BURIKI ONE IN TOKYO WORLD GRAPPLE TOURNAMENT '99 Buriki One Very Short Faq, Version 1.1 (c) 2003, Wally Domey (ouelletdom_n75.hotmail.com). All rights reserved. This document is Copyright 2003, Wally Domey and is protected by US Copyright Law, and the Berne Copyright Convention of 1976. You may not use this for profitable purposes. Any reproduction of this document without my permission is illegal and strictly prohibited. Do not post this FAQ without my permission. This is my work, not yours. Buriki One and all related characters (c) 1999, SNK. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Revision History 2) Introduction 3) Story 4) Basic Movement 5) Characters Move List 5.1) Akatsuki Maru 5.2) Gai Tendou 5.3) Ivan Sokolov 5.4) Jacques Ducalis 5.5) Patrick Van Heyting 5.6) Payak Shipitak 5.7) Rob Python 5.8) Ryo Sakazaki 5.9) Song Xuan Dao 5.10) Syo Yong Song 5.11) Takato Saionji 5.12) Silver (Final Boss) 6) Author Notes 7) Credits 1) REVISION HISTORY Version 1.1 (2003/04/16) a) I decided to write a faq about Buriki One because I like this game so much. In my opinion, this game was the best produced on the defunct and not very well-known Hyper NeoGeo 64 Arcade System. The game system was very innovative for a fighting game at this time. Sadly, I don't play the game often and I don't know much about the character's individual moves, but I decided to write a very simple faq like this one anyway. However, my friend Tuska have plan to buy a Hyper NeoGeo 64 board with the game. So, I think I will play the game again soon enough. 2) INTRODUCTION In the end of 1999, SNK decided to put some innovations in the fighting games world. The developers of this company, known for their awesome fighting games, released a new kind of fighters on their Hyper NeoGeo 64 Arcade board. This game is titled BURIKI ONE. This game looks much like an Ultimate Fighting Championship Tournament, with the special touch of SNK. However, the developers changed the recipe a lot. In this game, you can't throw special moves with joystick motions and buttons combinations. Instead, movement of the joystick performs your character's attacks, and a press of the buttons (two in all) moves him. Confusing? Maybe at first, but every thing become easy with practice. Also, this game contains other new features like a Balance Gauge, a Life Monitor, winner decided by judges, etc. The graphics are excellent if you compare it to the other games on the Hyper NeoGeo 64. Probably the best SNK can offers on this board. The animation is smooth and runs at 60 fps. The backgrounds looks like a mix of 2D and 3D. The music and the different sound effects are also very good. Also, each character's attacks are specific to their style. Don't forget that this game features Ryo Sakazaki of the Art of Fighting and King of Fighters series. You can also use Gai Tendou, a striker character in KoF Evolution and KoF 2000. All the other fighters are totally new in the world of SNK. Sadly, the game was not release on a major scale, like all the other products on the Hyper NeoGeo 64 board. A reason that probably explains its early demise. 3) STORY It's spring 1999... Fighters from across the world gather at the Tokyo Dome to compete in the World Grapple Tournament. Each contender has there own fighting discipline, ranging from the popular styles of boxing, karate and pro wrestling, to the lesser known arts of aïkido, taï chi and muay taï. Finally, they have the chance to prove which martial art conquers all! 4) BASIC MOVEMENT --Joystick and Buttons-- Button A: Walk to the Left Button B: Walk to the Right Press button A twice: Forward Dash Press button B twice: Back Jump Press button A and B: Block Tap Down-Forward: Low Strike Tap Forward: Middle Strike Tap Up-Forward: High Strike Tap Down: Low Guard Tap High: High Guard Tap Down-Back: Low Dodge Tap Back: Middle Dodge Tap Up-Back: High Dodge --Special Moves-- The character's special moves are maked with standard joystick motions like holding Back for a few second, then Forward, or with the traditionnal motion included in fighting games in general (Dn,Df,Fd or Fd,Dn,Df). So, if you use Gai Tendou, you can make a circular kick by doing Dn,Df,Fd with the joystick, or Jacques Ducalis' "osotogari" by holding Back, then Forward. I will put the different character's special moves in a future release of this faq. --Balance Gauge-- Each character has a Balance Gauge in the bottom of the screen. This meter will help you to throw or to hold and immobilize your opponent. The Balance Gauge has different length, depending of the character you choose. If your character's Balance Gauge its much shorter than your opponent, it will be more easy for you to use holds or throws. And don't forget that if your opponent hold's attempt is succesful, you must tap the buttons repeatedly to be release of his grip. --Life Monitor-- Instead of a life meter, each player have a Life Monitor on the top of the screen. This monitor shows your life line. This line, white at first, will slowly change after each hit you're taking. When the line turns red, the next hit taked will knocked you out. So you have to be careful. --Judges' Decision-- During your match, if the timer reaches zero before a fighters is defeated, three judges will decide of the winner. So, you have to score many points before the end of your fight. About this, it's possible to push your opponent or to be push out of the ring, but this will only slow down the fight. However, if your opponent takes you out of the ring, this will cost you a lot of points and the judges will be more demanding towards you after this. 5) CHARACTERS 5.1) Name: Akatsuki Maru Age: 28 Homeland: Japan Fighting Style: Sumo 5.2) Name: Gai Tendou Age: 17 Homeland: Japan Fighting Style: Shootfighting 5.3) Ivan Sokolov Age: 27 Homeland: Russia Fighting Style: Greco-Roman Wrestling 5.4) Jacques Ducalis Age: 32 Homeland : France Fighting Style : Judo 5.5) Name: Patrick Van Heyting Age: 37 Homeland: Danemark Fighting Style: Professional Wrestling 5.6) Name: Payak Shipitak Age: 40 Homeland: Thaïland Fighting Style: Muay Taï 5.7) Name: Rob Python Age: 35 Homeland: USA Fighting Style: Boxing 5.8) Name: Ryo Sakazaki Age: 32 Homeland: USA/Japan Fighting Style: Kyokugen Karate 5.9) Name: Song Xuan Dao Age: 70 Homeland: China Fighting Style: Taï Chi 5.10) Name: Syo Yong Song Age: 18 Homeland: Korea Fighting Style: Tae Kwon Do 5.11) Takato Saionji Age: 17 Homeland: Japan Fighting Style: Aïkido 5.12) Name: Silver (Final Boss) Age: 49 Homeland: Germany Fighting Style: Multiple NOTE: To select Silver as a playable character, you must beat the game with every characters without losing a round. But if you reach Silver in the final match and you loose, you can continue as much as you want. Silver will become available after you defeat him. 6) AUTHOR NOTES - Maybe I make some mistakes about the name's spelling and the details concerning the characters. - The infos about Buriki One are from my own experience with the game, and from my friend Tuska. I also found some details on the old SNK site (www.neogeo.co.jp), the Neo-Arcadia site (www.neo-arcadia.com), and the SpekSNK site (www.speksnk.com). Take a look a this site if you didn’t do it already. - If you have some infos about all this games and you want to contribute to this faq, you’re welcome. Contact me to ouelletdom_n75@hotmail.com and you will be credited for your work. Thanks a lot! 7) CREDITS - To SNK for the creation of this good, but not very well-known game. Thanks! - To all the staff of Neo-Arcadia, SpekSNK, and company for all the infos they gives to us, NeoGeo fans. Thanks! - To my friends Tuska for his help on this faq. Thanks a lot man! Please, buy this game if you found it... - To all the staff of GameFaqs for publishing my work and for all the efforts they invested on this video games site. Thanks to you! - To you for reading this faq. Thanks a lot! BURIKI ONE IN TOKYO-WORLD GRAPPLE TOURNAMENT '99 VERY SHORT FAQ Copyright (c) Wally Domey 2003. Reproduction and translation of this document without my permission is strickly forbidden. All names and marks are proprieties of their respective owners. All right reserved.