show he would be Haos elemented) in contrast to the main antagonists Bakugan which is Darkus or the Dark element which is a nice littel detail with Light vs Dark Good vs Bad or Evil OR I am just reading too much into it.
@@ShadyPst I feel its also fits really well considering Leonidis goes from a grumpy Bakugaj concerned with only betteling other to a character glad to have found a friend in our character. A bit of a sretch there I know
@@AAI_Einstein I do agree that to some extent that it is less so, but it is still strategic. Though, setting battles aside, for gameplay, I also really like it's sections of moving throughout the maps as a person. Having that mode certainly added enjoyment for me.
Man, I've always loved the positioning and 5head moments in the show as a kid and really wised it would have leaned more into that than play infinite ability card into win the later seasons and gen 2 devolved into
I'm here to defend the Wii's motion controls, they are really good and responsive once you get the hang of it, they definitely make the game more engaging than the PS2 version, and they are better than the PS3's version motion controls.
I agree. I can't really speak on the other versions cause I've only played the Wii one, but my controller's probably busted tbh. It's the same one I've had for 16 years, I'm sure I did something to it.
I remember replaying this game over and over on my DS when it came out. I almost want to see if I can find that cartridge again, pretty sure it's in storage somewhere
I dont even remember how old I was but I was once visiting my cousin and he had the ps2 version, I played with him for a while and thought it was awesome but he wasnt into it (2 years older than me) so he gave it to me. I remember that when I got to home I slept in living room in a cardboard ”house” due to wanting to play the game as soon as I wake up. I love this game and I got to day that the artstyle has stupid its time, there are a tons of games that include anime characters and even monsters like fortnite make them look worse
I definitely feel like it's a lot of nostalgia for me, but it is way better than I would've expected from anything before 2010. Especially a super budgeted kids game.
@@ShadyPst i really downloaded it because I was like I miss bakugan after rewatching the show was like oh yeah let go play the game beat it in 3 days was worth it just wish it was longer would replay but the bots got to easy to beat so going wait a couple of years going replay it. What are you gonna do? The odds are stacked againts you Back against the wall You gonna give it your all Aaaaaa This is the final stand Aaaaaa The powers in your hand Two worlds collide On the inside Gonna fight for what's right Before it's gone gone gone This is bakugan
The first season was good, but I honestly wouldn't say better than Pokémon. Now season 2 though, DEFINITELY! I prefer New Vestroiah in basically every way, from setting, to characters, to gameplay to music; it just seems all so perfect for me! As far as the games go, I also prefer New Vestroiah's, but this one isn't too far behind, and some sort of mixture between the two would've been amazing! Season 3 was... good, just good. Definitely a downgrade, but I wouldn't say bad. Season 4 however... I can't say the same about. As far as the reboot goes, I can't comment on it since I haven't seen it yet, though I would definitely like to, and will, once I'm done rewatching the original 4 seasons and replaying this game and Defenders of the Core.
The funny thing about the game is that the ds version is way different than the ps2 version. The ps2 version is an easy and chilling game when the strongest bakugan win. While in the ds version you can activate only one ability in any moment during the battle, so u may been winning the fight but before the countdown ends ur opponent use the ability to change the score and you lose, and there's nothing u can do about it. So the only way to win is to anticipate what ur opponent may do.
This game could have been great if it actually had a battle system like either Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh!, but it tried to to both and created a minigame collection instead of actual mechanics.
the battle brawlers format game could have been what would save my long term interest in bakugan if it would have gotten online and would have been updated throughout the shows
@@ShadyPst like making a calculative game less dependant on players is the best...like look at dnd and its recent modernizations and imagine if pokemon was like how bakugan is pokemon would have died as well if it wernt for the games being easy to play like that
the anime also clearly had talented writers who had ambitions, but were put on a time crunch, because a lot of the character beats and arcs are well thought out despite the crazy dialogue and diminishing quality towards the end. A shame, because I bet if it were redone today with the same writers and more time, it'd be almost as good as OG ATLA (yes, really)
Like you, I have the Wii version of the game but why is yours so smooth in terms of how it feels compared to mine? Anyway, I think this series is heavily slept on. This game is what got me into the series in the first place. I still to this day play this game despite me being 21.
When I played Defenders of the Core and Spider-Man 3 for videos after this I was still having issues, so I'm pretty sure it's either something wrong with my controller or the sensor.
Man, I remember playing this game and going for Darkus(Leo looks cooler as darkus IMO) and for the haos tournament i just bought an entire haos deck(With Tigrera in it) but i made sure to have Leo's g power maxed out before he evolved and buy cards for the finale- Aaaaah, good times. :3
Hey guys theres a fan game called Baku Project thats in Beta right now, the only way to play is to donate to the patreon. Basically the gameplay is accurate to the show and an mmo.
