Toshinden 4

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title= Toshinden 4


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developer= Tamsoft
publisher= Takara (JPN)
Studio3 (EUR)
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released= vgrelease|Japan|JPN|August 12, 1999
vgrelease|PAL Region|PAL|June 30, 2000
genre= Versus fighting game
modes= Players: 1-2
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platforms= Sony PlayStation
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"Toshinden 4" ("Toshinden Subaru" in Japan) is the fourth installment of the fighting game series "Battle Arena Toshinden". Unlike previous installments, it only saw release in Japan and the PAL region. It was released a total of three times in the UK.It originally came out on August 21 2000, and it was re-released on The White Label Range on April 12 2001. It was re-released again by Play It On, November 20 2003.

tory

Eiji Shinjo, the new leader of an organization called the "Gerard Foundation", has organized a fourth Toshinden tournament which revolves around the gathering of four holy weapons that can be used to save the world or to destroy it. However, Eiji's old enemy from the third tournament ten years ago, Vermillion, is also after the four weapons. Can Eiji stop Vermillion before it's too late?

Characters/Teams

Team 1

*Subaru Shinjo
*Naru Amoh
*Rook Castle

Team 2

*Puella Marionette
*Lancelot Lakeknight
*Fen Barefoot

Team 3

*Genma
*Miyabi
*Bang-Boo

Team 4/Bosses

*Eiji Shinjo
*Eos
*Zero
*Vermilion

Four Sacred Arms

A plot point introduced in this game focused on the Four Sacred Arms. Though seen in full since "Battle Arena Toshinden 2", their relevance was never previously brought up. Each weapon bears a reference to one of the Chinese cardinal beasts, Byakko, Suzaku, Seiryuu and Genbu. The weapons also seem to change appearance depending on the user. While the Byakko no tachi (White Tiger Fang) is usually seen as a rather plain katana, the Seiryuu no yari (Azure Dragon Spear) was a long leaf tipped spear while held by Mondo, yet altered to an ornate golden rod in the hands of Eos. As a purely cosmetic addition, when using a certain attack, an image of the beast associated with the weapon will display in the background.

Plotwise, it was said that when all four weapons were gathered together, they would bestow tremendous power on a person. Most characters in the game have their endings based around uniting the weapons and receiving the power of them. In some endings, they use this power to speak to a parent or loved one. However, Eiji's ending reveals the true nature of the power behind the weapons: It is the "Toshin", or god of fighting. This being is definitely not the one worshipped by the main antagonist group of "Toshinden 3", Agon Teos, since Vermilion makes a clear distinction between the two in his own ending.

External links

*moby game|id=/battle-arena-toshinden-4