Battle Beast - Gameplay

Gameplay

The game's main menu describes in the single player mode, the evil Toadman's latest crimes committed by his henchmen, upon unnamed cities. The Toadman begins to infest cities with his swarms of toads that ravage havoc upon the inhabitants. The storyline is introduced to the character with very comical and humorous cartoon clips, set in cities, that usually end with someone being eaten by the toads.

The player starts by choosing a "Battle Beast" and travels through sewers, fighting other Battle Beasts, which can be controlled by the computer, or another human player in the head-to-head versus mode. After the travels to each different battle ground in the unnamed city, via the sewers; they are brought to a final level where they face the Toadman himself. Once the Toadman is defeated the player wins the game.

Game play revolves around two combatants battling it out on varied levels. Each combatant can change from animal form to Battle Beast form at any time during the battle. Powerful special moves and combinations can be performed by pressing several keys in sequence, much like other various fighting games. While players start off as animals and in the animal form players can pick up various powerups and items, most of the fighting is done in the "Battle Beast" form . Each level contains some hazards and special traps, and can also contain secret entrances and passages the player can enter which will lead them to "powerup" rooms which give them weapons or a maze to find a special item. Some items spawned during levels can be helpful, while others damage players.