Nawwwww spitting facts Bakugan slapped over Pokémon all the way up to new vestroia after that it fell off o remember when I was kid I would watch this over ash losing all the time but after vestroia it became mid asf and we got Diamond and pearl I think and that series was animated amazing
Oh, Memories. Bakugan was my childhood, back in the day with my friends we mostly watch Cartoon Network so we didn't really know about Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh. So we mostly only played Bakugan and Duel Masters which another game anime aired on Cartoon Network. The later seasons are when really went downhill, New Vestroia was good but Gundalian Invaders and Mechtogan Surge was the category when we watched them, but we still played season 1 and 2 Bakugans. The rules are in the real life game were very different compare to anime, with my friend we played the anime rules, how we saw and didn't know about the official ones until we went to a tournament. The game you show in this video used the official rules, but the second game (which still based on the 1st season) used the anime rules. I love both games. And a funny thing, the dvd release of the series started in Hungary in 2011, they seperate 52 episode to 12 dvd, but stopped releasing them after 11th, so only 48 episode release here. I still don't get into Pokemon, so can't compare them, but I know Bakugan amazing! Thanks for great video! It bringed back so many memories.
Now that I have watched the videoI would like to mention how power shots and the Pyrus power shot (OP in my opinon) can actually knock off other Bakugan giving you an auto win for that card and the difficulty if honestly really nicely scaled as you play in myopinion so much so that I did honestly struggel at some points even 10 or so years later after playing it.
Honestly I didn't realize that the normal shot had the chance to Knock them off in the HD one, thought it was only in the ds version. Guess you learn something every day 😅.
@@ShadyPst its really hard to pull of and the Bakugans speed stat needs to be high as well as the bakugan being hit have a low enough defence and points for the normal one to work and is why Pyro Leonidas was so good in my opinion once he gets that special pyro power shot and even more so once evolved he steam rolls with a high enough speed stat. He doesnt 1 shot stuff but if I decide to do some testing I think he can bring most common bakugan really close to knock off and if I do, do it I might come back to this thread to report
@@k09viner89 there's really no point in Picking any Leonidas other than Pyro, Darkus or Haos. The Special shots are broken (Specially Haos) By the arena orders Pyrus is "hard" on the beggining but the rest of the game is neutral in terms of field advantage, also the Special Shot whit Leonidas weakens by a long shot most Bakugans if it doesn't straight up kill them. Darkus might put you in a bit of trouble in the final tournament but you can brute force your way whit enough power up cards until you beat Dan or just build a Haos deck. The Special Shot is great, do a Sphere Attack to pass over a Bakugan and steal energy, then get items and land to get a even higher lead. Haos makes everything but the last fight easy and you get a Leonidas/Omega Leonidas whit the most broken Special Shot, plus you can chesee your way into victory against BA Vladitor.
I mean did you see the cutscene in the game though? The Bakugan were turned to stone and they way they were talked about as "gone forever" even if they weren't literally dead we can assume that their fate is equivalent if not worse Sorta a shadow realm situation.
@Raptor Lord I mean, it literally does show on the screen exactly what Chris said.. Kinda figured it was obvious enough. Also I do say at 3:07 that it will eventually be their place of death, not that they outright die.
"it's just a dumb kids video game based on a card game meant to sell toys, don't do anything too crazy for the soundtrack" Haos Arena, Darkus Arena, Normal Arena Boss Battle, Marduk Haos Battle, Final Battle, and Menu 2 themes: "Nah, check this shit out."
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A remake of this game with every bakugan and a continued story from the original series is something I would pay a lot for lol
Honestly yes. I think that's why Defenders of the core dissapoints me so much. As a kid I expected a sequel to this one, and it's not in any way what we got.
@@ShadyPst If they kept the core game of defenders of the core and inserted our character and Leonidas into that would have been so much better we could have unlocked new abilities and maybe evolved Leonidas again they already threw canon out the window with the first game so I dont see a reason not to
@@aidenwalker1198 My only issue personally with that is I don't like the gameplay as it is now (story was fine), so idk how much throwing our character and Leonidas in just cause with no important fixes to the gameplay would've changed my opinion.
There's an upcoming fan game named bakugan project with this premise
@@aidenwalker1198 if leo got a power up again the vexos would’ve been free eats to him we not worried about shadow lmao
I also really like Bakugan and thought it was better than Pokémon. Bakugan being creatures from another world and can communicate with humans has always been a cool concept to me. The universe of the Bakugan anime (both original and reboot) is very interesting to me.
Completely agree. Early arguments in the series between Dan and Drago were way more real, cause obviously they could actually argue.
Facts
Just like digimon since they are monsters from another dimension.
@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 well the pokemon fandom is so stopid that they never heard of bakugan or shaman king and now there completely delusional.
This is kinda ironic seeing who's comment section you're in 😅...
This game is also unique to me for showing that the silent custom protagonist isn’t necessary. Like the purpose of that cliche is to have a character represent you the player making it your story but this game refutes that by having a fully voiced protagonist but is still a completely blank slate having the best of both worlds a player character unique to them along side character development and character interaction.
Completely agree. Honestly any game with no voice acting, especially the mc are really falling behind imo.
@@ShadyPst that's one of the biggest reasons why the reboot Bakugan failed
That's my skills talking
@@EthanGrace938 my favorite line in the game
Don't the dragon ball z xenoverse protagonists also talk
The Bakugan Battle Brawlers video game for the Wii is one of my favorite video games of all time. It takes the admittedly pretty mediocre card game and makes it an absolute blast.
