Battle
Arena Toshinden 4
STORY:
Ten years after the events of Toshinden
3, Eiji Shinjo, who is now 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 either
save the world or destroy it. Eiji's old enemy, Vermilion, is after the four
holy weapons for his own malevolent ambition and that many fighters from within
the tournament, including Eiji's own nephew Subaru, will find themselves getting
caught from within the conflict itself. Can Eiji stop Vermilion before it's too
late?
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The King of... Toshinden?
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ABOUT:
Also known
as Toshinden Subaru, Toshinden 4 is the fourth installment in the franchise. Unlike previous installments,
Toshinden 4 was only released in Japan and the PAL region. The game features
9 playable characters, with 4 unlockable. Toshinden 4 introduces
a team format for the first time in the series, featuring teams of 3 characters.
However, like the previous
games, still only 1 character fights at a time. The only returning characters
are Eiji and Vermillion, and the rest of the roster is made up of completely new
faces.
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A spiky-haired
hero in a PS1 game? Noooo freakin' waaay.
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Every time I see a gameplay clip
of Toshinden 4, the game looks like it's in slow motion. (That's the
game's actual speed!) Years ago when I
saw crappy clips of the game, I thought it was just bad / slow video quality...
but now it's pretty clear that the game really is that slow. 
Also, considering the game was released
in 1999/2000, the graphics are very poor compared to many other fighting games
of the time period. And this is supposed to compete with Soul Calibur
on Dreamcast in 1999? It's not even a fair fight. Toshinden 4's uninspiring,
unappealing stage designs, blocky character models, and painfully slow / unresponsive
gameplay were really disappointing. As usual, the art style is pretty cool but
that's not enough to save it.
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| Page Updated: |
October
17th, 2026 |
| Developer(s): |
Tamsoft |
| Publisher(s): |
Takara
 , Studio3
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| Platform(s): |
PlayStation
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| Release Date(s): |
Aug. 12th, 1999
June
30th, 2000  |
| Characters: |
Subaru Shingo,
Eiji
Shinjo, Naru
Amoh, Rook Castle, Puella
Marionette, Lancelot Lakeknight,
Fen Barefoot, Genma,
Miyabi, Bang-Boo,
Eos, Zero,
Vermilion |
| News
Links: |
Oct.
2026: Toshinden Collection Coming in 2027 |
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Featured Video:
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| Related Games: |
Battle Arena Toshinden
3, Battle Arena
Toshinden 2,
Battle
Arena Toshinden, Star Gladiator, Plasma Sword,
Rival Schools: United By Fate, Soul
Blade, Soul
Calibur, Power Stone, Mortal
Kombat Gold, Street Fighter EX, Street
Fighter EX2, Street Fighter EX3 |
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Story / Theme
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7.5 / 10
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Overall Graphics
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5.5 / 10
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Animation
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6.5 / 10
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Music / Sound Effects
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6 / 10
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Art Direction
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8.5 / 10
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Intro / Presentation
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7.5 / 10
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| Final
Words: |
I finally played Toshinden 4 and
had to check if I was underwater. It's the most slowdown I've felt in almost any
fighting game, and it's the entire game. It's practically unplayable from what I
remember. I can't rate it.
On the bright side, the
memorable character designs and cool artwork of the series still holds a place in
fighting game history. Toshinden 4 kept the visual inspiration of the
series alive in some ways, with awesome artwork and interesting character designs... but the game itself
is pretty terrible.
~TFG
Webmaster |
@Fighters_Gen
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