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Bakugan Battle Brawlers for Nintendo Wii
Bakugan Battle Brawlers for Nintendo Wii translates the card-and-marble game from the animated series into three-dimensional arenas. You create your own Brawler, choose an attribute and join Dan and his friends. The new Bakugan Leonidas is at the heart of the story. By winning tournaments, you collect cards, upgrades and new creatures for a stronger deck.
A duel begins by placing Gate Cards. You then make a throwing motion with the Wii Remote to send a rolled-up Bakugan into the arena. During the roll, you can steer, hit objects and collect bonuses. When two Bakugan land on the same card, a power contest follows with Ability Cards and short timing or movement challenges that influence the final G-Power.
The story campaign is for one player and explains the rules step by step. In local contests, up to four players can pit their decks and Bakugan against one another. The Wii version uses only the Wii Remote; a Nunchuk is not needed. All story content and local battles are on the disc. Earlier online features from other platforms are not attributed to this version.
Region and language
Our Nintendo Wii games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Bakugan Battle Brawlers supports one to four players on the same Wii and uses Wii Remotes without a Nunchuk. Simultaneous local participants need multiple Remotes. The campaign and local contests are on the disc.
Manual
Bakugan Battle Brawlers for Nintendo Wii includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Now Production developed Bakugan Battle Brawlers, and Activision released the game in 2009 for Wii and several other consoles. It is based on the television series and the physical toys from Spin Master and Sega Toys. A new player character was created for the story, together with Leonidas and opponent Vladitor, allowing familiar characters to return without reproducing an episode literally.
The design retains the foundation of the physical game: Bakugan are thrown onto Gate Cards and receive support from cards and attributes. The video game adds steerable arenas, power-ups and separate power contests. On Wii, the throw uses a Remote movement and the ball is then guided by tilting, giving this version a different feel from editions controlled with regular analogue sticks.
Bakugan Battle Brawlers should not be confused with 2010's Defenders of the Core. That sequel lets players fight directly through cities with giant Bakugan and uses a different story about Spectra and the Vexos. This disc contains the original 2009 tournament game with Gate Cards, Leonidas and local contests. The campaign remains playable without a network service.
Similar games for Nintendo Wii
Pokémon Battle Revolution also revolves around collected creatures in three-dimensional arenas, but uses turn-based attacks and can import monsters from Nintendo DS. Bakugan lets you throw balls, roll them across cards and complete power contests with movement challenges.
Wheelie Breakers combines cards with motorcycle racing and uses traps and monsters during speed contests. Bakugan stays in compact arenas and focuses on Gate Cards, throws and G-Power. Both translate an anime card game into more active Wii controls.
Naruto offers direct fighting duels in which players perform attacks, blocks and special techniques themselves. Bakugan determines battles through cards, statistics and short challenges after a throw has landed. Both use familiar anime characters and local contests.
Revenge of King Piccolo follows Goku through an action adventure with platforming and direct combat. Bakugan uses a custom Brawler and a tournament structure without explorable levels. The animated world is the similarity; the game rules are very different. Dragon Ball mainly tests timing in direct action, while Bakugan first lets a throw, position and card choice determine which duel begins.
Beyblade Battle Fortress lets players launch, steer and crash spinning tops into one another in arenas. Bakugan also uses a throw and guided movement, but adds decks, Gate Cards and separate power contests. Both support local competition based on physical toys. Bakugan asks for more card choices in every confrontation, while Beyblade keeps the top's collision and position at the centre throughout the duel.