It was also on all (at the time platforms except PSP) Such as WII, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and DS
@@bailujen8052 True. I even have it on DS as well. I just specify the Wii version because the Wii motion controls make it even more fun. The feeling of throwing your Bakugan like in the show is SO satisfying.
When I was a kid, I knew about Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh but I could never really get into it but then I started watching Bakugan and I fell in love with it and I watched season one and half of season two. I also play the Bakugan video game and I still have it for my DS, and it is a blast. The reboot would never compare to the OG Bakugan Bakugan brawl !
Same here, I knew of Pokemon and Yugio too because of my friends in school but I never played them till I was about 12 years old. Also honestly glad I'm not the only one😅, because I didn't think the reboot was that good from the few episodes I've seen but figured I just missed something.
@@ShadyPst yea , the reboot is trash . I can’t tell you how fire 🔥 the soundtrack is in this game especially for kids tie in game to a show . I would like to see your opinion on the horrible sequel to this game called Bakugan defenders of the core , well it’s not really a sequel because you don’t play as the same protagonist in that game and Leonidas is not in defense of the core , him, the player from the first game or Marduk or vladtor are not even mention which really sucks . But I was still want to know your opinion on the game if you ever played it or get a chance please I would like for you to make review on it .
For sure. I played it like 10 years ago and it's not nearly as good, I'll definitely make a video on it. Probably not the next one cause I already have most of the stuff done for Sonic Colors, but there's a good chance it'll be the one after that.
@@ShadyPstI really liked the Bakugan Defenders of the Core game I wish Leonidas was there tho
this was one of my all-time favorite games as a kid you really hit home with this video I really enjoyed going back in time and appreciating it with you
Thank you, glad you liked the video! ❤
The problem of later seasons was cutting most of the original characters and bakugan for completly new ones who would last only for a season so you couldn't get attached to them. Than there's the whole mechanization thing: battle gear, mechtogan, mechtogan titans, they cheaped out on ability cards in my opinion too, also all the original bakugan, not just the 6 fighting ones, they all...dissapeared...where? And Drago is supposed to be the most powerful Bakugan in existence yet he struggles every season deafeating regular bakugan?
Same as pikachu that always gets reset every season
@@Boampong555 i think a 'goku move' is more fitting, Drago gets all the upgrades yet still having a hard time against the dummies
@@adrianc2463 Vestals use a slightly different ruleset with an entirely new set of cards that prioritize boosting power over everything, and Drago isn't able to use Haos Bomb tactics or the [Perfect Core] so he is forced to try to compete within that system.
Gundalia and Neathia had bakugan that are descendant of the "Immediate power at the cost of evolution" Ancestor so Drago starts at a disadvantage out of the gate do to low starting power.
Mechtanium surge turns Drago's constant evolutions against him for the plot, though not much actually changes in power scaling for the game.
@@Boampong555Pikachu's never reset, that's a myth
@@natalimoina remember when Pikachu lost against a snivy that was just picked up from the professor for its very first fight
I remember playing this as a kid and i could never get past the battle royale with runo marucho and julie cause julie would destroy everything in her path 😂
Yeah, as a kid that one was really rough.
What happened to me too but eventually I got past it the one that really messed me up was the final boss fight because the AI was just too good in my opinion and I can never maneuver the Bakugan with the Wii remote to get out of extra G power plus I'm going to get up one mini game that was a shaking one
Bakugan Battle Brwalers and New Vestroia are 100% better than early pokemon. Later the series jumped the shark to sell product, but the first 2 Arcs still hold up to this day in my humble opinion.
In all honesty I don't remember much of either cause it's been a while for me. But from what I do remember I completely agree.
God, I remember the original Bakugan being one of the first shows that I genuinely loved as a kid. The reveal of Masquerade’s identity was the first time I ever experienced a plot twist in a show, and I cannot describe the amount of mental whiplash that moment gave me as a child.
Honestly same. Kid shows didn't really try anything new till this one for me. I didn't watch much else other than Ben 10 and Spider-Man cartoons at the time, but the point still stands 😅.
@@ShadyPst Funny enough, Bakugan and Ben 10 were the first two franchises that I fell in love with as a kid. Like I said before, the plot twist with Masquerade blew my child brain for the first time and I was speechless for at least 30 minutes. And eventually when Dan teamed up with Masquerade, I thought that was the most amazing tag team moment in a show ever. Good times
I always respected Bakugan highly but seeing this game run through got me interested in playing it. I love a game with a storyline and content based on the actual anime. This one goes off into its own original scenario.🤔💭
As a kid the battle royal with julie at the end felt like a dark souls boss
It really was, idk why that one of all things was so hard.
You forgot to mention this, if you perform a Sphere Attack on a bakugan, and that knocks the bakugan off the card, that counts as a critical KO, and you win the card instantly.
This game is incredible man. I've loved it since I was a kid, and it's incredibly underrated.
As for the anime, I've only ever watched the first season but it's honestly excellent! It has a serious story with stakes, but is still a ton of fun to watch. I loved it as a kid, and I can still enjoy it now.
