Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5

Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5
DeveloperDimps
PublisherBandai
SeriesDigimon
PlatformWonderSwan Color
Release
  • JP: April 27, 2002
GenreFighting
ModesSingle player, Multiplayer

Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 (Japanese: デジモンテイマーズ バトルスピリット Ver.1.5, Hepburn: Dejimon Teimaazu Batoru Supiritto Ver. 1.5) is a fighting game developed and published by Bandai. It was released exclusively in Japan for the WonderSwan Color handheld console on 27 April 2002.[1] It is an expansion to Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit (released in the United States and Europe as Digimon Battle Spirit) and contains many new features and characters. Unlike its predecessor or sequel, Digimon Battle Spirit 2, this game did not receive a Game Boy Advance port.[2]

Gameplay

Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 is a platform fighter.

Opening

Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 had a similar opening to the original game, although lengthened to contain the expanded roster (although BlackAgumon and Extra Agumon were not revealed. A shadowed Beelzemon Blast Mode is shown along with Impmon and Milleniummon

The final scene of the opening is randomly picked. The following duels could be seen at the end:

BlackWarGreymon vs. WarGreymon

MegaGargomon vs. Cherubimon

Gallantmon vs. Omnimon

Seraphimon vs. Ophanimon

Gallantmon Crimson Mode vs. Beelzemon Blast Mode

Story line

By beating the game on Normal difficulty or higher without losing, the player got a chance to battle ZeedMillenniummon as a second "final boss".[3]

Stages

Three new levels were added in Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5.

A Locomon level, was included as Patamon's level. The Train had two vents on either side of the level which worked similar to the trampoline in Terriermon's level. During the match, the train passes through a modern, unnamed town. DemiDevimon are constantly flying above the fighters.

A waterfall level was included as Gatomon's level. The Digimon fight beside and behind the waterfall, with bushes here and there on the sides. Makuramon can occasionally be seen in the bushes, and Gotsumon occasionally roll down the mountain. This is the only vertical level in the Digimon: Battle Spirit series.

Instead of randomly interrupting a fight, Impmon received his own stage, which appears to be loosely based on the net from the Second Digimon Movie. Television screens of Impmon line both sides of the level, and the entire stage has an odd feel to it. The level is vertically symmetrical; you can see a floor above you when you're on the highest platform. The suction effect, which draws loose data to Impmon, is automatically on.

Items

There are six items available in the game:[4]

  • Baseball
  • Shot put ball
  • Fire ball
  • Electric ball
  • Gear
  • Clock

Characters

Playable characters

All of the original characters, including the unlockable Digimon, from Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit were included as playable characters from the start, with the exception of Impmon. In addition, Patamon and Gatomon were added, with Seraphimon and Ophanimon as their Digivolutions, respectively.

In addition, there were two unlockable Digimon; An Extra Guilmon (who is unlocked by obtaining the "ultimate*" level tag in single player mode) who, like the Extra Agumon that could Digivolve into Omnimon, Digivolved into Gallantmon Crimson Mode, and the returning Impmon (who is unlocked by obtaining the "champion*" level tag in single player mode), with Beelzemon Blast Mode as a new Digivolution.[5]

This game marks the first ever appearance of Extra Guilmon.[6]

Digimon Battle Spirit and Digimon Battle Spirit 1.5 are compatible for multiplayer crossplay.[7]

Digimon Digivolution[8] Availability in Battle Spirit[9] Availability in Battle Spirit 1.5[7]
Guilmon Gallantmon Starter Starter
Terriermon MegaGargomon Starter Starter
Renamon Sakuyamon Starter Starter
Veemon Imperialdramon Paladin Mode Starter Starter
Wormmon Imperialdramon Fighter Mode Starter Starter
Agumon WarGreymon Starter Starter
Sukamon Etemon Starter Starter
BlackAgumon[a] BlackWarGreymon Unlockable Starter
Lopmon Cherubimon (Evil) Unlockable Starter
Gabumon Omnimon Unlockable Starter
ExtraAgumon[b] Omnimon Unlockable Starter
Patamon Seraphimon Not Available Starter
Gatomon Ophanimon Not Available Starter
Impmon None/Beelzemon Blast Mode[c] Unlockable Unlockable
ExtraGuilmon[d] Gallantmon Crimson Mode Not Available Unlockable

Non-playable characters

Characters[8] Type Appearance[7][8]
Calumon Digimon Every stage as a neutral Digimon that causes the first Digimon to touch it to Digivolve
Betamon Digimon Toytown
Gotsumon Digimon Cathedral Ruins and Pichi Pichi Falls
Numemon Digimon Etemon's Desert
DemiDevimon Digimon Shinto Temple, Locomontion, and Irritation Room
Mushroomon Digimon Puppetmon's Jungle
Bakemon Digimon Digimon Emperor's Lair
Penguinmon Digimon Frozen Wonderland
Millenniummon Digimon Final boss in Final Battle
ZeedMillenniummon Digimon Secret second final boss in Secret Final Battle
Locomon Digimon Part of the stage in Locomontion
Chuumon Digimon On the back of Sukamon and on the character selection screen
Takato Matsuki Tamer Character selection screen
Henry Wong Tamer Character selection screen
Rika Nonaka Tamer Character selection screen
Davis Motomiya Tamer Character selection screen
Ken Ichijouji Tamer Character selection screen
Taichi "Tai" Kamiya Tamer Character selection screen
Willis Gladstone Tamer Character selection screen
Yamato "Matt" Ishida Tamer Character selection screen
Takeru "T.K." Takaishi Tamer Character selection screen
Kari Kamiya Tamer Character selection screen

Development

Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 is the sequel to Digimon Battle Spirit, which released a year prior on 6 October 2001.[10] It contains everything the previous version contains, along with some added characters, an extended "storyline", and several other bonuses.

Unlike its prequel Digimon Battle Spirit and its sequel Digimon Battle Spirit 2 that received Game Boy Advance ports, Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 was solely released on the WonderSwan Color.[11]

Reception

The game received an average rating of 8.2/10 from players.[12]

IGN writers Lucas M. Thomas and Craig Harrist listed 1.5 as one of the games they would most like to see appear on the DSiWare service for the Nintendo DSi. They claimed that "it would still be interesting to get this game on our DSi systems through digital download -- to play for fun, but also because of its place in industry history", referring to its status as one of the final games for the WonderSwan Color.[13]

Esports

The Digimon Battle Spirit series has a multiplayer option. However, no significant competitive scene exists.[14]. Digimon Battle Spirit and Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5 are available for multiplayer crossplay both in person and online.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Named Agumon in game
  2. ^ Named Agumon in game
  3. ^ No evolution in Battle Spirit 1 but evolves in Battle Spirit 1.5
  4. ^ Named Guilmon in game

References

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