One small detail I noticed a while back is that all of the players who worked for Masquerade are carrying their Bakugan shooter in-game (which, oddly enough, they don't use since they throw their Bakugan by hand) Masquerade himself doesn't carry or use it
I actually noticed that too. Honestly I thought I pointed that out when talking about the doom cards, but I guess not 😅.
This game is an absolute masterpiece.
Change my mind.
Can't, cause I agree.
Bakugan was my childhood. Dan was way better than Gen 1 Ash, Shun was way better than Gen 1 Gary, Masquerade was way better than Gen 1 Team Rocket/Giovanni, etc
Season 1 was goated. Season 2 was decent but lacked a overall cohesive plot with the latter arcs and felt underwhelming. Later seasons were a mess. The show became formulaic and gimmicky and most characters didnt matter anymore with half of them constantly being replaced. The characters don't grow much beyond season 1 and the interesting ones were sidelined and replaced. The sound design and music also got old as they always reused the same osts. The stakes and challenges they had to overcome in seasons 1 and early season 2 are not really present in later seasons. Gundalian Invaders was okay, but new characters like Ren and Fabia should been given more spotlight as main characters. Ren's arc was basically done when he became a good guy. Mechtanium Surge part 1 was a mess. Characters arguing and fighting over the dumb stuff only for it to be resolved in like one episode. I understand why they might have changed the cast, but removing all the original female members never sat right with me. Runo's is delegated to just being Dan's female friend/cheerleader same with Julie. Alice is more understandable as she always had a more passive role, but it would been nice to see more of her. Retiring half the old cast would been fine if they actually replaced them with characters that stuck, even the partner bakugan got replaced except Drago so there's no attachment. I stopped caring about Shun and Marucho's bakugan after a while cuz i knew they were just gonna replace them again. The game was kinda fun when it first came out, but most people just collected the toys and later no one cared about the game. Season 1 had twists and turns where you legitimately weren't sure what was gonna happen.
Man Bakugan now that's a name I haven't heard a decades I remember when came out when I was a kid and the game I got for the Wii Good Times....
I play the game on occasion just cause, so I figured screw it 😅.
I've had a love for this game ever since it came out. I've played all the versions (Wii, non-Wii console, and DS) and I love the Nintendo versions the best, despite the lower graphic quality. The motion controls felt intuitive ( if a bit clunky ), but being able to shoot at the opponent using the motion controls just feels right. And the DS version has touch controls that feel perfect for the game itself.
I agree.
I think the beginning of New Vestroya was also pretty great, but over time that show started declining fast. But you know what they both have in common?
If it's a new series, don't hope to be a mc.
Growing Up, I was _obsessed_ with Bakugan for like 4 years, I watched the first 3 seasons (ofc the first is the best), I bought the Wii game, I had 3 official bakugan cases full of the little orbs... I remember the Drago that connected all together with the others to make a larger the size of an action figure! Ah man, misprints, alternates, old vs. new sizes...
The Bakugan Game for the PS2 is something I unironically use in my software testing because it has an interesting history in emulation...
This show used to be so cool, and I could keep over explaining everything I remember, but I wish it got more popular and didnt fizzle out after the initial season, it holds a big spot in my memories from childhood...
Please explain more on the emulation part, it tickled my interest
@TsubasaAmsel2120 okay, _soo_ , i could go on for hours but I wont, admin for nihce ps2 emulator group, _but_ the short answer is a specific setting is needed to fix PS2 bakugan textures that _all these yt'ers ignore_ but is easily fixable. Its 1 setting in the emu settings and they just refuse and record their gameplay with it broken, which is really funny to me. The side thing is that since its 1 setting, you can easily tell who does and doesnt care about accuracy based on that.
Its one of the monotonous settings like aliasing or double renders, but its easily searchable to find the fix. Most just ignore it completely.
Bakugan is my childhood! Love the anime to death when it's first aired and the video game when I first played.
This should have had a 2nd game that continued with Leonidas. I loved him cause I was actually able to attach to my character and Leonidas.
I went back to replay this game last year.
I truly had a great childhood!
If I went back and watched it again I know it would look worse, but Bakguan still feels a lot less cheesy than the other childhood shows in my memory, even Yugioh! It was gritty, had good animation and fights, CHARACTER DEATHS, and Masquerade's identity reveal was just epic.
I would say it had potential of becoming as popular as Pokemon. I was in 5th grade when I found Bakugan from my little sister and loved the toy. It had some problems but so did Pokemon when it came out so I was gonna give it a pass and hoped its sequel got better. But then most ignored its original gameplay and went to fighting games and other types of games while barely having any stories. It such a shamed caused I'd still believed Bakugan could've been more popular if they fixed the game mechanic and strategized more in the gameplay but sadly they went a different route.
Bakugan will always have a special place in my heart and I will always say it had a missed opportunity to becoming more popular.
I remember really liking the first season then getting desensitized by how much Drago evolves every damn season.
I remember the reveal of Masquerade being Alice was like 😮
Leonidas is PEAK design
The music for this game for the arenas really slapped
My favorite part of the DS game was listening to that intro.
I played the ds version of that game and it was vastly different, same exact story but the gameplay was toned down and more touch screen focused
I still wish they added more to the story because the story was good but it made me feel like it was still incomplete. We never got to resolve the conflict with Hal G ourselves compared to the anime and left little after play and no epilogue after we got back Leonidas. It would have been cool to at least try and get Vladitor back since we got the silent core and tried to revive all those who have fallen into the doom dimension and Hal G constantly attacking us and eventually succeeds in taking back the core or holding a grand tournament where he steals it back or something. I mean they literally modeled Hal G and Naga so why not add them to the roster of the games playable characters along with Alice instead of her just being stuck in the shop make her able to fight too. And I wished there was a hard mode to the game where it opened more minigames than the timing, shooting, and button battles and made it to where it had more of the anime rules such as if your bakugan lost the battle you cannot use it again for the remainder of that battle.
P.S. Who else got confused when Jenny and Jewels talked and their voices were swapped compared to the anime?
I love Bakugan as a kid I miss the OG
The soundtrack in Battle Brawlers Wii was so good for no reason
I had this game on the DS and now I’m searching for the game and a ds lmao
In all honesty, Id says the one issue Bakugan had that even Pokemon had anime-wise is music change, script change, and even censorship. So as much as someone could say Bakugan was a more mature show than Pokemon, that only works if you have seen the unaltered Japanese version. I have to say, after finally getting around to watching the show in its original form, we got robbed of some good content, both music-wise and even character-wise.
Would you please tell me how you did that? I've had interest in seeing it for a while, but I struggle to find the Japanese version anywhere, and even when I do, it's very few episodes, and they're all in really poor quality.
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@@oyoo3323 Were you referring to DoriitoFish Subs/Ponta Penwins translation of the Japanese Bakugan Battle Brawlers or are you referring to other channels
Man, I bought this game on a whim when I saw it at a dollar store and I was not disappointed. For a game you would think is a throwaway brand tie-in shovelware title it is actually a good game. Engaging gameplay and meaningful progressing made for a tight experience. Would not have been mad to have paid a good bit more for it.
You know what's better than both? The Persona series. Persona to me feels like a direct upgrade to Pokemon which is funny to say since they're not made by the same company. I went in depth about this in my Top 10 games not worth playing video where Pokemon took the number 6 spot.
Damn, the nostalgia is real... I remember playing this so much in my childhood. This was a great blast to the past.
Man, I fucking adored this game as a kid. If it got a switch remake I’d be so happy😊
Ngl, the videogame concept kinda slaps. I can get behind a kid with their edgy Darkus Bakugan partner barreling their way into becoming a main protag acknowledged by the cast
DANG, the 2nd tournament ends with 3 antags teaming up? Yeah, this videogame is heat
Love the AstroidManiaVideos cameo!
This game is so nostalgic for me. I remember playing it in spanish because I only new portuguese.
Really good video, suprised you have so few subscribers. It has the exact same structure that many RUclipsrs use for retrospective videos that I watch and it works perfectly
Hope to see more from you, and may your channel keep growing
Thank you, I really apprectiate the kind words ☺ ❤!!
This game was THE BEST bakugan game ever and sold really well that I don't get why they never did a similar one again later and instead changed the formula a million times!
Hope they remake it with multiplayer since the computer was always easy to beat and I am sure it would do well like the new megaman remakes with multiplayer :D
when i played this game on the Wii. i loved it. what made me sad is it was over way to fast... it needed to be longer!
I don't think the game was too short honestly, I just think they screwed up by not continuing the style into the later games. Like Defenders of the core's story with this type of gameplay would've been really cool.
I won’t lie beyblade and bakugan hit me so much harder than Pokémon at first
Man i remember loving this game and playing through it multiple times to do a run with leonidas as each different attribute.
I did the same thing, and it's still just as fun for me years later.
Dont even need to watch the video:
I am someone who played the video games and watched the animes, and I can confirm this. Bakugan Battle Brawlers and Bakugan New Vestroia was definitely on par, if not better than, Pokemon. Granted, this is when Diamond and Pearl was out, so it was definitely hard competition during that time, but still.
I really liked Battle Brawlers, but never could dig the cartoon. Which is incredibly ironic because I didn't like the Pokemon games, but did the anime. I now like them all. Something just seemed off about Dan as a kid(I don't know why or what), and who wants to grind their Pokemon as a kid. The Pokemon anime is better imo, but to be fair I have seen more of Pokemon. For the games though, I prefer Bakugan: Battle Brawlers got hooked and Defenders of the Core was unlike other Wii games(take that as you will). Bakugan really just seems cooler as games imo.
That's fair, I saw Dan the same way as a kid (idk why either). I'm actually the complete opposite though. I haven't seen any of the seasons of the pokemon anime the whole way through, but I've played every game along with the first season of the Bakugan anime a couple times and played both games.
@@ShadyPst Now that you say it, I want to find out what we thought was off about Dan. xD
what killed og BG was oversimplicity on the toy/game side, the overstated anime,and Also choosing to be over-experimental (a bloody tower defense game, really?!) with the games instead of improving off this ones systems.
Absolutely correct my man I still think it is better but that's my opinion. The reboot did kind of drop the ball but this second reboot looks way better than Battle Planet lol! (also what about the stay mechanic where if all 3 of your Bakugan are on gate cards you can choose one to "Stay" and then if that Bakugan isn't touched your next turn you get the Bakugan back and the gate card) Anyways really cool video this game was my very first video game and I still play it and the physical game to this very day! Bakugan was my childhood man and I love it nice to see there is still Bakugan fans like me out there!
What's funny is I had this game on DS as a kid, so the controls and everything was conpletely different. The story was still the same, but there was no voice acting nor characters that moved a whole lot unless the movement was small or specific. The minigames were also pretty different. From what I remember, from the obes you mentioned, the popping minigame was one of the only ones they had in common. If I'm remembering correctly, one minigame requires you to slide the stylist back and forth on the touch screen as fast as possible. Another one has you following a loop as best as you can using a stylist (the longer you hold, the better the output).
Something I noticed that you didn't mention (probably because it was unique to the DS version) is that while rolling the Bakugan, the NPC's can also try to manipulate the Bakugan to either go to one of their Gate Cards or have it stop, which has you wasting said Bakugan.
Despite the differences, I remember loving the game A LOT as a kid, choosing 3 Bakugan of different types so I can use the Ability Card that gives a Bakugan 400 G Power I think? Or something like that. I just liked seeing the number get big.
I wish Leonidas was in Defenders of the Core or whatever the season 2 game is called. The setting where it is more about beating up your enemies in a large area is absolutely perfect for Leonidas. The setting also had it that the player was from a different dimension so why wasn’t it the brawler from the first DS game?
They really put Astroid Videos losing to a nuzlock at the end XD
i always thought Bakugan was more cooler and badass back then in both of its anime and games more than pokemon. Bakugan had more sick characters and creatures than what was currently airing in the pokemon anime and for me bakugan just clicked. Unfortunately it's not where i would have wanted the franchise to go currently, but the original bakugan stuff was still so cool
Season 1 and 2 was alright it wasn't until they entered the vistoria arc is where things went down hills
for a wii game and an old anime styled game it looks really good
Yeah, this one aged really well.
My dad first got me this game on wii later ps3 but I was a huge fan of the show so I enjoyed the game later when I was 18 I played it again and used the cheat codes to unlock hidden bakugan and get more money in the game but it was pretty fun to replay the game after years tho...pretty nostalgic watching you video
Pretty similar situation for me too actually, except I had it for the DS and Wii. Both were great.
I wish the game also went over the second part of season 1. It would be a challenge since the hybrid gatekeepers don’t have ball forms or brawlers to use them but if the game could already make unique bakugan and brawlers, why couldn’t it make followers of Naga that use the hybrids? Naga could have found pieces of Vladitor and revived him to try and take his power but he fights back. Vladitor then returns to earth injured to warn the brawlers about Naga’s plans and help them take the fight to him. I think the player being there should change the ending a little by letting Wavern live and Vladitor & Leonidas become the new silent and infinity cores.
the bakugan anime and games started out great and deteriorated over time
I wish bakugan had succeeded and kept making good games and anime
I loved this game as a kid
Lol the casual clip of frank at the end
I loved this franchise when I was a kid. One aspect I always wished was that the Brawlers would get more partners to where they would get a team of three each, so they could make the story feel more like the game. Unfortunately, to me, each season just made everyone pick exactly one Bakugan that they would constantly use, and the show got further and further from how the game was played.
Me, who still has the Wii game, "Defenders of the core" and "Champions of Vestroia" along with the new Gen 3 Bakugan toys:
"Just a fan, here😅"
Bakugan season 1-2 were so good especially in the japanese dub. If we kept up with that type of story although it wouldn't be better than the likes of maybe digimon, I'd say it easily surpassed pokemons best seasons
Where can I find that? I've seen the English dub plenty, but I've had interest in the Japanese dubbing too for quite some time. However, I struggle to find it anywhere. And when I do, it's often only a few episodes, and they're in really poor quality.
@@oyoo3323 tbh after a certain point I just used my limited knowledge of Japanese to watch the series raw but sadly the last like 10 episodes of the first season can’t be found in raw. I’m hoping eventually one day we’ll get a full sub because there’s people who try to but it never works out
@@metis7534 that doesn't really matter to me. I can watch it with no English subtitling with no issues. It's just finding it at all, especially in decent quality, that's the issue.
@@oyoo3323 you can find a lot of decent quality episodes here there would be whole playlists. maybe japanese sites like nico nico too
@@metis7534 nico nico you say... I hadn't thought of that. I suppose I'll check it out. But, that aside, by "here", do you mean RUclips? Because I've already tried checking on RUclips, and have only managed to find the first few episodes, never the whole series; if you remember any channel name, I would greatly appreciate that.
I played the game on the DS when i was a kid and still have the game. If i remember correctly the story is a little different but overall the same premise
I dont know if this point is braught up in the video seein as I am at work and cant watch it yet, but one detail I like is that in Leonidesis field card he is the Haos or the Light element (meaning that if this was a cannonical Bakugan in the show he would be Haos elemented) in contrast to the main antagonists Bakugan which is Darkus or the Dark element which is a nice littel detail with Light vs Dark Good vs Bad or Evil OR I am just reading too much into it.
Did not bring that up at all, but so glad you did cause I never thought about it that way.
@@ShadyPst I feel its also fits really well considering Leonidis goes from a grumpy Bakugaj concerned with only betteling other to a character glad to have found a friend in our character. A bit of a sretch there I know
I honestly like a mixture of new vestroyer and the OG play style
I definitely agree. If I had to pick between the two though, I only prefer New Vestroiah in... well, basically every way.
@@oyoo3323 same people say that it’s less strategic but no, the strategy is in the gate cards and ability cards
@@AAI_Einstein I do agree that to some extent that it is less so, but it is still strategic. Though, setting battles aside, for gameplay, I also really like it's sections of moving throughout the maps as a person. Having that mode certainly added enjoyment for me.
Man, I've always loved the positioning and 5head moments in the show as a kid and really wised it would have leaned more into that than play infinite ability card into win the later seasons and gen 2 devolved into
I'm here to defend the Wii's motion controls, they are really good and responsive once you get the hang of it, they definitely make the game more engaging than the PS2 version, and they are better than the PS3's version motion controls.
I agree. I can't really speak on the other versions cause I've only played the Wii one, but my controller's probably busted tbh. It's the same one I've had for 16 years, I'm sure I did something to it.
I remember replaying this game over and over on my DS when it came out. I almost want to see if I can find that cartridge again, pretty sure it's in storage somewhere
I dont even remember how old I was but I was once visiting my cousin and he had the ps2 version, I played with him for a while and thought it was awesome but he wasnt into it (2 years older than me) so he gave it to me. I remember that when I got to home I slept in living room in a cardboard ”house” due to wanting to play the game as soon as I wake up. I love this game and I got to day that the artstyle has stupid its time, there are a tons of games that include anime characters and even monsters like fortnite make them look worse
the sad thing is its never gonna get remastered
Literally download this on my emulator like 2 months ago this game was simple but amazing I had it for Nintendo ds
I definitely feel like it's a lot of nostalgia for me, but it is way better than I would've expected from anything before 2010. Especially a super budgeted kids game.
@@ShadyPst i really downloaded it because I was like I miss bakugan after rewatching the show was like oh yeah let go play the game beat it in 3 days was worth it just wish it was longer would replay but the bots got to easy to beat so going wait a couple of years going replay it.
What are you gonna do?
The odds are stacked againts you
Back against the wall
You gonna give it your all
Aaaaaa
This is the final stand
Aaaaaa
The powers in your hand
Two worlds collide
On the inside
Gonna fight for what's right
Before it's gone gone gone
This is bakugan
the first few seasons Bakugan was actually sooooooo peak
The first season was good, but I honestly wouldn't say better than Pokémon. Now season 2 though, DEFINITELY! I prefer New Vestroiah in basically every way, from setting, to characters, to gameplay to music; it just seems all so perfect for me! As far as the games go, I also prefer New Vestroiah's, but this one isn't too far behind, and some sort of mixture between the two would've been amazing! Season 3 was... good, just good. Definitely a downgrade, but I wouldn't say bad. Season 4 however... I can't say the same about.
As far as the reboot goes, I can't comment on it since I haven't seen it yet, though I would definitely like to, and will, once I'm done rewatching the original 4 seasons and replaying this game and Defenders of the Core.
Trust me you do not want to see the reboot.
The Darkus Brawler, Is A Litteral Dog. And they call themselves the awesome ones which is just cringe
12:05 you can farm g-power and do sphere attack with ability of *pyrus strike* or when you fall on the enemy bakugan (but hard to do).
Nothing is better or worse than anything they both have their own unique charm
The funny thing about the game is that the ds version is way different than the ps2 version. The ps2 version is an easy and chilling game when the strongest bakugan win. While in the ds version you can activate only one ability in any moment during the battle, so u may been winning the fight but before the countdown ends ur opponent use the ability to change the score and you lose, and there's nothing u can do about it.
So the only way to win is to anticipate what ur opponent may do.
The sasuke of show scene made me laugh
Thank you😅!! You have no idea how reassuring it is for me someone liked that joke 😂.
New vestroyer was very good after that, it became weak but it’s still not that bad.
This game could have been great if it actually had a battle system like either Pokémon or Yu-Gi-Oh!, but it tried to to both and created a minigame collection instead of actual mechanics.
the battle brawlers format game could have been what would save my long term interest in bakugan if it would have gotten online and would have been updated throughout the shows
Completely agree, had they kept the gameplay I would've played the rest especially if they eventually got online multiplayer.
@@ShadyPst like making a calculative game less dependant on players is the best...like look at dnd and its recent modernizations and imagine if pokemon was like how bakugan is pokemon would have died as well if it wernt for the games being easy to play like that
the anime also clearly had talented writers who had ambitions, but were put on a time crunch, because a lot of the character beats and arcs are well thought out despite the crazy dialogue and diminishing quality towards the end. A shame, because I bet if it were redone today with the same writers and more time, it'd be almost as good as OG ATLA (yes, really)
Agreed. There are a lot of shows I feel that way about tbh.
Leonidas bakugan design > 🔥🔥
Like you, I have the Wii version of the game but why is yours so smooth in terms of how it feels compared to mine?
Anyway, I think this series is heavily slept on. This game is what got me into the series in the first place. I still to this day play this game despite me being 21.
I still play the game to this day, and I honestly didn't have an issue with the wii controls at all.
When I played Defenders of the Core and Spider-Man 3 for videos after this I was still having issues, so I'm pretty sure it's either something wrong with my controller or the sensor.
Owned the xbox 360 and ds version of this game. I liked the additional finesse of the 360 version, but preferred the controls of the DS version.
Man, I remember playing this game and going for Darkus(Leo looks cooler as darkus IMO) and for the haos tournament i just bought an entire haos deck(With Tigrera in it) but i made sure to have Leo's g power maxed out before he evolved and buy cards for the finale-
Aaaaah, good times. :3
Hey guys theres a fan game called Baku Project thats in Beta right now, the only way to play is to donate to the patreon. Basically the gameplay is accurate to the show and an mmo.
I also adore this game, I played it on the wii first aswell!
I just realized Leonidus is bane
I don't watch anything Batman related tbh. Never would've realized that 😅...
Nawwwww spitting facts Bakugan slapped over Pokémon all the way up to new vestroia after that it fell off o remember when I was kid I would watch this over ash losing all the time but after vestroia it became mid asf and we got Diamond and pearl I think and that series was animated amazing
They need to bring bakugan back on switch and remaster it so they can add more content like vestroia and so on (not including reboot)
Oh, Memories. Bakugan was my childhood, back in the day with my friends we mostly watch Cartoon Network so we didn't really know about Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh. So we mostly only played Bakugan and Duel Masters which another game anime aired on Cartoon Network. The later seasons are when really went downhill, New Vestroia was good but Gundalian Invaders and Mechtogan Surge was the category when we watched them, but we still played season 1 and 2 Bakugans. The rules are in the real life game were very different compare to anime, with my friend we played the anime rules, how we saw and didn't know about the official ones until we went to a tournament. The game you show in this video used the official rules, but the second game (which still based on the 1st season) used the anime rules. I love both games. And a funny thing, the dvd release of the series started in Hungary in 2011, they seperate 52 episode to 12 dvd, but stopped releasing them after 11th, so only 48 episode release here. I still don't get into Pokemon, so can't compare them, but I know Bakugan amazing!
Thanks for great video! It bringed back so many memories.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it ❤
Hope bakugan get more new anime series in future than pokemon
S1 Anime rules are actually a very early ruleset for the game (with the exception of adding playable from hand abilities) that later got dropped.
Now that I have watched the videoI would like to mention how power shots and the Pyrus power shot (OP in my opinon) can actually knock off other Bakugan giving you an auto win for that card and the difficulty if honestly really nicely scaled as you play in myopinion so much so that I did honestly struggel at some points even 10 or so years later after playing it.
Honestly I didn't realize that the normal shot had the chance to Knock them off in the HD one, thought it was only in the ds version. Guess you learn something every day 😅.
@@ShadyPst its really hard to pull of and the Bakugans speed stat needs to be high as well as the bakugan being hit have a low enough defence and points for the normal one to work and is why Pyro Leonidas was so good in my opinion once he gets that special pyro power shot and even more so once evolved he steam rolls with a high enough speed stat. He doesnt 1 shot stuff but if I decide to do some testing I think he can bring most common bakugan really close to knock off and if I do, do it I might come back to this thread to report
@@k09viner89 there's really no point in Picking any Leonidas other than Pyro, Darkus or Haos. The Special shots are broken (Specially Haos)
By the arena orders Pyrus is "hard" on the beggining but the rest of the game is neutral in terms of field advantage, also the Special Shot whit Leonidas weakens by a long shot most Bakugans if it doesn't straight up kill them.
Darkus might put you in a bit of trouble in the final tournament but you can brute force your way whit enough power up cards until you beat Dan or just build a Haos deck. The Special Shot is great, do a Sphere Attack to pass over a Bakugan and steal energy, then get items and land to get a even higher lead.
Haos makes everything but the last fight easy and you get a Leonidas/Omega Leonidas whit the most broken Special Shot, plus you can chesee your way into victory against BA Vladitor.
Ok first of all the Bakugan didn't die when the brawlers battled someone with a doom card they went to the doom dimension and they were still alive
I mean did you see the cutscene in the game though?
The Bakugan were turned to stone and they way they were talked about as "gone forever" even if they weren't literally dead we can assume that their fate is equivalent if not worse
Sorta a shadow realm situation.
Kinda the point I was trying to make, but guess I wasn't clear enough 😅..
@@ShadyPst no no u weren't
@Raptor Lord I mean, it literally does show on the screen exactly what Chris said.. Kinda figured it was obvious enough. Also I do say at 3:07 that it will eventually be their place of death, not that they outright die.
"it's just a dumb kids video game based on a card game meant to sell toys, don't do anything too crazy for the soundtrack"
Haos Arena, Darkus Arena, Normal Arena Boss Battle, Marduk Haos Battle, Final Battle, and Menu 2 themes: "Nah, check this shit out."